Many medical students do not attend lectures in the first two years, instead opting to watch recorded classes on their own time. Tom Fowlks/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tom Fowlks/Getty Images Many medical students do not attend lectures in the first two years, instead opting to watch recorded classes on their own time. Tom…
Student pharmacist Charles Liu administered a dose of mpox vaccine at a Los Angeles County Department of Public Overall health clinic in West Hollywood, Calif., previous August. Mario Tama/Getty Photos hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images College student pharmacist Charles Liu administered a dose of mpox vaccine at a Los Angeles County Department of…
Using sunscreen plays a key role in protecting skin from ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. Namthip Muanthongthae/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Namthip Muanthongthae/Getty Images Using sunscreen plays a key role in protecting skin from ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. Namthip Muanthongthae/Getty Images If you find a bottle of sunscreen packed in last…
A new study finds that stimulating the mind during slumber can enhance memory. DrAfter123/Getty Illustrations or photos disguise caption toggle caption DrAfter123/Getty Images A new examine finds that stimulating the brain in the course of rest can improve memory. DrAfter123/Getty Images A small brain stimulation at night appears to help individuals don’t forget what they…
Abbie Harper worked for a helpline run by the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), which is now being phased out. Harper disagrees with the new plan to use an online chatbot to help users find information about eating disorders. Andrew Tate hide caption toggle caption Andrew Tate Abbie Harper worked for a helpline run by…
Good health depends on more than daily exercise and a healthy diet. Access to safe housing, good schools and a decent job are important too. Si-Gal/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Si-Gal/Getty Images Good health depends on more than daily exercise and a healthy diet. Access to safe housing, good schools and a decent job…
If it seems like your seasonal allergies are getting worse over time, you’re probably not wrong. Estimates are that 30 to 40% of the world’s population now have some form of allergy, and medical anthropologist Theresa MacPhail says allergic reactions — including everything from hay fever to eczema and asthma — are growing in the…
SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images/Science Photo Libra SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images/Science Photo Libra “Nurse refuses to perform CPR,” read the caption on an ABC newscast in California. “911 dispatcher’s pleas ignored.” Several days earlier, an elderly woman at a senior living facility had gone into cardiac arrest. The dispatcher instructed an employee to perform CPR, or…
Cutting back on ultra-processed food in your child’s diet doesn’t have to be a huge lift. Learn shortcuts and smart swaps, like giving them nuts for a snack instead of chips. Even if they’re salted, the higher protein and healthy fats in nuts are an added benefit. Meredith Rizzo for NPR hide caption toggle caption…
A clinician prepares cells for in vitro fertilization, or IVF, the treatment for infertility. In the future, it could be joined by IVG, in vitro gametogenesis, a new method that could convert any cell first into a stem cell and then into a sperm or egg mobile. Lluis Gene/AFP by means of Getty Images disguise…
