Harvard Medical School Guide: COVID-19, Flu, and Colds
New guidelines for aches, pains, and strains
When a minor injury leads to soreness or discomfort, what’s the best first treatment choice? The American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians recently developed new recommendations based on reviews of more than 200 studies involving nearly 33,000 subjects.
Overcoming Addiction
A Guide to Cognitive Fitness
Harvard Medical School Guide: Cooling Heartburn
Staying positive during difficult times
The trials and challenges of this year are weighing heavily on many people, but attempting to employ positive psychology to put personal struggles in context, and accepting the ups and downs life brings, can ultimately increase positive feelings and provide perspective.
How to nurture positive relationships
Fall prevention program comes up short
A specialized fall prevention program managed by nurses wasn’t able to significantly reduce the risk for serious falls for high-risk adults over age 70, according to a study published July 9, 2020, in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Identifying prediabetes may present opportunity to reduce heart disease risk
A July 2020 study published in The BMJ found that people with prediabetes, a precursor to diabetes, often go undiagnosed and may have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and early death.