“Movement snack” is a catch-all term for any physical activity you do in really short bursts, say one to 10 minutes, as opposed to more traditional fitness routines that have you exercising for longer stretches. And while the exact benefit you’ll get out of your movement snack depends on the […]
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Short bursts of exercise may offer big health benefits
In the journals Got two minutes to exercise? Then you have enough time to lower your risk of heart disease, cancer, and even early death, according to a study published online Oct. 27, 2022, by the European Heart Journal. Researchers looked at almost 72,000 adults, average age 62, who were […]
Rural China runs short of Covid drugs over lunar new year holiday
Wu, a 54-year-old retiree in China’s south-western Sichuan province, struggled to get hold of antiviral medication when her 92-year-old mother came down with Covid-19 this month. “By the time I realised my mother had Covid, it had been two days since she had eaten or drunk anything,” she said. Relatives […]
Pfizer’s COVID-19 drug Paxlovid in short supply in China
When Li’s 83-year-old father with diabetes started coughing and complaining of body aches last month, the Beijing resident became anxious about finding a treatment for COVID-19 in case his parent had caught the virus sweeping the city. He heard at that time that Pfizer’s anti-viral drug Paxlovid was an effective […]
The short life of baby Serhii, killed in a Ukraine maternity ward
November 25, 2022 at 4:29 p.m. EST Family members place a cross on the grave of 2-day-old Serhii Podlianov at the family’s village cemetery in Novosolone in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine on Nov. 24. (Heidi Levine for The Washington Post) Comment on this story Comment NOVOSOLONE, Ukraine — On […]
For West Virginians on Medicaid, lawmaker inaction means dental and vision benefits fall far short
Malav Shah, a dentist, and Ann Sibold, a certified dental assistant, prepare to extract a patient’s tooth at the Charleston free clinic Health Right. Photo by Allen Siegler WEBSTER SPRINGS — Todd Farlow loves his job as the Webster County coordinator for the Family Resource Network, a statewide nonprofit tasked […]