Author: Healthcare Propulsion Staff

Smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada, along with fires in northern Minnesota, is expected to keep air quality at unhealthy levels across parts of the Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast on July 17, shrouding cities in haze and prompting warnings that the air outside could be hazardous to breathe.Air quality alerts remained in effect on July 17 in multiple states, including parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and the Carolinas, as smoke drifted south, the National Weather Service said. Some of the worst conditions have…

Published on 17/07/2026 – 10:46 GMT+2•Updated 12:25 New York woke up on Thursday to an orange sky. It is not the first time this has happened, as it already occurred in 2023, but the timing makes it a major story. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In less than 72 hours, Spain and Argentina will face off at MetLife Stadium for the 2026 World Cup title, and smoke from forest fires in Ontario has decided to put in an unwelcome appearance. The phenomenon has a clear origin. Canada is currently battling several hundred active fires, many of them out of control, and air currents…

When a lifetime of sports adventures and injuries left Rob Lea facing an ankle reconstruction in 2017, he knew he needed something to do other than just physical therapy afterward. He wanted something to train for. And as a 70.3 triathlon World Champion (2012) and a former All-American swimmer at UC Davis, just another race wasn’t gonna cut it.“Sitting on the doctor’s table, I decided I was going to swim the English Channel, even though I knew almost nothing about the English Channel,” the Utah-based realtor says.So when he got home and started reading, he “stumbled on all these blogs…

Consumers worried about a growing outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a diarrheal illness caused by the cyclospora parasite, are turning to social media for advice on what foods to avoid as public health officials have yet to identify the source.The illness can cause long-lasting bouts of explosive diarrhea leading to severe dehydration, particularly in young children, older adults and people who are immunocompromised. Public health experts say it is difficult to dispense safety advice because key details about the outbreak remain unknown, leaving the public largely flying blind when it comes to appropriate health precautions.”This isn’t a problem consumers can solve,” said Dr.…

If 2026 is the year you take on your first Hyrox, this is the workout to help you cross that finish line. It’s designed exclusively by Hyrox athlete and Director of Fitness and Performance at FIIT, Gede Foster, who has competed in a whopping 14 Hyrox races, with her fastest solo time being 1 hour and seven minutes.It’s a short but spicy Hyrox-inspired session, formed of five of the exact exercises you’ll perform on race day (with the only exception being that you’ll perform walking lunges with dumbbells instead of a sandbag). Muscular endurance is your goal, so, “You want…

Any person or group that has been in the same industry for 25 years will confirm that it doesn’t happen by luck. Objectively, you must be successful and consistent. That standard is higher in the music business, where one hit wonders can come and go at the drop of a dime. That’s why a group like D12 is revered and respected in and out of the business. Ever since they released their debut album Devil’s Night in 2001, the group has been a regular and successful presence in the hip-hop scene. There have been various incarnations of the group, but…

THE STATE OF your hamstrings determines more about your body’s condition than you might expect. Tightness in your hamstrings can cause back pain, hip mobility, and even bad posture.“Tight hamstrings affect much more than your ability to touch your toes. It can pull the pelvis into a posterior pelvic tilt, which flexes your lumbar spine into positions of increased postural stress,” says Brett Warner, P.T., D.P.T., C.S.C.S. of Bespoke Physical Therapy. “This can contribute to acute and chronic back pain, making activities like sitting at a desk or changing positions more painful.”Mobility is key for your overall quality of life.…

Mobility and strength, while complementary, are different physical qualities. Mobility is your joint’s ability to move through a range of motion and strength is the force your muscles can generate against resistance. Therefore, it’s generally common to work on each separately.However, personal trainer, doctor of physical therapy, orthopedic clinical specialist, and founder of training platform Paradigm of Perfection, Laura Kummerle, shows us in this weighted mobility routine “that you can in fact train strength and mobility at the same time!” Follow these four moves for increased power and active range of motion.The 4-move workout for strength and mobility1. Straddle overhead…

Why are you going to the gym? That answer usually occupies one or more of several reasons: Your doctor said if you don’t start exercising regularly and lose weight you’re going to die before your daughter’s wedding. Or maybe you’re a soccer mom of three intent on regaining your once-toned physique. Or you’re a sports-minded weekend warrior, a hardcore bodybuilder, an old-school lifter pushing back Father Time, or you’re 12 years old and think muscles are cool. In any one of, or combination thereof, all of us have one thing irrevocably in common: We’re trying to do something to our…

White House denies that CDC cuts affected parasite outbreakWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the CDC and FDA “have the resources they need” to combat an outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite.After thousands have been sickened by cyclosporiasis across the country, federal health officials say lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants has been linked to an outbreak of the stomach-churning parasitic infection.The gastrointestinal illness, which can cause frequent, watery diarrhea or explosive bowel movements, nausea, cramps, bloating and low-grade fever, has sickened people in 34 states.In Michigan, at least 102 people have been hospitalized since June 22 and 4,312 cases have been reported statewide,…