Professional football matches played before lockdown, even those in near-empty stadiums, were linked to higher COVID-19 cases and deaths in the local area, a study has found. The findings suggest that reopening stadiums with reduced capacities is unlikely to reduce rates of transmission on its own, without effective social distancing measures for fans before, during […]
Research suggests that when someone eats out or has a takeaway meal, they consume on average 200 more calories per day. The UK government is encouraging the food industry to support a nation-wide effort against obesity with voluntary calorie reduction guidelines to make it easier for people to choose healthier options in everyday meals and […]
Spending long periods of time in space can wreak havoc on space traveler health, including negative effects on metabolism, bone and muscle health, gastrointestinal health, immunity and mental health. This could prevent us pursuing long-distance missions, such as a Mars landing. However, a new review in open-access journal Frontiers in Physiology highlights that promoting a […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen unprecedented impact on global level, not just on an economic scale but also putting health systems around the world on their limits. At the opening panel of the HIMSS & Health 2.0 Europe Digital Conference titled Leveraging Digital Health to Predict, Prevent and Manage Future Health Crises, moderator Hal Wolf, […]
A small Pennsylvania college is requiring students to remain in their dorms 24 hours a day for week — only leaving to use the bathroom or pick up food — and has moved classes online after a rise in COVID-19 cases. Gettysburg College, a private, liberal arts school, enacted the “all-student quarantine” on Sept. 1 […]
Blue butterfly pea powder has been described as the latest and greatest new ingredient to hit the custom drink world, replacing chemical-filled drinks and other toxic food colouring agents to produce an eye-catching drink hailed as the liquid for longevity. The mesmerising colours of the flower when added with hot water are not just a […]
It became clear, very early on in the coronavirus pandemic, that lockdown would put domestic abuse victims and survivors at increased risk. But the pandemic has also taken its toll on the people who help them. I spoke to people on the front line to find out how they were coping. Over the past few […]
COVID-19 patients can suffer long-term lung and heart damage but, for many, this tends to improve over time, according to the first, prospective follow-up of patients infected with the coronavirus, presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress. Researchers in the COVID-19 ‘hot spot’ in the Tyrolean region of Austria recruited consecutive coronavirus patients to […]
Mental health experts say people are feeling especially stressed about this year’s presidential election. The feelings of stress are compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as economic pressures. Stress can cause mental health issues as well as bring on physical ailments. Some helpful ways to cope include talking to others about your feelings as […]
Heart disease, which is often used interchangeably with the term cardiovascular disease, generally refers to conditions that involve narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest pain (angina) or stroke. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is the number one cause of death globally, taking an estimated 17.9 […]
