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By Alejandra Martins. BBC News Mundo. As you read these lines, how is your body positioned? Are you standing upright or slouching? And your face, is it relaxed or are you frowning? Our posture and facial expressions send important signals to our brain, and it's information to which our brain responds, as explained by Spanish neuroscientist Nazareth Castellanos, […]

By Jared Dashevsky. The effectiveness of GLP-1 agonists—such as semaglutide—in weight loss has captured everyone's attention, sparking a frenzy among celebrities and the wealthy to obtain the drug. It has also prompted startups to launch new "slimming" programs. Startups like Calibrate and Roop

By Marilynn Larkin, Medscape. The risk of health problems from alcohol is low for people who consume two standard drinks or fewer per week, but it increases with higher consumption, according to new guidance from the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. “Drinking less is better,” it says.

By Pauline Anderson Nearly a third of patients with chronic pain report using medical cannabis to manage that pain, and more than half of them reduce their use of other pain medications, including opioids, according to new research. “Patients reporting their substitution of cannabis for medications

Long-acting injectables, innovation, paradigm shift, and quality of life were some of the most frequently repeated concepts at the launch meeting for Vocabria + Rekambys, the first and only long-acting antiretroviral regimen presented on January 27 and 28. It is an injectable combination of cabotegravir and rilpivirine.

HIV treatment has come a long way, but there's still room for innovation. • By Liz Highleyman The start of a new year is a good time to take stock of your HIV treatment and ask yourself if it's still the best option for you. Many people living with HIV, especially

By Felipe Llambías. Historians believe that circumcision existed as early as 15,000 years ago in Egyptian society and has continued to the present day, with approximately one in three men worldwide circumcised. The majority of these circumcised men are Muslim, as it is practiced as a rite in Islam.

The use of smartphones as diagnostic tools is a work in progress, experts say. By Hannah Norman and Kaiser Health News. The same devices used to take selfies and write tweets are being repurposed and marketed to quickly access the information needed to monitor a patient's health. The tip

lawebdelasalud.com The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that he agrees with the advice offered by the Emergency Committee of the International Health Regulations (2005) regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and in this respect, "determines that the event continues to constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)." Dr.