To avoid a mismatch between the practice’s expectations and your own, Dr. Goldman suggests preparing a list of concerns, prioritized by what’s most pressing, that you want your doctor to address. Ideally, you would share that information in advance with the scheduler or in a secure message via the online portal, if you have access […]
PA Media Senior doctors are calling on England’s chief medical officer to cut the gap between the first and second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Prof Chris Whitty said extending the maximum wait from three to 12 weeks was a “public health decision” to get the first jab to more people across the UK. […]
The first time I saw the media portray doctors who were women of color was on “Grey’s Anatomy.” I’ve been watching the show since it started, but a recent episode hit differently. It made me realize how this pandemic has affected me and all my colleagues who identify as underrepresented in medicine. It is the […]
So…is it safe to go to the doctor during COVID-19? It’s such a valid question that we’ve been hearing a lot. After putting our lives on hold during the coronavirus pandemic, many of us are overdue for some routine medical appointments. But any contact with people outside your home increases your risk of developing or […]
microgen via Getty ImagesThe American Academy of Pediatrics continues to argue for including children in COVID-19 vaccine trials as soon as possible. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is sounding the alarm on the consequences of not immediately including children in ongoing COVID-19 vaccine research. Preliminary data released from drug manufacturers Moderna and Pfizer Inc. […]
This article is by Esther Choo, M.D., M.P.H.; Andrea Ciaranello, M.D., M.P.H.; Jesper Ke; and Mai Tuyet Pho, M.D., M.P.H. As health professionals, we have been asked by many of our patients, friends, and family members how to safely celebrate the holidays during the pandemic. These questions are especially important as the U.S. continues to […]
Getting quality sleep affects everything ― your mood, your weight, your immune system and so much more. But for many people, logging a full night’s rest can be a challenge. Less than half of American adults (49%) get the recommended seven to eight hours of shuteye, according to a Better Sleep Council survey from March. […]
President Donald Trump’s campaign advisers on Sunday faced tough questions from political talk show hosts about the president’s unsubstantiated claim that doctors are being paid to inflate the number of COVID-19 deaths. Trump claimed without evidence at a campaign rally Friday that doctors were falsely reporting coronavirus-linked deaths for monetary gain. “Our doctors get more […]
President Donald Trump defied logic at his Michigan rally Friday, claiming that physicians “get more money” when they falsely inflate the number of COVID-19 deaths. And he repeated a story earlier at a Wisconsin rally that, when asked by a friend recently to name someone more famous than he is, the only name Trump could come […]
Coiled on yet another floor, I yearned for bed but knew better. Sure enough, my stomach lurched and rumbled like a washing machine knocking about soiled sneakers. I bolted to my knees, clutched the sides of the toilet and retched while Jeff, my husband, rubbed my arched spine. “Sorry. Sucks to be miserable on our […]
CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta said the rosy picture of President Donald Trump’s health painted by his medical team “doesn’t make sense” in light of what’s known about his battle so far with the COVID-19 coronavirus infection. Trump was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday as his condition worsened, including a high fever […]
For the second day in a row, the Navy commander in charge of President Donald Trump’s care left the world wondering: Just how sick is the president? Dr. Sean Conley is trained in emergency medicine, not infectious disease, but he has a long list of specialists helping determine Trump’s treatment at Walter Reed National Military […]
Click&Boo via Getty ImagesResearchers have defined a new sleep disorder in children, restless sleep disorder. Parents know they are not going to get much sleep when they have a new (or, yes, even new-ish) baby at home. In fact, research suggests parents don’t sleep all that well for the first six years of their children’s […]
On Saturday, a crowd numbering in the thousands gathered in Trafalgar Square to protest … well, quite a lot of things. It was held under the banner of “Unite for Freedom”, which purported to object primarily to measures introduced by the UK government to combat the coronavirus pandemic. A poster advertising the event insisted a second […]
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