“Brain fog” is the non-medical term used to describe a feeling that your brain isn’t working as quickly or efficiently as it should. It may feel as if your thinking is in slow motion. It’s often associated with forgetfulness and difficulty concentrating. There are many possible causes. The good news is that in most cases it’s a temporary condition that will go away with the right management.
BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana Department of Health officials confirmed a Louisiana resident contracted a rare Naegleria fowleri infection, most likely while swimming in Lake Claiborne in Claiborne Parish.
Michigan has documented 13,909 cases of cyclosporiasis, according to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services, up from the 12,485 cases reported last Thursday. The department is issuing weekly updates on the number of documented cases with weekly updates on hospitalizations, as well as cases recorded in each of Michigan’s 83 counties. A total […]
The third annual Smash Out Skin Cancer Celebrity Pickleball Tournament, presented by Eucerin, returns to Montreal on Thursday, Aug. 27 ( 4 pm to 10 pm) at the Royal West Court Social Club in Dollard des Ormeaux.
The Kirkland Ecclestone Pool will mark its 50th anniversary this summer by dedicating its annual Swim-a-Thon to longtime member Ainsley Rowcliffe, whose more than 11 years at the pool have made her a familiar and inspirational presence in the community.
A Pointe-Claire teenager who turned her experience with juvenile arthritis into a peer-support initiative has been named one of 10 winners of an international youth leadership award.
Quebec is undertaking an animal vaccination program to control the spread of rabies among raccoons because there’s been a significant increase in the number of infected raccoons in the Montérégie and Estrie regions and raccoon rabies has infected a stray (feral) cat in that region.
The New Mexico Department of Health announced this week that an unvaccinated adult in southeastern New Mexico tested positive for measles, marking the state’s 18th case this year as the U.S. sees its highest number of cases in more than three decades.
A 78-year-old priest who has been in immigration detention in Aurora for almost a year continues to present symptoms of respiratory illness with no improvement in his condition. Edward Nalwamba, a citizen of Uganda who has lived in Colorado for more than two decades, has been in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention since September. […]
A mindfulness treatment created at the University of Utah in recent years has proved to be effective at decreasing opioid misuse. Now, a new economic study found it could also save hundreds of thousands of dollars per patient. That’s if healthcare, criminal justice and lost productivity costs are taken into account. An opioid addiction epidemic […]
