Blooming Wellness
Dr. Eek's Health & Wellness Blog
High blood pressure is often described as a problem for older adults. But something is shifting quietly in the background. New research shows deaths related to high blood pressure are rising in younger women. Not slightly. Significantly. Between 1999 and 2023, deaths from hypertension-related heart disease in women ages 25 to 44 increased more than …
When a Hair Treatment Becomes a Medical Emergency: Hair straightening treatments are common. Routine. Marketed as cosmetic and harmless. Which is why a recent case out of Israel feels so unsettling. A 17 year old girl was hospitalized with severe acute kidney failure after undergoing a hair straightening treatment. She arrived at the hospital with …
Sometimes science hides in a lab. Sometimes it rides the Milan metro in a Batman cape. This study, led by Francesco Pagnini, asked a surprisingly wholesome public health question. Can something unexpected, like seeing Batman on your morning commute, jolt people out of autopilot just long enough to make them more aware of others, including …
