Why sickness kills your appetite and 5 ways to handle it
You wake up achy. Your nose is running, your body feels heavy, and the thought of eating anything even something you normally love is completely unappealing. It is one of the most familiar parts of being sick, yet few people stop to wonder why it actually happens. The answer, it turns out, is not random. […]
Your heart can heal itself after an attack, study finds
For decades, a heart attack meant permanent damage. Muscle cells destroyed during an attack were replaced by scar tissue, and that scar tissue was widely accepted as the heart’s final chapter. But a new study from Australian researchers is rewriting that assumption entirely and what they found could change the future of cardiac medicine for […]
New COVID variant Cicada hits 29 states
A new COVID-19 variant has been quietly making its way across the United States and it is now moving fast enough that doctors are paying close attention. The variant, known as BA.3.2 and nicknamed Cicada, has been detected in patients and wastewater systems across 29 states. While it first appeared on the radar in late […]