Online consultations still evolving, here’s what doctors say – ET HealthWorld

Online consultations still evolving, here’s what doctors say – ET HealthWorld

By Siddharth Mala New Delhi: Over the past few years, online doctor consultations have gained significant popularity in India. The advent of technology and increased internet penetration has made it more convenient for people to seek medical advice remotely. According to a study conducted by Lybrate last year, there was a substantial increase of 87 … Read more

Alexa will now offer advice on periods to UK teenagers, here’s how – ET HealthWorld

Alexa will now offer advice on periods to UK teenagers, here’s how – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Conversations around menstruation can still make parents and teenagers feel slightly uncomfortable. However, they do need some good insights on this before entering into a new phase of life and making decisions about their health. While the issue persists, Amazon UK has trained Alexa, its virtual assistant technology on how to give advice … Read more

Have Long COVID? Here’s Where to Go for Care

Have Long COVID? Here’s Where to Go for Care

Sept. 20, 2022 – Patients who navigate what can feel like an endless series of checkups and lab tests to confirm a long COVID diagnosis face an even harder path ahead: Figuring out where to go for care. Treatment options are as complex and varied as the symptoms that come with this condition, experts say. … Read more

Tired After a Long Day of Thinking Hard? Here’s Why

Tired After a Long Day of Thinking Hard? Here’s Why

Sept. 16, 2022 – You’ve been doing deep focus work all day. Now you’re mentally fried. Wiped out. Exhausted. But you’re trying to wrap up a project. Should you power through? New science has the answer: No, you should not. In a Current Biology study, French researchers found that doing mentally hard tasks for more … Read more

With Polio’s Return, Here’s What Back-to-Schoolers Need to Know

With Polio’s Return, Here’s What Back-to-Schoolers Need to Know

By Céline Gounder Friday, September 16, 2022 (Kaiser News) — Before polio vaccines became available in the 1950s, people wary of the disabling disease were afraid to allow their children outside, let alone go to school. As polio appears again decades after it was considered eliminated in the U.S., Americans unfamiliar with the dreaded disease … Read more

Do I Have Long COVID? Here’s How to Tell

Do I Have Long COVID? Here’s How to Tell

July 19, 2022 – New Yorker Lyss Stern came down with COVID-19 at the beginning of the pandemic, in March 2020. She ran a 103-degree fever for 5 days straight and was bedridden for several weeks. Yet symptoms such as a persistent headache and tinnitus, or ringing in her ears, lingered. “Four months later, I … Read more

Healthcare Digital Platforms are a Must and Here’s Why – ET HealthWorld

Healthcare Digital Platforms are a Must and Here’s Why – ET HealthWorld

by Venky Ananth Over the years, healthcare has emerged as a key sector of the Indian economy. The demand for healthcare is growing, spurred on by factors such as a burgeoning middle class, greater awareness about health, and an increasing prevalence of lifestyle diseases. Growing healthcare costs as well as the demand for quality healthcare … Read more

Personal Essay: I Started Transitioning at the Beginning of the Pandemic. Here’s What It Was Like

Personal Essay: I Started Transitioning at the Beginning of the Pandemic. Here’s What It Was Like

Two years ago, just when the world was shutting down, I opened up – to my true self. Having discovered that I was a transgender man, I set out to medically transition at the onset of the pandemic. In early March of 2020, I could count on one hand the people who knew I was … Read more

Going Back to the Office During a Pandemic? Here’s Some Help

Going Back to the Office During a Pandemic? Here’s Some Help

March 28, 2022 — Like millions of Americans, Ken Todd, a 53-year-old marketing executive in New York City, left the office when the pandemic took hold and set up shop at home. Now, he is preparing for the return, planning to board the subway once again for his commute into his company’s workplace. It’s time, … Read more

Your Back Hurts More Than a Neanderthal’s and Here’s Why

Your Back Hurts More Than a Neanderthal’s and Here’s Why

March 25, 2022 — If you’re one of the 65 million Americans — about 1 in 4 adults — who have recently had lower back pain, blame it on the Industrial Revolution. Scientists recently learned that the massive changes in lifestyles during this time of transformation at work led to changes in our spines and … Read more