Viruses and Health

Are you looking for a primary care provider? Confused about the difference between having "M.D." or "D.O." after the doctor's name? We've got you covered. M.D. vs. D.O. M.D. is an abbreviation used after the name of someone who has a doctor of medicine degree. D.O. is an abbreviation for a doctor of osteopathic medicine's degree. Both types of doctors are fully trained and licensed, but there are some differences that may make a difference for you as a patient. Similarities Both paths to becoming a physician require students to graduate from an accredited medical school. A tool used to accept students to medical school is the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). Students must pass a national medical licensing examination and graduate from medical school. Next, students start a residency program and get a general medical license. From there, doctors can become board certified in their chosen specialty or subspecialty. All...

Your child is cranky, running a fever and going through tissues like there's no tomorrow.   Advertising Policy Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center. Advertising on our site helps support our mission. We do not endorse non-Cleveland Clinic products or services. Policy Then, they won't eat.   Then, you see a rash. And their best friend's mom from daycare calls and says her child hasn't been feeling well either.  And now it's all making sense.  It might be hand, foot and mouth disease, a common but highly contagious childhood illness that makes its way — very quickly — through households, daycares and schools.   "Like most viruses, hand, foot and mouth is fairly contagious," says pediatrician Dana Schmidt, MD. "So, in a daycare or school setting...

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Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nails. During the forecast period, the global onychomycosis market is expected to grow at a rapid pace. The rising global prevalence of onychomycosis, rising per capita healthcare expenditure, an increasing diabetic patient population, and an increasing prevalence of peripheral artery disease are some of the major factors driving market growth (PAD). On the contrary, the side effects of onychomycosis treatment drugs, as well as a lack of awareness about the disease, are expected to limit market growth over the forecast period. Onychomycosis, also known as tinea unguium, is a fungal infection of the nails that can affect any component of the nail unit, including the matrix, bed, or plate. According to a study published in the Journal of Tropical Medicine, the prevalence of onychomycosis, which is primarily caused by non-dermatophyte moulds, is increasing globally. The ageing population, increased consumption of immunosuppressive-drugs-market-82...

Certain medications, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), opioids, and antidepressants, may cause constipation. Laxatives can help relieve and counteract the effects of constipation these drugs cause. One of the most common digestive complaints people of all ages in the United States and other western countries experience is constipation. Every year, doctors get at least 2.5 million visits for constipation. Some medicines taken orally can affect a person's digestive system. This can make it hard for people to empty their bowels or pass hard, dry stools. This article explores the medications that cause constipation, constipation's potential causes, and the best laxatives that relieve medication-related constipation. Anything that disrupts typical bowel function can cause constipation. Several medications may contribute to constipation: Opioids or pain medications Between 40–60% of people without cancer who take opioids get opioid-induced constipation. Doctors ...

According to Emelis Santos '24, UConn Waterbury is the place to be. The allied health sciences major has nothing against the main campus in Storrs or any of UConn's other regional campuses. But the Waterbury native majoring in allied health sciences says the close-knit atmosphere and opportunity to stay close to her community gives Waterbury the edge. Santos isn't alone. She joins a growing number of students choosing to attend all four years at the Waterbury campus to pursue allied health sciences since the program's inception in the fall of 2020. Enrollment in the major has ballooned from 44 students in spring 2021 to 72 in spring 2022. There will be 37 incoming first-year students for the fall 2022 semester as well. The allied health major is definitely preparing me to be successful in the future. I'm glad to be a part of this. &#8212 Emelis Santos Santos says she appreciates the manageable size of the Waterbury campus and the allied health pro...

The emergence of seed-producing plants more than 300 million years ago was an evolutionary watershed, opening new environments to plants and ultimately leading to the flowering plants that brighten our world and supply much of our food. But it was less of a leap than it seems, newly published DNA sequences suggest. The genomes, from three fern species and a cycad, one of the oldest kinds of seed-bearing plants, show genes key to making seeds are the same as those in the spore-producing machinery of ferns, which emerged tens of millions of years earlier. They evidently existed in a common ancestor but were recruited into different reproductive functions as plants diverged. The fern and cycad genomes, published in a series of papers over the past several months "fill the gap of the gene flow during plant evolution," says Shu-Nong Bai, a plant developmental biologist emeritus at Peking University who helped sequence a member of the maidenhair fern genus. "Evolutionary i...