During the coronavirus pandemic, the public has been asked to wear face coverings when out and about, in shops and on transport. Many people have complied with this in order to help reduce the spread of the virus, but there are some people who still refuse to wear a face mask. One doctor recently heard… Read More »
In a new Instagram video, Dr. Pimple Popper pops a sizable lipoma out of a patient’s forehead. The lipoma is especially adhered to the patient’s forehead, which Dr. Lee says is common with lipomas located on the head. A lipoma is a fatty noncancerous growth that grows between the skin and muscle In a new… Read More »
A person walks by a closed Banana Republic store on June 11, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Economic worries due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic continue as an additional 1.5 million people filed for first-time unemployment benefits in the past week. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The California Department of Public Health reported its second… Read More »
Mainstay Medical, an Irish firm, just won FDA approval to introduce its ReActiv8 neurostimulator that works to address the underlying causes of back pain. Most existing pain reducing implants work to simply mask the pain by delivering electrical signals to the relevant nerves. The ReActiv8 instead stimulates the multifidus muscle, that lies next to the… Read More »
https://khn.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/TCRAM20200623_AMBJ.mp3 Can’t see the audio player? Click here to download. California Healthline senior correspondent Anna Maria Barry-Jester joined KQED’s Lily Jamali on “The California Report” to discuss her recent story with The Associated Press on the threats that local public health officials face amid a backlash about pandemic restrictions. Angry about mask requirements and social… Read More »
Could furry social robots help bolster moods and reduce pain when human to human contact isn’t an option, for example, during a pandemic? According to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers published in Scientific Reports, a one-time, hour-long session with a plush, seal-like social robot reduced pain and oxytocin levels,… Read More »