Several scientific studies released this month have found that even if you contract COVID-19 and only experience mild symptoms initially, the virus can have damaging, even debilitating, long-term effects. That’s a message Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert, has been delivering since the pandemic’s early days. It’s why it’s still important to take … Read more
A major study on the impact of COVID-19 on the brain indicates even a mild case can significantly affect the complex organ, thinning tissue and disrupting functions that control smell and some cognitive abilities. The findings are sobering for the nearly 2 million New Jersey residents — and 80 million Americans — who have contracted … Read more
Normally, you shouldn’t find a glass tumbler in your urinary bladder. (Photo: Getty) getty Oh, that’s where that glass tumbler went. A case report published in the journal Urology Case Reports described how doctors found a glass tumbler that a 45-year-old woman had misplaced about four years earlier. And urine for a surprise as to … Read more
As the saying goes—you are what you eat. When it comes to maintaining a healthy diet, it’s not just about how much you eat but which foods you are consuming. Nutrition is “one of the best tools” we’ve got to prevent and help “reduce the risk of chronic disease,” advises the Office of Disease Prevention … Read more
Holly Prigerson, a professor of sociology in medicine, has worked to include prolonged grief as a classified, diagnosable psychiatric disorder. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times) After more than a decade of argument, psychiatry’s most powerful body in the United States added a new disorder this week to its diagnostic manual: prolonged grief. The decision marks … Read more
Next time you cook up a storm or scan an ingredient list, steer clear of these bad-for-you oils. “Chronic, low-grade inflammation is the root cause of many diseases common to Western society. This inflammation is the result of, in part, an imbalance in omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids,” said Trista K. Best, registered dietitian, Balance One … Read more
LEADER, KCCI 8 AT 9 ON METV”> BIRD FLU CASES HERE IN IOWA ARE ON THE RISE — THE STATE ALREADY HAS REPORTED NEARLY ONE MILLION BIRDS INFECTED — OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. KCCI’S KAYLA JAMES SHOWS US JUST WHAT KIND OF IMPT AC THIS COULD HAVE ON US AND OUR GROCERY SHOPPING LIS. … Read more