Colonoscopy may be the most-hated medical screening.
The prep is miserable. You have to fast the day before. Then you have to take a laxative. This means hours of stomach cramps…and multiple trips to the bathroom.
And the procedure itself is no picnic, either.
It requires general anesthesia and a day of downtime. There is risk of bowel perforation. This is rare, but it can be life-threatening.… Read More
The lungs of people who have tested positive for coronavirus are often densely scarred—even if they didn’t have any symptoms.
That’s the disturbing warning from Dr. Brittany Bankhead-Kendall. She is a trauma surgeon at Texas Tech University.[i]
“Post-COVID lungs look worse than any type of terrible smokers’ lungs we’ve ever seen,” she said.[ii]
All patients who’ve had COVID-19 symptoms show a severe chest X-ray, Dr.… Read More
If you have a serious medical problem, which doctor do you want treating you?
An older, more experienced physician?
Or a younger one with less experience?
Most of us would probably say the older doctor. Harvard researchers recently conducted a massive study to find out if older or younger physicians get better results.
Scientists at Harvard’s T. H. Chan School of Public Health followed 736,537 Medicare patients.… Read More
A major scientific review finds that one food is a powerful natural weight loss aid.
Chinese researchers took an in-depth look on studies of ginger and its effect on body weight and overall health. They found that eating even just a small amount speeds your metabolism, helping you burn fat. At the same time, it fights hunger by making you feel fuller.… Read More
Which public places are riskiest during the pandemic?
That’s the question researchers at Stanford University set out to answer with a new computer model.[1]
They analyzed cellphone data from 98 million Americans living in 10 major cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.
The data showed where people went in the course of a day, how much time they spent there, and how crowded the places were.… Read More
Making sure you have sufficient vitamin D is one of the most important things you can do to improve your health. Studies show that vitamin D can boost immunity and may even help protect against coronavirus. And that’s just the beginning.
It has also been shown to prevent heart disease, depression, obesity, and osteoporosis.
But a study found that to use vitamin D efficiently, you need one crucial mineral.… Read More