Chapped lips guide: What causes dry lips, how to treat them and what you should avoid

It’s the lip look nobody wants: red, inflamed, and cracked, with dead skin peeling around the edges. With winter well and truly here, chapped lips are among the most annoying side effects of the cooler air.  Here we speak to Deshan Sebaratnam, a dermatologist at Liverpool Hospital, and associate professor Dan Malone from Monash University’s … Read more

How to avoid ‘Avocado hand’ — a common and serious injury

You’ll want to cut this part from the guacamole recipe. Cutting avocados accounts for about 1 in every 50 knife injuries in America, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Health Behavior. “It’s shocking how many ER department visits are related to avocado hand-cutting injuries,” Matthew E. Rossheim, the lead author … Read more

How to Exercise Safely During a Heat Wave

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. When summer starts with a stifling heat wave, as many places are seeing in 2024, it can pose risks for just about anyone who spends time outside, whether they’re runners, people who walk or cycle to work, outdoor workers, or kids playing sports. … Read more

How to navigate the end of your pet’s life

NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Lisa Walling’s first house call of the day was with a particularly fluffy hospice patient — a 13-year-old Newfoundland named Rugby. Rugby happily licked a plate of peanut butter as Walling inserted needles along her back; acupuncture and a ketamine injection to help with pain and mobility problems. As an … Read more

How to find the right balance between telemedicine and in-person care

Patients can now see an array of doctors without leaving their recliner thanks to telemedicine. But that doesn’t mean trips to the office should end. Finding the right balance between virtual and in-person visits can be a key to getting good care. Here’s what you need to know about which form of care may be … Read more

Efforts to draft a pandemic treaty falter as countries disagree on how to respond to next emergency

GENEVA — A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more than two years of negotiations, rich and poor countries have failed — for now — to come up with a plan for how the world might respond to the next pandemic. After COVID-19 triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended … Read more

Memory researchers share how to never forget someone’s name

It’s time to forgive yourself for forgetting. Two cognitive psychology researchers are debunking common misconceptions about human memory while sharing easy ways to recall different types of information. Dr. Megan Sumeracki and Dr. Althea Need Kaminske say that some forgetfulness is natural because it allows the brain to remember more stuff. Memory is “more like … Read more