Several studies referring to those over 65 years show that thyroid illness is very much a disease of the elderly and that it often goes undiagnosed. Although the incidence of thyroid problems increases with age, it is sometimes difficult to diagnose as symptoms are...
The stress of the pandemic has wide-reaching consequences The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been challenging for healthcare providers and researchers partly because of how much is unknown about the virus and our evolving understanding about what sort of...
A woman’s heart may look just like a man’s, but there are significant differences. For example, a woman’s heart is usually smaller, as are some of its interior chambers. The walls that divide some of these chambers are thinner. And while a woman’s heart pumps faster...
October is National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month. Understanding the difference between heart attack and sudden cardiac arrest could help save lives. One way to understand the difference between the two conditions is this: The heart attack victim is awake and...
HEALTH & WELLNESS Managing Pain Pain is a very unpleasant and uncomfortable feeling that might be felt by you, at some point. Though most of us do not like this unpleasant feeling, it is one of the body’s ways of communicating a message. Pain might occur as a...
