Slowly and insidiously, a New York real estate broker developed balance, urinary and memory problems. For years, various doctors performed many tests but overlooked the reversible cause.
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‘Zoom fatigue’ may take toll on the brain and the heart, researchers say
Participants were monitored with electroencephalogram and electrocardiogram instruments that recorded electrical activity in the brain and their heart rhythms.
Carters’ journey highlights tough questions about when to choose hospice
About half of all people are in hospice at the end of their lives, but more than 25 percent of hospice patients enroll in the final week.
WHO asks China about clusters of respiratory disease among children
Chinese authorities have attributed the rise in infections to the lifting of coronavirus restrictions and circulation of a string of known pathogens.
Overdose deaths have soared among pregnant people, study reveals
The alarming report highlights a need to improve outreach and encourage more pregnant and postpartum people to seek treatment, experts say.
Loosening restrictions on marijuana may not be boon for reform
The Drug Enforcement Administration may remove marijuana’s classification as a Schedule I drug. It has implications for research, sales and criminal prosecutions.
She needed a kidney donor. She found one in the comments of her TikTok.
University of Oklahoma student Katie Hallum needed a kidney transplant. After she posted on TikTok, Savannah Stallbaumer offered her organ.
Your tiredness may be a sign of anemia. These iron-rich foods can help.
If you suspect that you’re low in iron, such as fatigue, shortness of breath, and cold hands or feet, see your health-care provider before taking action.
China vows to crack down on fentanyl chemicals. The impact is unclear.
Policy experts remain skeptical that China’s pledge will make a lasting dent in the global supply chain for illicit drugs.
A rift over ‘profound autism’ reveals a community’s deeper divide
Amid a burgeoning neurodiversity movement, some say autistic children who are nonverbal and intellectually disabled are being left behind.
