As your child reaches the 8- to 12-year-old age range, you may begin to notice subtle and obvious signs that they’re no longer a youngster but not quite a teen. Welcome to the “tween” years! This in-between stage of development is a time of change. Your kid starts to be more independent. They may hit … Read more
The health secretary says told MPs that vaccinations have been moving at a “blistering pace” with 17 million booster doses given. Sajid Javid said the UK was entering winter in a “strong position” with falling numbers of hospital admissions and deaths. But he said the Omicron variant “spreads very rapidly” and he expected figures to … Read more
SOURCES: Alyssa M. Vela, PhD, assistant professor of cardiac surgery and psychiatry and behavioral sciences, Northwestern Medicine; cardiac behavioral health specialist, Cardiac Behavioral Medicine, Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute in Illinois. American Heart Association: “Ejection Fraction Heart Failure Measurement,” “Heart Procedures and Surgeries,” “What Is Coronary Bypass Surgery?” Amit Pawale, MD, cardiac surgeon, Northwestern Medicine … Read more
This post is the first in the series My Life With RA, featuring stories of people’s unique experiences of rheumatoid arthritis. By Andy Pendergrass As a young man graduating college and marrying the most wonderful woman I had ever met, life was good and the future looked bright. My new … Read more
Doctors say Covid-19 is now rampant in the refugee camps of Idlib, north-west Syria. The number of positive coronavirus cases rose tenfold in this region last month. Aid agencies say that due to a lack of testing, the real figure is expected to be much higher. The BBC’s Darren Conway gained rare access to the … Read more