Deadly E.coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s has infected at least 75 people in 13 states

St. Louis, MO – Virtual reality isn’t just for video games.  Some nursing students in St. Louis are using it to practice high-tech training without the need for real patients. Goldfarb School of Nursing has integrated VR into its curriculum to give students a chance to hone skills in a different way.  BURNT OUT AND…

Florence Pugh is hoping to encourage more women to take their health more seriously by sharing her experience with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, and endometriosis ― both of which can impact fertility. The “Little Women” actor, 28, spoke candidly about her recent diagnosis on Tuesday’s episode of the “She MD” podcast. “I had this…

The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it would seek to pull a widely used ingredient in cough and cold medicines from the market, after the agency’s scientists concluded that the oral version of the drug is ineffective as a nasal decongestant. The FDA’s proposal comes more than a year after the agency’s outside…

A test tube is seen in front of displayed Biogen logo in this illustration taken on, December 1, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Biogen on Wednesday reported third-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped expectations while raising its full-year profit guidance, as sales of its breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug, Leqembi, and other new products gain traction. …

The “weekend warrior” exercise pattern once dismissed by experts as not quite good enough may not be so bad after all. A study in this week’s JAMA Network Open finds that people who walk 8,000 or more steps a day once or twice a week achieve cardiovascular benefits and lower mortality rates that are almost…

Water nausea, as it turns out, is actually a lesser-understood phenomenon, so I spoke with Dr. Supriya Rao — who is quadruple board-certified in internal medicine, gastroenterology, obesity medicine, and lifestyle medicine — to further explain these experiences. As Rao puts it, there are several reasons why one could experience nausea after drinking water, and…