How is the COVID-19 crisis impacting the most vulnerable among us? Tens of millions of Americans fit that description—the poor, the homeless, immigrants, the detained and incarcerated, the precariously employed and the uninsured. Nearly one-quarter of adult Americans do not have access to medical benefits, paid sick leave or access to medical care. Already, the […]
The NHS is starting to suspend home births amid the coronavirus pandemic. With official guidance telling us to stay at home as much as possible in order to save lives, you might assume that giving birth at home would be the best option – but medics are warning that hospitals could be the safest place. […]
If you’re not sick with the new coronavirus, should you wear a mask in public? Global health authorities say no. Amid a shortage of masks, the U.S. is sticking with that advice but Tuesday, President Donald Trump suggested people who are worried wear a scarf. That shortage is so severe that the Joint Commission, which […]
Mental health in times of Corona-crisis strengths The uncertainties, Fears and social Isolation in the Wake of the Corona-crisis can affect the mental well-being greatly. The German society for psychiatry and psychotherapy, psychosomatics and neurology (DGPPN) has put together five recommendations to strengthen the mental well-being in these difficult times. The social contacts were reduced […]
Washington University School of Medicine announced today that it began mailing letters to patients whose information may have been involved in a recent incident involving unauthorized access to an employee’s email account. On Jan. 31, 2020, a School of Medicine investigation into the incident confirmed that an unauthorized person gained access from Jan. 12 to […]
Most dentist offices are closed for routine procedures during the COVID-19 outbreak. Dentists are urging people to brush twice a day and floss once a day to take care of their teeth. They say keeping your toothbrush clean is also important for good dental health. Good dental hygiene might not be in the front of […]
Individuals taking a class of steroid hormones called glucocorticoids for conditions such as asthma, allergies and arthritis on a routine basis may be unable to mount a normal stress response and are at high risk if they are infected with the virus causing COVID-19, according to a new editorial published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal […]
Scientists have developed a new immunotherapy that eradicates solid tumours in mice without adverse side effects, according to a new study published today in eLife. The newly developed chimeric antigen receptor-T cell (CAR-T cell therapy) could soon be tested in clinical trials. In addition, the researchers used a new mouse model that could be used […]
Type 2 diabetes affects the insulin found in the body and this creates a dire effect on one’s health as everybody needs insulin to live and be healthy. Insulin allows the glucose in the blood to enter the cells and fuel the body. When a person has issues with this, as in the case of […]
A team of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, has taken another step toward the development of a computer able to decipher speech in the human mind. In their paper published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, the group describes their approach to using AI systems to read and translate human thoughts. Gregory Cogan […]
