The CDC and FDA are warning about a multistate outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium infections linked to fresh basil sold at Trader Joe's stores in over two dozen states. Twelve cases have been reported across seven states as of April 17, including one hospitali... More »
Whether fictional or fact-based, Munchausen syndrome by proxy grips the public. Media depictions in The Sixth Sense and Sharp Objects and real-life news coverage of Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s December 2023 release from jail are hard to look away from. The most wel... More »
Trader Joe’s has recalled packaged herbs linked to a multistate salmonella outbreak, the grocery chain announced this week.The product, Infinite Herbs organic basil, was sold in 2.5-ounce clamshell containers from Feb. 1 to April 6 in 29 states, as well as in ... More »
BODYWEIGHT EXERCISES CAN be efficient and effective, but they’re not always flashy. The old standard pushup, squat, plank trifecta won’t win you many accolades on the ‘Gram (which is great, if just getting into shape is your goal). But if you want to take on a... More »
The charge nurse is responsible for creating daily nurse/patient assignments, which are informed by the location of the patient within a unit and the clinical judgment of the charge nurse.THE PROBLEM Assignments typically do not incorporate objective assessmen... More »
Marudo is a fourth-year medical student. "Can we get the table up?" the surgeon asks as she and her team prepare my patient for her very first c-section. I stumble behind the blue drapes, hurriedly feeling for the cold remote and slid... More »
The following contains links to social media websites including X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. After a former "Love Is Blind" contestant claimed that taking Mucinex every single night helped her get pregnant, ob/gyn Karen Tang, MD, explained the... More »
I'll be honest. I did not realize I'd never seen Megan Fox without a full beat until she posted this (mostly) makeup-free selfie to Instagram. Really makes you think about the true power of a contour stick.“Repairing my hair (and 26 inches of extensions) post ... More »
Since the widespread introduction of vaccination programs in 2006, the burden of disease from rotavirus in both the U.S. and abroad has decreased substantially. In fact, vaccination proved so successful in the U.S. that rotavirus is now rarely definitively dia... More »
Rotavirus may not be on the hot list of viruses dominating headlines, but globally, it still tops the charts as the leading cause of severe, dehydrating diarrhea in children younger than 5 years, resulting in an estimated 200,000 deaths annually in 2013. In th... More »
The family of a 19-year-old who almost died after getting an IV bag that had been poisoned by anesthesiologist Raynaldo Ortiz, MD, has spoken out about their experience: "I hope he [Ortiz] can comprehend the magnitude of what he did and spend the rest of his l... More »
Venice will this week welcome thousands more visitors from across the world with the opening of its 60th Biennale, exhibiting the work of more than 330 participating artists from some 90 countries. But much like London’s Frieze, Miami’s Art Basel, or Milan’s S... More »