Author: Michelle Korhonen
Reducing Unnecessary Head CT Scans in Older Adults: A New Decision Rule Shows Promise – With the growing elderly population, emergency departments are increasingly managing a surge in the number of older adults who have fallen. Falls, particularly those occurring on level ground, such as in one’s home, are a common cause of brain bleeds. While computed tomography (CT) scans of the head are frequently used to assess patients who have fallen, subjecting every fallen patient to a head scan is an inefficient and costly practice.Dr. Kerstin de Wit of Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, along with coauthors from the…
December 4, 2023, 2:13 PM ETThe Atlantic is today launching the fifth season of its popular How To podcast series with How to Keep Time, an exploration of our relationship with time and how to reclaim it. For the new season, The Atlantic’s Becca Rashid returns as co-host (and producer), now joined by Atlantic contributing writer Ian Bogost. How to Keep Time follows the show’s past seasons, which have explored such related topics as how to build a happy life (with Arthur C. Brooks), how to talk to people (with Julie Beck), and how to start over (with Olga Khazan).Over…
Immediate skin-to-skin contact with mom: Does it enhance interaction in very preterm infants at 4 months?The first few months of life are a critical period for development, including the formation of parent-infant bonds. For very preterm infants, who are born before 37 weeks of gestation, these early interactions are particularly important. Immediate skin-to-skin contact (SSC) between a mother and her very preterm infant is a practice that has been shown to have a number of benefits, including improved bonding, stress reduction, and better sleep.In addition to these immediate benefits, there is also growing evidence that SSC can have a positive…
As the end of the year approaches, here is a look back at some of the major news events and moments of 2023. Hamas militants launched a surprise attack in southern Israel, followed by thousands of Israeli air strikes in Gaza; a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was shot down over the U.S.; extreme weather events affected people around the world; a devastating earthquake struck parts of Turkey and Syria; and much more. Here, we present the top 25 news photos of 2023. Be sure to check back throughout the week for more comprehensive stories, presented as “2023: The Year in…
Does Joint pain and stiffness mean your body Is aging faster than you are? – Yes it could be. As we age, our bodies undergo various changes, and one of the most common is joint pain and stiffness which can be a sign of premature aging. This is because the aging process can cause changes to the joints that can lead to pain and stiffness. These changes include Cartilage loss, Ligament shortening, and Joint fluid loss. While these symptoms are often associated with the natural aging process, they can also indicate that your body is aging faster than should. Here’s…
Karli (left) and Elmo (right) appear in Season 51 of Sesame Street. In separate videos and stories available for free online, Karli, Elmo and supportive adult characters discuss how Karli’s mother is in recovery for an unspecified addiction. Sesame Workshop hide caption toggle caption Sesame Workshop Karli (left) and Elmo (right) appear in Season 51 of Sesame Street. In separate videos and stories available for free online, Karli, Elmo and supportive adult characters discuss how Karli’s mother is in recovery for an unspecified addiction. Sesame Workshop Tevis Simon grew up in West Baltimore back in the 1980s, a neighborhood that…
Featuring two dozen Atlantic writers on how a second term could shatter norms with the courts, education, the military, foreign policy, immigration, abortion rights, science, genderDecember 4, 2023, 7:59 AM ETThe next Trump presidency will be worse.A special issue of The Atlantic, launching today, warns of the grave and extreme consequences if former President Trump were to win in 2024––building an overwhelming case, across two dozen essays by Atlantic writers, that both Trump and Trumpism pose an existential threat to America and to the ideas that animate it. With each writer focusing on their subject area of expertise, the issue…
Does tinnitus cause hearing loss in normal hearing individuals? Tinnitus is a condition that causes people to hear noises in their ears that are not caused by external sounds. These noises can vary in pitch, volume, and quality, and can be constant or intermittent. Tinnitus can affect people of all ages but is more prevalent in older adults. Tinnitus can significantly impact an individual’s quality of life by causing difficulty understanding speech in noisy environments, sleep deprivation, depression, and social isolation.On the other side of the coin, hearing loss is the inability to hear certain sounds or tones. It can be…
Like many reporters, I’ve been operating in Casaubon mode for much of the past eight years, searching for the key to Donald Trump’s mythologies. No single explanation of Trump is fully satisfactory, although Atlantic staff writer Adam Serwer came closest when he observed that the cruelty is the point. Another person who helped me unscramble the mystery of Trump was his son-in-law Jared Kushner. Early in the Trump presidency, I had lunch with Kushner in his White House office. We were meant to be discussing Middle East peace (more on that another time), but I was particularly curious to hear…
Co-hosts Becca Rashid and Ian Bogost explore our relationship with time and how to reclaim it. Why is it so important to be productive? Why can it feel like there’s never enough time in a day? Why are so many of us conditioned to believe that being more productive makes us better people?The following transcript has been edited for clarity:Becca Rashid: So Ian, when I sent you that voice note yesterday, I just wanted to let you in my head a little bit.Rashid field tape: Hello, Ian. Alas, I’m waiting at the bus stop, and it seems it will never…