Researchers report a powerful, long-lasting immune response in blood samples from recovered patients. Can immunity to Coronavirus last for a long time? A new study offers the most hopeful answer yet to a question that has shadowed plans for widespread vaccination for decades. The new data shows that most people who have recovered from infection … Read more
Scientists predict that once immunity is widespread among adults, the virus rampaging across the globe will resemble the common cold. Researchers envision what a post-vaccine world might look like – and what they see is comforting as millions are inoculated against the Coronavirus. The Coronavirus is here to stay, but after most adults become immune … Read more
Hundreds of centers are telling women 40 and up to come in annually, contrary to a panel’s recommendation for biennial screenings starting at 50. Mammograms may cause more harm than good, according to some experts. Several weeks before the mysterious new disease was discovered in China, I had my last breast cancer screening “b.c.” – … Read more
It may help explain why people who are overweight and obese are at higher risk of severe illness and death from Covid. The coronavirus seemed to target people carrying extra weight from the beginning of the pandemic. Overweight and obese patients were more likely to develop severe Covid-19 and die from it. The researchers have … Read more
The advice that we take 10,000 steps a day is more a marketing accident than based on science. This can save you money. Most fitness tracking devices recommend that you take 10,000 steps a day. This is helpful advice to follow if you don’t want to gain weight. However, the goal of taking 10,000 steps, … Read more
Vulvar vestibular papillomatosis sometimes called vulvar squamous papillomatosis or simply vestibular papillomatosis is a harmless condition that results in the development of papillae. These are papules or small developments on the vulva. These small bumps, around one to two millimeters, are sparkly, skin-shaded, or pinkish projections and usually occur in an orderly fashion, or in … Read more
Some women may experience sharp pain under their right breast that travels in all directions. Others might experience it each time they slowly inhale. Sometimes, this aggravation spreads into the back, armpit, or up to the breastbone. Most of the time, this aggravation is no reason to worry. Yet, at times, it can reveal an … Read more
Eczema is a skin condition that can cause serious eruptions on your skin. Side effects can include everything from bothersome rashes to difficult acne. It can begin at whatever stage in life and repeat all through your life. Eruptions often last for a short period of time. Eczema on the lips is sometimes called lip … Read more
The ethmoid bone is a 3D square bone situated at the focal point of the skull between the eyes. It helps structure the dividers of the eye attachment, or orbital pit, as well as the roof, sides, and inside of the nasal cavity. Exceptionally light and wipe-like on the surface, the ethmoid bone is one … Read more
Labia minora are the skin folds arranged on one or the other side of the vaginal opening. These ‘lips’ encompass and safeguard the clitoris and the openings of the urethra and vagina. Labia minora are outlined by the labia majora, also called the external labia, which are thicker and fatter. Large labia are significantly larger … Read more