Health and Fitness

Until the 2015 release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the universe found a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away wasn’t really a major haven for celebrity cameos. Sure, major actors like Jimmy Smits and a young, pre-fame Joel Edgerton played small roles in George Lucas’ prequel trilogy, but surprise appearances were …

Zach Braff Enters the Star Wars Canon as Freck, a Bootlicking Alien in Obi-Wan Kenobi Read More »

You know wedding season is coming when the usual mix of bills and random catalogues in your mailbox is disrupted by large envelopes with thick cardstock. While the attractive wedding invitations with calligraphy might at first seem like a nice surprise, most guys can easily feel overwhelmed by the time their eyes read the dress …

Summer Wedding Attire for Men Guide: Here’s What Guys Should Wear Read More »

Beards are like snowflakes: each one is unique and, dare we say, special. But when you have a beard, there are a lot of things you should keep in mind. First, growing one in the first place. Second, maintaining it properly with the right beard products. Third, but just as important, is what style of …

The 26 Best Beard Styles For Men to Flex Right Now Read More »

I recently saw two different patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, both of whose hemoglobin A1c values were above the limit of detection of our point-of-care machine. My medical training taught me to treat them similarly: titrate medications, assess and encourage “compliance,” recommend home glucose monitoring, and counsel on nutrition and exercise. But one of …

Don’t Ignore Our Patients’ Social Needs Read More »

Hospitals providing more hours of nursing care may see reduced mortality from sepsis, according to a cross-sectional study. In the analysis of more than 700,000 Medicare patients with sepsis in 2018, each increase in registered nurse (RN) hours per patient day was associated with a 3% decrease in the likelihood of mortality at 60 days …

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Women treated with 50 mg of zuranolone showed clinically meaningful improvements in postpartum depressive symptoms by day 15 versus placebo — meeting the primary endpoint of the phase III SKYLARK study, Sage Therapeutics and Biogen announced. The agent also met all key secondary endpoints at days 3, 28, and 45. Although antipsychotic and anxiolytic prescribing …

Zuranolone Win for Postpartum Depression; Nursing Home Pills; Men & Eating Disorders Read More »

The FDA has withdrawn approval of the PI3K inhibitor umbralisib (Ukoniq) for marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) and follicular lymphoma because of safety concerns, the agency announced in a safety communication. The action follows an earlier safety communication about a possible increased risk of death among patients treated with umbralisib. In response to safety concerns about …

FDA Pulls Lymphoma Approvals for PI3K Inhibitor Umbralisib Read More »

It actually felt a little lonely in 1999. It was before school shootings had become a regular event in the U.S., and my experience treating victims at the scene at Columbine was relatively unique. There weren’t many in emergency care who had responded to the scene of such an incident at a school with multiple …

My Experience Treating Victims of Mass Shootings Is No Longer Unique Read More »

The new Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+ marks Ewan McGregor’s return to the hugely popular franchise as the titular Jedi master, and over the coming weeks will fill viewers in on how he spent his time on Tatooine between the events of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. This missing chapter …

Who Is Moses Ingram, Who Plays Reva in Obi-Wan Kenobi? Read More »

*Spoiler warning: Heavy spoilers of Stranger Things 4, Volume 1 below* Another day, another supernatural creature from The Upside Down hell-bent on terrorizing the youth of Hawkins, Indiana on Stranger Things. After Hawkins High’s head cheerleader Chrissy Cunningham (Grace Van Dien) is found dead and twisted like a bloody pretzel, Lt. Colonel Sullivan of the …

Jamie Campbell Bower Terrified You Long Before He Did On Stranger Things 4 Read More »