Boris Johnson: New variant may have ‘higher degree of mortality’ Today (Friday, January 22) the Prime Minister updated the nation on the spread of coronavirus in the UK. The briefing comes as the reproduction number, or R value, of coronavirus transmission has fallen and is now estimated to be between 0.8 and 1 across the UK, […]
Becoming a parent often brings great joy, but not always. Parenthood also entails challenges, stress and, for some people, it can trigger depression. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that male postnatal depression is more common in men who are insecure in their relationship with their partner. Depression affects around 10-12 per […]
Christie Brinkley, 66, just showed off her toned abs in a new bikini Instagram photo. She’s big on running, spin classes, and her Total Gym to stay fit and healthy. The model also eats a low-card, vegetarian diet, but she def treats herself sometimes. Christie Brinkley has been on a Caribbean vacation since early January—not […]
Each time Ethan Brown uncoils his six-foot-five frame and snaps the rowing–machine handle to his chest, the Concept2 rower jumps back a couple inches. This action would seem more violent if Brown, 49, the founder and CEO of Beyond Meat, weren’t so consistent and methodical, slowly propelling the rower across the warehouse he converted into […]
Doctors may have cured second man of HIV Doctors in London performed a bone marrow transplant on the patient and are calling the results ‘long-term remission’; Steve Harrigan reports. U.S. regulators have approved the first long-acting drug combo for HIV, monthly shots that can replace the daily pills now used to control infection with the […]
After a toddler swallowed six tiny-but-powerful magnets, two of them became stuck in his throat, adhering to each other and pinching his tissue, according to a new report of the case. The 3-year-old swallowed the magnetic beads while his older sister was babysitting him, according to the report, published Jan. 19 in The Journal of […]
A big question on people’s minds these days: How long does immunity to SARS-CoV-2 last following infection? Now a research team from La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), The University of Liverpool and the University of Southampton has uncovered an interesting clue. Their new study suggests that people with severe COVID-19 cases may be left […]
McMaster University researchers have established in lab settings that a novel combination of two forms of immunotherapy can be highly effective for treating lung cancer, which causes more deaths than any other form of cancer. The new treatment, yet to be tested on patients, uses one form of therapy to kill a significant number of […]
Fox News Flash top headlines for January 21 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. A California woman is pleading with others to remain diligent in protecting themselves and loved ones against the novel coronavirus after she and eight other members of her family contracted the disease, including her […]
Food insecurity spiked among residents living in two predominantly African American neighborhoods during the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, far outpacing food insecurity observed among the general U.S. population during the same period, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Following residents of two Pittsburgh low-income African American neighborhoods characterized as food deserts since […]
