Category: 4. Health

A recent study published in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes has shown that after having a cardiac event such as a heart attack, people who are more sedentary are at greater risk of having a second cardiac event.

The study included 609 participants who visited an emergency department for acute coronary syndrome symptoms between 2016 and 2020. After being discharged from the hospital, the percipients wore wrist accelerometers…

New research reports that cannabis use may double the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and significantly elevate risk of stroke and acute coronary syndrome. The findings were published in Heart. 

Previous research has highlighted risks between cannabis use and cardiovascular health, including a higher risk of heart attack, cardiogenic shock, and arrhythmias. Despite this, however, knowledge gaps exist on the magnitude of the associated risk…

How can cannabidiol (CBD) help reduce alcohol use disorder (AUD) without side effects that are commonly associated with traditional medications? This is what a recent study published in the British Journal of Pharmacology hopes to address as a team of researchers from the University of Sydney investigated the benefits of using CBD for treating AUD and whether there were side effects associated with this treatment. This study has the potential to help…

Stimvia, a Czech startup founded by medical device executive Lukáš Doskočil, has developed a non-invasive neuromodulation system that uses electrical pulses to stimulate deep brain structures through the leg. Called URIS, the technology was first deployed to treat overactive bladder, but now shows early promise for a range of neurological disorders including Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and Restless Leg Syndrome, which is…

Beach trips, cookouts and other outdoor activities are in full swing as summer arrives and the first widespread heat wave of 2025 hits the U.S.

For many people, summer is their favorite time of year. However, summer also brings the risk of dangerously high temperatures.

In the U.S., hundreds of people working or playing outside – even those who seem healthy – succumb to heat-related illnesses each year. Older adults and people in areas that historically haven’t needed air…

Summer is just getting started, and millions of people are under heat advisories as a major heat wave spreads across large parts of the central and eastern U.S. in June 2025.

For many people, summer is their favorite season, a time for cookouts, beach trips and other outdoor activities. However, summer also brings the risk of dangerously high temperatures and humidity.

In the U.S., hundreds of people working or playing outside – even those who seem healthy – succumb to…

The young mother was visibly exhausted.

She had been up for two nights as her six-month-old ran a fever and cried nonstop. She had thought about going to the ER but worried about the long wait, especially without childcare for her two-year-old as her husband was out of town. Now she was in the pediatrics office with an air of despair. “Please help me. I don’t know what’s wrong with my child”.

Parenting Can Be Stressful

Being a parent is a journey, even in the best of times. Whether…

For centuries, the genetic lottery has shaped our health and our futures. In Destiny’s Child No Longer: Rewriting Genetic Fate, the story is told of how science is beginning to tip the scales, offering hope to individuals once bound by the DNA they inherited. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the effort to address rare genetic conditions that dramatically raise the risk of serious mental…

Redefining industries is not a new concept to Amazon, as the company completely disrupted the world’s approach to retail just two decades ago. In more recent years, the company has set out to disrupt another multi-trillion dollar industry: healthcare. But this has not always proven easy, given how cumbersome and intricate the sector remains. Nevertheless, Amazon has made some innovative efforts, including…

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) or scleroderma is a rare, chronic, autoimmune disorder that hardens connective tissue and muscle in the body. As a result, this can generate complications associated with skin, blood vessels, and internal organs. The production of excess collagen and fibrosis eventually leads to irreversible tissue and organ damage. Symptoms include Raynaud’s phenomenon (discoloration and numbness of fingers and toes), skin thickening, joint…