Paralyzed men begin walking again after spinal cord implant: study

New research and technology suggest hope for those suffering from paralysis.  medical-research” target=”_blank”>Researchers<.   “Thanks to this technology, we have been able to target individuals with the most serious spinal cord injury, meaning those with clinically complete spinal cord injury, with no sensation and no movement in the legs,” said lead author Dr. Grégoire Courtine, professor…

Read More

How Simone Biles inspires today's Winter Olympians to open up on mental health struggles

olympics” target=”_blank”>Olympian< struggles, Olympians in world-regions are inspired to continue the conversation she started about their own mental health journeys, according a recent New York Times report.  Mikaela Shiffrin, the winningest slalom skier of all time, uncharacteristically wiped out of the giant slalom at the National Alpine Ski Centre barely 11 seconds into the race…

Read More

WHO tracking 4 omicron sub-variants, says preventing all COVID transmissions 'not the goal'

world-health-organization” target=”_blank”>World Health Organization (WHO)<, including BA.1, BA.1.1, BA.2 and BA.3. The infectious-disease” target=”_blank”>infectious disease< explained in a video clip she tweeted on Thursday that the agency is “watching [the] wild-nature evolve in real-time,” tracking proportions of the sub-variants. CDC DIRECTOR: STUDIES YET TO SHOW BA.2 SUB-VARIANT EVADING CURRENT VACCINES, MORE THAN OMICRON “Now, we…

Read More

National nursing shortage hitting rural America hardest

HOUSTON – The nationwide shortage of healthy-living at hospitals is hitting small communities hardest. And that’s because, when it comes to recruiting, small communities just can’t compete. This forces their hospitals’ staff to stop offering some procedures or even work several jobs at once. One year ago, baby Fatimah was born less than 20 minutes…

Read More

Eating more legumes can help add 10 years to your life, researchers say

Choosing food” target=”_blank”>legumes< found that prolonged changes from a typical nutrition-and-fitness to “optimizing genres” could “translate into more than a decade for young adults.” For people who are older, the gains would be smaller, but still substantial.  THESE ARE THE BEST FOODS FOR YOUR HEART, EXPERTS SAY Even a feasibility approach diet, which they described…

Read More

Bob Saget's shocking death highlights dangers of head injury

The set of circumstances that reportedly killed popular comedian and TV actor celebrity-news” target=”_blank”>Bob Saget<-related events each day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Some individuals are at greater risk for suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or having worse health outcomes after an injury, the CDC said on its website….

Read More