Health and Fitness

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke against COVID-19 vaccines for young children on Thursday, saying that Florida won’t provide state programs to administer vaccines for toddlers or infants. DeSantis said coronavirus vaccines haven’t gone through enough testing to determine whether they are …

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Harmony is not often found between two of the most boisterous senators on Capitol Hill, Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.). But it was there at Tuesday’s Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee markup of legislation to reauthorize the Food and Drug Administration’s user fee program, which is set to expire Sept. 30. …

Importing Drugs from Other Countries Creates an Unusual Alliance Read More »

The Omicron variant of the coronavirus poses about half the risk of long COVID as the Delta variant, according to a new study published in The Lancet. At the same time, about 5% of people who contract Omicron still experience symptoms such as brain fog, fatigue, headaches, heart problems, and other health issues at least …

Omicron Carries Half the Risk of Long COVID as Delta: Study Read More »

Cinema has been having a sci-fi literary moment. With both blockbuster film and TV adaptations of hit novels—Ready Player One, Dune, Brave New World, and, most ambitiously, The Three-Body Problem (yet to come)—and newer adaptations of short stories—Arrival, the Invisible Man, and now Spiderhead—the big and small screens are scouring the library for new source …

Here’s How the Ending of Netflix’s Spiderhead Compares to the Short Story Read More »

Chris Hemsworth is going to be back on our screens soon as Thor in Love and Thunder, but he’s got other projects on the horizon. One of the ones we’re excited to see is the Hulk Hogan biopic, with Hemsworth playing the famous wrestler turned actor and reality TV star and Joker‘s Todd Phillips directing. …

Chris Hemsworth Shared an Update on the Upcoming Hulk Hogan Biopic Read More »

It’s Old Ben versus “The Chosen One” in Deborah Chow’s Obi-Wan Kenobi, as the latest Star Wars series from Disney+ attempts to fill in the gaps between George Lucas’ trilogies. Away from newcomers like Kumail Nanjiani, Moses Ingram and Indira Varma, there are the much-hyped returns of Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to flesh out …

Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Episode 5 Flashback Hid a Heartbreaking Padmé Easter Egg Read More »

Brie Larson has been training hard—and she has the battle scars to prove it. In a new Instagram post, the Captain Marvel star proudly showed off a few bruises from all the training she’s been doing lately, which is probably why she recently took some time to unwind, posing while relaxing on the floor in …

Brie Larson Showed Off Her Training Bruises While Recovering in a Bikini Read More »

I’ve been blessed with good genetics, obviously,’ says Harry Aikines-Aryeetey. That’s an understatement. As proven by an old family photo from a holiday to Ghana, the Team GB 100m sprinter had pecs aged 13. He first beat his dad in a race aged just seven or eight. Aikines-Aryeetey can pull up with 80kg attached, but …

Pro Sprinter Harry Aikines-Aryeetey Reveals the Gym and Track Sessions That Built His Body Read More »

A shocking statistic was revealed at the session on ‘Climate Crisis: Healthcare’s Responsibility to Our Planet’ at the HIMSS22 European Conference on Thursday (16 June). According to a report from the NGO, Healthcare without Harm, around 4.4% of the world’s net greenhouse gas emissions come from the healthcare sector – double those from the airline industry. …

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“I want to convince you in the next few minutes that I’m part of the solution, not necessarily just a problem,” Graham Prestwich, public and patient engagement lead, Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network, told delegates at the HIMSS22 European Conference. He was representing the voice of patients in the session ‘From Patient Engagement …

HIMSS22 EUROPE: “We need to co-create and work together with patients.” Read More »