For Aviation, an ‘Unprecedented Opportunity’

Air transportation policy and logistics expert Martin Dresner says the post-COVID period will provide the aviation industry with a tremendous opportunity to build back better and greener, and this hinges on cooperative initiatives under centralized leadership.

IN POWERFUL TESTIMONY TO U.S. CONGRESS, GREEN BRONX MACHINE’S STEPHEN RITZ CALLS FOR AN END TO HUNGER IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS

In powerful testimony to members of the United States Congress today, Stephen Ritz, acclaimed teacher, founder of Green Bronx Machine and best-selling author of The Power of a Plant: A Teacher’s Odyssey to Grow Healthy Minds and Schools, made the case for public schools’ role in ending hunger and improving health and nutrition in America.

Experto de Mayo Clinic Healthcare ofrece sugerencias para respirar mejor pese a la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica

La enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) es la tercera causa principal de muerte en todo el mundo. El Dr. John Costello, especialista en medicina pulmonar de Mayo Clinic Healthcare en Londres, ofrece sugerencias respecto a cómo ayudar a respirar más fácilmente a quienes padecen EPOC.

Mayo Clinic Healthcare专家提供给慢性阻塞性肺病患者改善呼吸的建议

据世界卫生组织(World Health Organization)统计,慢性阻塞性肺病(COPD)是全球第三大致死原因。COPD是一种慢性炎症性肺部疾病,可导致肺部气流受阻。伦敦Mayo Clinic Healthcare(妙佑医疗国际医疗保健)的肺内科医师John Costello(医学博士)为COPD患者提供了如何更轻松地呼吸的几点建议。

خبير الرعاية الصحية في مايو كلينك يقدم نصائح لتسهيل التنفس عند الإصابة بداء الانسداد الرئوي المزمن

داء الانسداد الرئوي المزمن (COPD) هو ثالث سبب رئيسي للوفاة في العالم، وفق منظمة الصحة العالمية. وهو مرض رئوي التهابي مزمن يتسبب في انسداد تدفق الهواء من الرئتين. يقدم جون كوستيلو، دكتور الطب، طبيب الأدوية الرئوية في مايو كلينك للرعاية الصحية في لندن، نصائح للمصابين بداء الانسداد الرئوي المزمن حول طرق التنفس بشكل أسهل.

Especialista da Mayo Clinic Healthcare oferece dicas para uma respiração mais confortável aos pacientes com doenças pulmonares obstrutivas crônicas

A doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica (DPOC) é a terceira maior causa global de mortes, de acordo com a Organização Mundial da Saúde. John Costello, especialista em medicina pulmonar da Mayo Clinic Healthcare, em Londres, oferece dicas sobre como os pacientes de Covid podem respirar com mais conforto.

زراعة البنكرياس تستطيع أن تشفي من مرض السكري: خبير من مايو كلينك يشرح الأمر

خلال العقد الماضي أُحرِزَت العديد من التطورات في علاجات السكري. مرض السكري هو مرض مزمن مع احتمال حدوث مضاعفات كبيرة. وعلى الرغم من التطورات المحرزة، يعاني الكثيرون من مرضى السكري جرّاء إصابتهم بالمرض.

Returning to School Sports Runs Low Risk for COVID-19 Infection, Say Loyola Medicine Experts

As students head back to school this fall, sports medicine physicians with Loyola Medicine say the risk of COVID-19 exposure among student athletes is low. As the Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to spread across the U.S., Nathaniel Jones, MD, a sports medicine physician for Loyola Medicine, emphasizes the importance of getting vaccinated.

Americans should see improved water quality after federal judge strikes down water pollution rule, WVU scientist says

Nicolas Zegre, a hydrology researcher at West Virginia University, is available to discuss the recent ruling tossing Trump-era regulations allowing pollution — including industrial waste, pesticides and other chemicals — to be discharged into small streams and other waterways.

Women’s Wellness: Types of Gynecologic Cancers and their Warning Signs

September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month. Rutgers Cancer institute of New Jersey Gynecologic Oncology Chief Dr. James Aikins reminds women about the types of gynecologic cancers and their warning signs

UA Little Rock Researcher Explores Community College Stigma in High School Seniors

Most high school seniors consider factors like cost, majors, and distance from home when deciding where to go to college. Bradley Griffith, a graduating Doctor of Education student at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and director of fitness at John A. Logan College in Carterville, Illinois, thinks there is another very real, but invisible factor at play that affects where seniors go to college – community college stigma.

World Trade Center Historian Reflects on 20th Anniversary of 9/11

Two decades before the Twin Towers fell on September 11, 2001 they soared above the New York City’s skyline. Today, the towers stand only in our memory, says Angus Gillespie, a professor of American Studies at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and author of “Twin Towers: The Life of New York City’s World Trade Center,” who will teach a course this fall honoring the nearly 3,000 Americans killed in the attack.

Preguntas y respuestas de Mayo Clinic: Lesiones del manguito rotador y cirugía

Tengo 48 años, juego tenis desde hace años y nado con regularidad. Últimamente, siento dolor en el hombro izquierdo cada vez que salgo a la cancha o cuando intento levantar algún objeto en casa. ¿Cómo puedo saber si me desgarré el manguito rotador? ¿Qué alternativas de tratamiento hay y puedo volver a jugar?

Perguntas e respostas da Mayo Clinic: lesões do manguito rotador e cirurgia

tenho 48 anos e jogo tênis há muitos anos. Eu também nado regularmente. Recentemente, passei a sentir dores no meu ombro direito sempre que entro em quadra e quando tento levantar objetos em casa. Como posso saber se rompi o meu manguito rotador? Quais são as opções de tratamento e posso voltar a jogar?

أسئلة وإجابات مايو كلينك: إصابات الكُفة المدوّرة والجراحة

السادة الأعزاء في مايو كلينك: أبلغ من العمر 48 عامًا، وألعب التنس منذ سنوات. كما أنني أسبح بانتظام. في الآونة الأخيرة، كنت أعاني من ألمٍ في كتفي الأيمن في كل مرة أذهب إلى الملعب للّعب، وعندما أحاول رفع الأشياء في المنزل. كيف أعرف أنني مزقت الكُفة المدوّرة لدي؟ ما هي خيارات العلاج وهل يمكنني العودة إلى اللعب؟

Experts caution: vaping prevention critical as teens head back to school during ongoing pandemic

The global COVID-19 pandemic has forced many people to live in relative isolation for more than a year. As adolescents return to school, public health experts caution parents to pay close attention to signs of tobacco use among teens. While there has been a decline in smoking traditional cigarettes among youth as well as adults, e-cigarette use continues to increase.
Experts express concern about rising rates of dual- and poly-tobacco product use, particularly among adolescents and young adults. A new evidence-based research centerThe evidence-based tobacco research program is conducting collaborative research aimed at increasing scientific knowledge to help regulate tobacco products effectively in a way that best serves individual and public health interests.

Pain medicine specialists innovate to tackle America’s ongoing opioid epidemic by reducing misuse after surgery

CHICAGO – Drug overdose deaths broke records during 2020, and while the pandemic no doubt contributed, surgery plays a significant and often overlooked role in America’s ongoing opioid epidemic because many patients continue to use their prescribed opioids months after their procedures. Pain medicine specialists are leading the way in addressing the opioid epidemic by developing strategies to reduce opioid misuse related to surgery, from helping to ease pain before the procedure to ensuring at-risk patients have access to naloxone to prevent an accidental overdose, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.