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The coronavirus pandemic has left people with many unanswered questions, such as wondering about the status of their elective healthcare procedures. Some are wondering whether or not they should keep their elective care appointments or stay away from the doctor’s office altogether. Elective services that have been suspended in previous […]

Elective Services on the Rise

What Coronavirus Does To The Lungs
What Coronavirus Does To The Lungs The New York Times recently shared a video detailing what coronavirus does to the lungs. In the video, chest scans from a generally healthy 59-year-old man with coronavirus are reviewed, and just days before the scans were taken, this patient was asymptomatic. The scans […]

What Coronavirus Does To The Lungs

Walking Makes Your Brain Better
How Walking Makes Your Brain Better After many gyms closed during COVID-19, neighborhoods around the country came alive with people getting reacquainted with the pleasures of walking. Walking is a form of exercise that requires no membership, no special gear, and no athletic ability. It turns out the benefits of […]

How Walking Makes Your Brain Better

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to run rampant, Google Maps is introducing new features to help you find important information as you venture out each day. To ensure that everyone is following proper social-distancing rules, Maps has included a feature to let users know how crowded public transport is, and […]

Google COVID Alerts

Some experts believe a simple at-home test now exists that can screen people for HPV – the leading cause of cervical cancer. The National Cancer Institute has released plans for a future study that will involve approximately 5,000 female participants to decide if screening yourself at home closely compares to […]

At-Home HPV Testing

Many people have been following the newest cases of coronavirus and wonder how it will affect the recent reopening of the nation’s economy. With no end in sight to this vicious disease, some experts are predicting another complete economic shutdown. Some states are thriving now that they have reopened many […]

COVID Cases on the Rise

If you have recently found that your idea of reading is logging in to your Facebook account and scrolling through your feed, then you may need a reminder about what health benefits reading an actual book has to offer. From textbooks to the New York Times bestsellers, reading gives your […]

Benefits of Reading

Clothing could become another form of medical identification, according to a recent discovery by Tufts University School of Engineering. There is a possibility that we will be able to wear clothing that changes color depending on the chemicals released from our bodies or present in the air. Designed with biomaterial-based […]

Wearable Sensors

Healthcare Cost will see an increase in 2021 but by how much? The answer to this question can vary, especially due to recent COVID-19 events. A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), offers three scenarios to determine the medical cost trend for 2021 for employer-based insurance plans, with increases ranging from […]

Healthcare Cost will see an Increase in 2021: Here’s Why

Segmented Sleep
Segmented Sleep: How humans Used to Sleep in Two Shifts A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reports that one-third of American adults do not get enough sleep on a regular basis. The official sleep recommendation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research […]

Segmented Sleep: How Humans Used to Sleep in Two Shifts