Matt Lum (center) with his parents, Mark Lum (left) and Lynn Otaguro. (Photo courtesy of Matt Lum) A month after Lynn Otaguro and Mark Lum brought their new baby, Matt, home from the hospital, they noticed he was fussy and exhausted after breastfeeding. Matt wasn’t gaining enough weight or growing like other babies his age….
(Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/DigitalVision, Getty Images) Lea en español Not everyone can sing like a nightingale. When some of us try to carry a tune, we sound like Bob Dylan imitating Elmer Fudd. Still, no matter the sound, experts say we should limber up our larynxes more often. According to a growing body of research,…
(Brothers91/E+, Getty Images) Lea en español The viruses that cause the flu and COVID-19 are not the same, and the diseases are different, too. But they have a lot in common, including the ways you can protect yourself. You can imagine the viruses as different kinds of dangerous animals – but “both can bite you,”…
(Malte Mueller, Getty Images) Broken heart syndrome, a life-threatening condition whose symptoms mimic a heart attack, is on the upswing, according to new research that shows the sharpest increases among women 50 and older. Published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the study examined 135,463 cases of broken heart syndrome in U.S….
(Simon McGill/Moment, Getty Images) Lea en español The pandemic has highlighted societal inequities that leave historically disenfranchised communities more at risk for COVID-19 exposure. But recent studies suggest the disparities more severely impact Hispanic people who only speak Spanish, especially when it comes to unemployment and food insecurity. “This is about structural racism and structural…
(Geber86/E+, Getty Images) A medical school lecture taught Dr. Samuel Kung a vital lesson: He needed to see a cardiologist. As a toddler, Kung had Kawasaki disease, an illness of unknown cause that tends to strike young children. He doesn’t remember being sick, just the years of follow-up that stretched into his teen years. And…
(Jasmin Merdan/Moment, Getty Images) Every year, on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, hundreds of millions of Muslims celebrate the month of Ramadan by, in part, fasting daily from sunrise to sunset. Now, new research shows it might help lower blood pressure – at least temporarily. The study, published Friday in the Journal of…
(Aldo Murillo/iStock, Getty Images) Lea en español At first, there was skepticism about what would become the most extensive study of Hispanic and Latino health in the United States. But 15 years and nearly 400 scientific papers later, the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos is still producing valuable information. It’s become a trove of…