Ukraine imposes virus lockdown that many say came too late

Ukraine on Friday imposed a broad lockdown aimed at containing surging coronavirus infections, but some cities appeared to be largely ignoring the restrictions and critics said the move was worrisomely tardy. The government had made plans for the lockdown in December, when 12,000-14,000 new infections were being recorded daily in the country of 42 million. […]

Machine learning comes of age in cystic fibrosis

World-leading AI technology developed by the Cambridge Centre for AI in Medicine and their colleagues offers a glimpse of the future of precision medicine, and unprecedented predictive power to clinicians caring for individuals with cystic fibrosis. Accurately predicting how an individual’s chronic illness is going to progress is critical to delivering better-personalized, precision medicine. Only […]

Using mathematics to test new approaches to cancer therapy

Cancer therapy is typically applied at the highest dose that a patient can tolerate. Although this approach succeeds in shrinking tumors, it often fails in the long run because a minority of cancer cells are resistant to the treatment. These cells rapidly expand to fill the space left by the cells that were destroyed. Cancer […]

“January has a bad rep, but this is how I make this month work for me”

January is often seen as the worst month of the year, but what if we looked at the positives that January had to offer and rewrote the ‘New Year New You’ narrative to actually benefit us? January has a bad reputation, and I can see why. Long mixed up in diet culture, the phrase “New Year […]

Germany enables free national use of SNOMED CT

The German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) has joined SNOMED International in order to roll-out national use of SNOMED CT, it has been announced. From 1 January 2021, German users will be able register for a free sub-license to the database from the BfArM. WHY IT MATTERS SNOMED CT – which stands […]

What happens when your brain can’t tell which way is up or down?

What feels like up may actually be some other direction depending on how our brains process our orientation, according to psychology researchers at York University’s Faculty of Health. In a new study published in PLoS One, researchers at York University’s Centre for Vision Research found that an individual’s interpretation of the direction of gravity can […]

Tarek El Moussa: It Took My Son 'a Few Weeks' to Adjust to Heather Rae Young

Taking his time. Tarek El Moussa and Christina Anstead’s 5-year-old son, Brayden, didn’t immediately connect with his dad’s fiancée, Heather Rae Young. Heather Rae Young’s Sweetest Moments With Tarek El Moussa’s 2 Kids “He was three years old [when] she came in one day out of nowhere and, like, just moved in,” the Tarek’s Flip […]

Researchers examine impact of COVID-19 on dental hygiene and dental students’ careers

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted dental education and training. The study “COVID-19 and Dental and Dental Hygiene Students’ Career Plans,” published in the JDR Clinical & Translational Research (JDR CTR), examined the short-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental hygiene and dental students’ career intentions. An anonymous online survey was emailed to dental […]