Caregivers were traumatized by COVID-19 public health and long-term care policies
Many caregivers were prevented from seeing and taking care of their loved ones in long-terms care homes during the COVID-19
Author: Health
Health-care providers and MAID: The reasons why some don’t offer medically assisted death
Several factors ranging from personal spiritual beliefs to patient relationships to medical legal issues can influence whether a health-care practitioner
How to keep your pets safe in a heatwave
Jaromir Chalabala/Shutterstock As temperatures reach uncomfortably high levels, pets are likely to struggle with the heat. Here’s how to keep
Obesity: neither genetics nor social background is a very good predictor of your body weight – new research
There's still much we don't know about body weight. Christian Delbert/ Shutterstock There’s long been a debate about whether genetics
An expert panel has recommended against taking vitamin E or beta carotene supplements for the prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease – here’s why
Consuming an ample supply of fresh fruits and vegetables is still a tried and true way of getting vitamins and
France reenters medical marijuana industry after more than a half-century hiatus – a cannabis historian explains
France led the world in medical marijuana research in the 19th century. CasarsaGuru/E+ via Getty Images Early in 2022, the
You really can die of sadness – and also happiness
Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Dying of a broken heart was just a figure of speech until 2002 when Dr Hikaru Sato
For migrant farm workers, housing is not just a determinant of health, but a determinant of death
Migrant farm workers were disproportionately affected by COVID-19 because of poor housing conditions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot Imagine if, during
Heatwaves worsen mental health conditions
sun ok/Shutterstock Heatwaves have a huge impact on our physical and mental health. Doctors usually dread them, as emergency rooms
1 in 8 U.S. deaths from 2020 to 2021 came from COVID-19 – leaving millions of relatives reeling from distinctly difficult grief
When a person loses a loved one to COVID-19, the mental health effects can be severe. Ol'ga Efimova / EyeEm