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Health Matters: The mystery of Mueller-Weiss Syndrome

ESCANABA — The world is full of medical oddities, conditions which defy our understanding. Examples abound, from chronic fatigue syndrome to Charcot joints, many “interesting” diseases can afflict the human body. One of them certainly is Mueller-Weiss Syndrome (MWS) and the collapsing foot deformity associated. Our feet are tasked with an unenviable role, that of supporting and transporting the human form. Whether sprinting to catch the dog or standing long hours at work, the physical stresses experienced are tremendous, especially over the years. Which is why any change in ...

Health Matters: Is AI your future healthcare provider?

ESCANABA — Many readers will recall the day when a visit to the doctor was exactly that. You walked into the doctor’s office, greeted the receptionist (who you had probably known for years), and eventually saw your doc who likely had cared for your family for a generation. As with so many aspects of modern life, this scenario is now drastically different. How often does one get to see an actual physician? Nowadays, medical care more closely resembles an assembly line. Doctors are just hourly employees, required to see a certain number of patients per hour, their “numbers” ...

RSV vaccine access expanded to some people in their 50s

The Trump administration appears to be expanding RSV vaccinations to some adults starting at age 50, down from 60, following the advice of a recently fired panel of government vaccine advisers. The decision appears on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage but as of Wednesday wasn't on the agency's official adult immunization schedule. RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, typically is a coldlike nuisance, but it can be severe, even life-threatening, for infants and older adults. The CDC recommends vaccination for certain pregnant women and a onetime shot for everyone 75 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a remarkably well-preserved skeleton found in a sealed funeral pot in an Egyptian tomb site dating to between 4,495 and 4,880 years ago. Four-fifths of the genome showed links to North Africa and the region around Egypt. But a fifth of the genome showed links to the area in the Middle East between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, known as the Fertile ...