Back pain is a common condition. It affects up to one in four people, and it’s one of the most common reasons people go to the emergency room (ER). While it can be significantly painful and disruptive to daily life, back pain usually isn’t a condition that threatens life or limb. It usually improves over time with gentle exercise, stretching, and over-the-counter medications.
Continue readingEvusheld: first product approved for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19
The FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the investigational long-acting monoclonal antibodies tixagevimab and cilgavimab (Evusheld – AstraZeneca) to be administered concomitantly by IM injection for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in persons ≥12 years old who weigh ≥40 kg and have either a history of severe allergy that prevents their vaccination against COVID-19 or moderate or severe immune compromise (see Box).
Continue readingFor Muslims with eating disorders, Ramadan can pose dilemmas
A time of worship, contemplation, and joyous gatherings with family and friends, Ramadan is also a month when food plays a central role, from the ritual of daytime fasting to celebratory iftar meals to break the fast.
Continue readingCanada Authorizes AstraZeneca’s Drug for COVID Prevention
Canada on Thursday authorized British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc’s antibody-based therapy for preventing COVID-19 infections, giving itself another weapon against the disease as cases rise in the country.
Continue readingOnline Program Helps Stroke Survivors Recover
Lifestyle changes, such as reducing or eliminating tobacco and alcohol use, getting more physical activity, eating a healthy diet, and treating depression and anxiety, can significantly improve stroke survivors’ quality of life.
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