The advice to vaccinate and test isn't much help to parents with kids under 5 Just before my son's 9-month checkup, my wife and I debated whether to postpone it. It was a "well baby visit," but the potential threats to his health felt real. The last time he went to the pediatrician, in November, the ... Feb 4, 2022 0 0
'Hangxiety': Why some people experience anxiety during a hangover The morning after a night of drinking is never fun if you've got a hangover. For most people, hangovers involve a headache, fatigue, thirst or nausea. But some people also report experiencing what many have dubbed "hangxiety"—feelings ... Feb 4, 2022 0 1
The struggle to define psychedelics Psychoactive drugs include all manner of hallucinogens, deliriants, hypnotics and psychedelics. But what is a psychedelic, really? Insofar as many in the field are now moving toward bringing new molecules with presumably ... Feb 4, 2022 feature 0 256
Scientists set sights on long game of SARS-CoV-2 evolution On a Friday afternoon this past December, more than 130 scientists gathered on a Zoom meeting to talk about Omicron, the latest SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, which has ripped across the globe with ferocious infectivity. Feb 4, 2022 1 25
Heading into the third year of the pandemic, the US blood supply is at a 10-year low The blood supply in the U.S. is now at its lowest level in over a decade. Feb 4, 2022 0 9
Environmental factors and their role in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 In December of 2019, several cases of atypical pneumonia caused by an unknown agent were reported in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province in China. In early January 2020, it was announced that these cases were caused ... Feb 4, 2022 0 13
Beating seasonal affective disorder On Wednesday, Feb. 2, Punxsutawney Phil, the seer of seers, prognosticator of prognosticators, climbed out of his hole in western Pennsylvania and saw his own shadow. Feb 4, 2022 0 5
Philly teens greet COVID-19 vaccination efforts with interest and skepticism In the bustling corridor outside Northeast High School's gymnasium, a 15-year-old told one of Philadelphia's best-known COVID-19 vaccination advocates he had doubts about what she was promoting. Feb 4, 2022 0 17
Not everyone is male or female: The growing controversy over sex designation Check out your birth certificate and surely you'll see a designation for sex. When you were born, a doctor or clinician assigned you the "male" or "female" label based on a look at your genitalia. In the U.S., this has been ... Feb 4, 2022 1 17
Early initiation of direct oral anticoagulants after ischemic stroke with atrial fibrillation Researchers at the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (NCVC) in Japan propose the new optimal timings for starting direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) after ... Feb 4, 2022 0 7