Talking may lead to more transmission of COVID-19 than coughing does, particularly in poorly ventilated spaces, a new study finds. What’s more, the study researchers found that under these conditions, the virus can spread more than 6 feet (2 meters) in just seconds. The findings show that social distancing alone isn’t enough to prevent COVID-19 […]
Methamphetamine overdose deaths surged in an eight-year period in the United States, according to a study published today in JAMA Psychiatry. The analysis revealed rapid rises across all racial and ethnic groups, but American Indians and Alaska Natives had the highest death rates overall. The research was conducted at the National Institute on Drug Abuse […]
High blood pressure: Doctor explains benefits of hibiscus tea A hypertensive crisis can lead to organ damage if blood pressure isn’t reduced immediately. This can include heart failure, a stroke or fluid in the lungs. Watch out for these symptoms – and call 999. If you already know you’ve got high blood pressure – readings […]
Just a few millimeters thick, articular cartilage plays a crucial role in our musculoskeletal system, since it is responsible for smooth (in the truest sense of the word) movement. However, the downside of its particular structure is that even minor injuries do not regenerate. Timely treatment of cartilage damage is therefore essential. Biomaterials are often […]
1.6 million residents were banned from leaving Beijing on Wednesday as two COVID-19 cases linked to a new UK virus variant were found in the Chinese capital. China has lauded its response to the pandemic, which emerged in the central city of Wuhan just over a year ago but has been broadly brought to heel, […]
The introduction of optimal surgery in the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer in order to achieve complete cytoreduction has had the main objective of increasing survival and providing a definitive diagnosis for patients that will allow some cases to be cured. However, it is highly aggressive and often presents serious post-operative complications that can cause […]
NHSX has pioneered an anonymous bank of over 40,000 scans collected over the course of the pandemic. The National COVID-19 Chest Imaging Database (NCCID) collects X-Rays, CT and MRI scans to speed up diagnosis of the disease, enabling clinicians to implement treatment plans faster and more effectively as well as allowing them to predict more […]
It’s nine o’clock and I haven’t eaten dinner yet, so I order takeout. When it comes, I mindlessly eat while I’m on the computer doing work. Then I agonize over what happened that day, crawl onto the couch, scroll through Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and then I start adding things I barely need to my cart […]
Experts have repeatedly predicted that telehealth would present a major challenge for healthcare cybersecurity in the coming year. But it’s not enough to know telehealth is likely to be an issue – the real task is working collaboratively to address those dangers. At the second installment of the American Telemedicine Association’s EDGE policy […]
Half of all young people treated for severe obesity have neuropsychiatric problems, according to a new study by researchers from Lund University and Gothenburg, Sweden, among others. Two thirds of the teens suffered from some type of mental health problem, as reported by themselves or their parents. Both obesity and mental illness have increased among […]
