Stacey Burling
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Imagine losing your memory for a day. That’s what happens to people with transient global amnesia.
Even after recovery, one patient said, "your brain won’t stop trying to remember." → Read More
Don’t forget the flu. It’s still on the rise.
Both Pennsylvania and New Jersey say flu is spreading fast. → Read More
Myron E. Resnick, Delaware County cardiologist, dies at 89
He was a fan of Sherlock Holmes and saw parallels. → Read More
Penn expert raises questions about this year’s flu shots, but says to get one anyway
It looks like a bad flu season, he said, and the shots may keep you out of the hospital. → Read More
COVID-19 may have killed people who never tested positive for the virus, NJ report finds
Homes deaths were up while hospitalizations were down, a sign that missed care may have been a factor. → Read More
Flu cases in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are also rising
Cases are unusually high for this early in the season. → Read More
Hospitalized patients with breakthrough COVID-19 are older and sicker, report finds
Fully vaccinated people of all ages had shorter hospital stays than unvaccinated patients. → Read More
Holiday gatherings can be hard when a family member has dementia. Experts share tips.
This is the time to give up being a control freak. Learn to enjoy positive moments and let the stuff you can't change slide. → Read More
Pa. hospitals are really busy. They beg you to get your flu and COVID-19 vaccines.
“Sadly, the current surge was avoidable. It is being driven by people who chose not to be vaccinated,” said a St. Luke's Hospital official. → Read More
Arts groups awards $500K for music therapy programs for stressed employees at Philly-area hospitals
Four Philly hospitals got grants. → Read More
UPMC tests easier, quicker way to give monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19
Injections allowed the system to treat more patients. → Read More
Are nursing home residents getting badly needed COVID boosters? Here’s why it’s hard to tell.
Cases of COVID-19 among Pennsylvania nursing home residents are up. “Fully vaccinated at this point should mean that you’ve been boosted, especially in this population,” one expert said. → Read More
‘Restorative’ treatments for erectile dysfunction aren’t proven to work. Men pay thousands anyway.
“… The doctors who are offering therapy are not charlatans,” one expert said. “They’re not selling you snake oil, but, as a medical consumer, you have to be a little bit savvy.” → Read More
Orgasmic meditation is a thing. Jefferson researchers are studying what it does to your brain.
“This study has broader implications for understanding the dynamic relationship between sexuality and spirituality,” the researchers wrote. → Read More
Pa. gives Wistar $4 million to study COVID-19 in vulnerable populations
The research will focus on older residents, people who are HIV-positive and people with opioid use disorder. → Read More
Flu is spreading around the Philly region and the nation. The holidays could help it take off.
So far, young people are most likely to have the virus, but the particular strain they’re spreading has health officials worried. → Read More
Penn finds that using automated texts to monitor COVID-19 patients at home saved lives
Patients in the program went to the emergency department faster and were given steroids earlier. → Read More
In most ways, women age better than men and live longer. Scientists are trying to figure out why.
“Under almost any condition we can imagine, women do better,” said Steven Austad, who studies aging at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. → Read More
Many breast cancer patients are using cannabis without telling their doctors, study finds
Almost half believed cannabis could treat cancer itself. → Read More
One- and two-minute exercise routines keep this Penn State doctor’s older patients strong
“Wow, pushups are hard,” some told their doctor. → Read More