Nearly a year before the novel coronavirus emerged, Dr. Leonardo Trasande published “Sicker, Fatter, Poorer,” a book about connections between environmental pollutants and many of the most common chronic illnesses. The book describes decades of scientific research showing how endocrine-disrupting chemicals, present in our daily lives and now found in nearly all people, interfere with […]
In the United States, the push to create and release a vaccine under the title Operation Warp Speed has made headlines. President Donald Trump said he hoped to have a vaccine in October, which would mean it being approved just before the November election. Experts say the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) needs to have […]
Over the past two decades, opioid overdose mortality nationwide more than doubled from 21,000 deaths in 2000 to 47,000 deaths in 2017. In a new study of Medicaid enrollees, a team of LDI fellows sheds light on the degree to which new or repeated overdoses may be driving this trend—with significant implications for overdose reduction. […]
2/8 What does the Queen eat for breakfast? We're loving the monarch's breakfast routine! House and Garden reported that the Queen starts her day with Earl Grey tea – minus milk and sugar – and a side of biscuits alongside her pet dogs. She then takes her main breakfast in her private dining room in […]
Testing of environmental surfaces in the radiation oncology clinic in a tertiary care COVID-19 referral center revealed no detectable severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA, according to a research letter published online Aug. 27 in JAMA Oncology. Imraan Jan, D.O., from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and colleagues conducted a quality […]
Gonorrhoea cases have soared 26% in a year to the highest level since records began in 1918, Public Health England report reveals Some 70,936 people diagnosed with the sexually transmitted infection last year Highest since records began in 1918 and marks a 26 per cent increase from 2018 Health bosses said the spike is largely […]
N95 respirators, which are widely worn by health care workers treating COVID-19 patients, and are designed to be used only once, can be decontaminated effectively and worn up to three times, according to a new study that could help reuse these scarce resources amidst the pandemic. Researchers, including those from The University of California Los […]
Thousands of teachers lined up for hours in Madrid on Wednesday to be tested for the coronavirus before the start of the new school term next week as concern mounts over a spike in infections. The regional government of Madrid, which is responsible for education and health care, summoned teachers on Tuesday night to be […]
Now more than ever, finding ways to live a healthy and happy life have become insurmountable. However, eating more of these two types of fat could be the answer to helping you boost your longevity. New research suggests that as many as 700,000 deaths each year could be avoided if people ate more healthy fats. […]
Germany will impose tougher rules on mask wearing and keep fans out of stadiums until at the least the end of the year to combat a worrying rise in coronavirus infections, under a draft seen by AFP on Thursday. Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to meet with the leaders of Germany’s 16 federal states later […]
