Health and Fitness

Last month, Daniel Camacho hoisted an ax onstage at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio—a trophy for being named the World’s Strongest Firefighter, a title he won by deadlifting 525 pounds not once, but 11 times. But the 36-year old almost didn’t compete at all—he’d recently planned to retire from strongman competitions. “I’ve been …

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Courtesy of Retailer It’s no secret that hybird workspaces have transformed how we dress for the office. While you won’t hear us complaining about this topsy-turvy world where loungewear can be considered workwear, there’s something to be said about how one’s productivity and attitude changes when you’re wearing sharp, sleek attire. Can you confidently say …

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If you’re reading this, chances are you’re looking to amp up the amount of high-protein foods in your diet and pack on that muscle. “Protein is the building block for bones, skin, cartilage, and muscles, so it’s critical for muscle growth and development. It’s also necessary for repairing tissues, keeping cells healthy, helping to form …

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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is effective in reducing the short-term risk for COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and death in people who got a third dose at least 4 months before, a large study published Wednesday shows. However, Paul Offit, …

Fourth Pfizer Dose Better for Severe Than Symptomatic COVID: Study Read More »

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Put your son in Sherman Peebles’ barber chair and along with a buzz you could count on Peebles, a sheriff’s deputy who cut hair as a sideline, to issue a fatherly warning about staying out of trouble. Now, seven months after …

Echoes of One Million Lost in the Spaces They Left Behind Read More »

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. New data from two different sources on cardiac complications linked to COVID-19 have shown that such issues are low overall, but are higher after infection than after vaccination. The new information comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) …

Cardiac Issues After COVID Infection and Vaccination: New Data Read More »

More than 40 medical conditions were positively associated with having a new diagnosis of osteoarthritis according to research presented at the OARSI 2022 World Congress. “Some of the associations that we have found are previously known, such as of course, obesity, which is a known risk factor, but also other musculoskeletal conditions, depression, and reflux …

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Early meniscal surgery does not appear to be better than a program of exercise and education in improving knee outcomes in young adults with meniscal tears, according to the results of the randomized controlled DREAM trial presented at the OARSI 2022 World Congress. Indeed, similar clinically relevant improvements in knee pain, function, and quality of life …

Early Meniscal Surgery on Par With Active Rehab in Under 40s Read More »

One of Netflix’s newest content strategies appears to be going all-in on the reality dating genre. In 2022 alone, they’ve announced new seasons of old favorites (more Love on the Spectrum and Too Hot to Handle) plus brand new shows coming later this year (Dating and Related, Jewish Matchmaking). Among the exciting new additions to …

The Ultimatum Is Going ‘All-Queer’ for Season 2 Read More »

Trainer, author, and fitness model Kirk Charles, NASM-CPT CES, knows that as you get older, life can get more complicated. But that shouldn’t prevent you from being on top of your game. He’ll help to answer the tough training questions that come with age so you too can be Fit Beyond 40. Many of my …

Men Over 40 Can Use This Simple Pose to Ease Into Yoga Read More »