During the COVID-19 pandemic, business at Gastro Health in Miami came to a halt. In order to uphold social-distancing practices, patients stayed at home and thus physicians at the practice did not have access to them. THE PROBLEM Additionally, all elective endoscopic procedures were cancelled. Only urgent procedures were performed. There was a dramatic drop […]
The short-term acute inflammatory response triggered to mend injured cardiac tissue following a heart attack can lead to weakening of the heart’s pumping function if the inflammation remains active over the long-term. Heart failure associated with this unresolved chronic cardiac inflammation has become a leading cause of death in the U.S. and worldwide, yet little […]
Sexual health interventions are effective at increasing both abstinence and condom use in Black adolescents, according to research from North Carolina State University evaluating dozens of studies on interventions and outcomes in Black youth. The new paper, published in JAMA Pediatrics, draws on data from 29 studies that reported on a total of 11,918 Black […]
Large numbers of people around the globe have been forced into solitude due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, social distancing is utterly at odds with our drive for social connection, the cornerstone of human evolution. Suddenly confronted with a lack of social interactions, many of us are now experiencing more loneliness. We are missing that […]
Coronavirus was first discovered in December 2019, originating in Wuhan, China. The virus has since spread across the world, infecting millions of people. As the world suffers the effects of the pandemic there is a high demand for a vaccine, but there could be a long wait before a vaccine is approved and rolled out. […]
Ghana on Monday ended a three-week lockdown on two key regions as the west African nation’s leader said testing had improved and the measures were having a “severe” impact on the poor. President Nana Akufo-Addo announced the lifting of restrictions on movement around the capital Accra and second region Kumasi in a televised address. He […]
Norway, which says it has the new coronavirus under control, on Monday started opening up pre-schools after a month-long closure, an AFP correspondent reported. Authorities have said the reopening was possible because children have been less affected by COVID-19, although some parents have expressed reservations over the decision. “Going to pre-school is safe,” Education Minister […]
“How funny that the name [of this podcast] is Uninterrupted because I’m pretty sure I’ll be completely interrupted,” Teresa Palmer laughs as we get on the phone. And she is right. But all the interruptions in this new podcast episode of Uninterrupted by Women’s Health Australia are perfectly imperfect, because the reason we’re on the […]
Coronavirus is an infectious disease that has been confirmed in more than two million people across the world. A woman has revealed that she developed a possible symptom of COVID-19 on her skin, when her toe turned a different colour. Jessica, from Los Angeles, USA, tested positive for coronavirus after developing a high fever and […]
One behaviour-turned-habit could be the key to leading a healthier, happier and longer life. What is it? And what does the research say? Researchers from Harvard Medical School have teamed together to pin-point the neural pathway linked to human longevity. Scientists from the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School based their findings on the brains […]
