BA.2.86, a.k.a. Pirola, is a new subvariant of Omicron that’s been detected in select locations around the world. According to the WHO, it was first sequenced on July 24. Pirola is a descendent of BA.2, according to an analysis from the Bloom lab ...
Boosting your lifespan can get expensive, even if you don’t invest millions in experimental biological-age reversing tech like Bryan Johnson. But new research shows that eight longevity habits could boost your lifespan by up to 24 years ...
An increase in the number of COVID-19 cases from the past few weeks could be indicative of a slight summer COVID-19 wave in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
A new coronavirus variant has been detected, known as the EG.5, or eris, variant. Currently the most prevalent and fast-spreading variant in the U.S., EG.5 is causing an estimated 17% of new COVID-19 cases in the country ...
According to CNN, analysts with USB are forecasting that pickleball could represent 5 to 10 percent of unforeseen medical expenses for 2023, including 67,000 emergency room visits, 366,000 outpatient visits, and 9000 outpatient surgeries ...
This fall, many older adults will be encouraged to get not one, not two, but three vaccines to protect against three common respiratory viruses that sicken millions of Americans each year and become increasingly dangerous with age ...
Shortness of breath, also known as dyspnea, is a distressing sensation in which a person feels like they are unable to breathe adequately or get enough air into their lungs. It can be described as a feeling of tightness in the chest, a sense of suffocation ...
Does dehydration affect blood pressure? Our straightforward answer is Yes. We become dehydrated when our bodies do not get enough fluids. This happens when the body loses fluids at a faster rate than it can be replenished, or when we don’t hydrate ourselves throughout the day ...
Nearly half of all adults — 47 percent — have high blood pressure, defined as anything greater than 130/80 mmHg, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Those numbers rise with age, to about 70 percent of adults age 65 and older ...
The body needs water to function correctly, but drinking too much too fast can have serious health consequences. The kidneys can only remove 0.8 to 1.0 liters of water per hour, and a very high water intake can upset the body’s electrolyte balance ...
Many people experience occasional heartburn or acid reflux. Heartburn is the backflow of stomach acid into the esophagus, and it’s often caused by what you eat. Thankfully, there are certain foods that are known to reduce, relieve, and help heartburn ...
It’s not just heat stroke you have to worry about on extremely warm days. Experts say high heat can increase your risk for an actual stroke, as well as a heart attack and other cardiovascular issues. In fact, research suggests the number of death ...
