Health

Recently, I (Leon) have treated a number of patients who were worried that their symptoms of insomnia might make them more susceptible to dementia. They believed they had insomnia because they were in their 70s and were waking up two or three times per night. However, they did not have the usual daytime impairments associated with sleeplessness. For most people, these fleeting awakenings are typical and absolutely safe. The occasional light sleep phases that normally occur in between the four or five ninety-minute deep sleep cycles give rise to brief awakenings. You might assume that these awakenings are an indication…

Philippines' Manila There have been 1,264 new COVID-19 cases reported in the last week, according to a Department of Health report released on Tuesday. The DOH stated in a bulletin that from October 2 to October 8, an average of 181 cases were reported every day. When compared to the cases recorded between September 25 and October 1, the agency saw that this average was 3% higher. Twelve of the extra cases had serious and life-threatening conditions. Of all COVID-19 admissions in the nation, 272 patients were in severe or critical situations, making up 9% of the total. As of…