The Coronavirus pandemic, the world and Germany in breath, More than three million people have already signed up with the novel Virus-causative agent of Sars-CoV-2 infected – 164.841 of them in Germany. The two major cities of Magdeburg and Halle in Saxony-Anhalt want to react in the case of a new coronavirus outbreak rather restrictions […]
Health screenings can catch conditions early, helping patients avoid a condition’s worst consequences or even preventing it from developing altogether. Think of mammograms to catch breast cancer early or high blood pressure screening before a person has a stroke. Screening helps pre-symptomatic patients take actions to reduce their risk of a catastrophic outcome. Recently, researchers […]
Your house number could be the key to the safe relaxation of COVID-19-related restrictions if government follow a new exit strategy proposal published today in the British Medical Journal. Co-authored by Professor Adrian Barnett, a statistician with QUT’s School of Public Health and Social Work, the paper suggests governments around the globe use an ‘odds-and-evens’ […]
Eczema cream can do wonders for people with sensitive skin. The medicated lotion is key in treating many skin conditions, but how does it work? And when shouldn’t it be used? Topical steroids are man-made, says medical website Patient. Similar to hormones found in the body, they work in a number of ways. For instance, […]
With gyms closed and fitness classes off limits, people are working out at home – online yoga and interval sessions are keeping the country active from their living rooms. While it’s great that we’re working out so frequently, new research suggests that we’re not being quite so diligent with our hygiene routines. Loads of us […]
Germany on Wednesday unveiled a plan for reopening, as Europe’s largest economy tries to get the wheels turning after weeks of shutdown, as the deadly coronavirus continued to wreak havoc in the United States with a spike in the daily death toll. The cautious steps towards normality came as South Korea leapt back to life […]
More than a dozen children in New York City have been hospitalized with an unusual inflammatory syndrome possibility related to COVID-19. The syndrome, which doctors are still working to understand, has been previously reported in children in the United Kingdom and other European countries. On Monday (May 4), the New York City Health Department alerted […]
(HealthDay)—In the last decade, there has been a shift toward care in certified stroke centers for rural residents with acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack, according to a study published online May 4 in JAMA Neurology. Andrew D. Wilcock, Ph.D., from the University of Vermont in Burlington, and colleagues analyzed claims for beneficiaries of […]
A new study co-authored by a University of Central Florida researcher shows that laws that punish substance use during pregnancy actually do more harm than good. These unintended consequences include keeping women from getting the treatment they need and failing to reduce the number of babies addicted to drugs. The study, which was published Monday […]
Mutant strain of coronavirus that makes it more infectious has ‘dominated’ the US and Europe – and vaccines in development may NOT work against it, study suggests Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists in New Mexico have been tracking the evolution of the coronavirus and its mutations A significant mutation emerged in March in Europe, and […]
