Type 2 diabetes is your body’s way of telling you that your pancreas isn’t functioning properly because your blood sugar levels are consistently too high. Blood sugar, the main sugar found in blood, is absorbed in the blood through the food we eat. The pancreas releases a hormone in response to this blood sugar, which […]
Parents of young kids are worried that their kids' social development will lag as the novel coronavirus closes schools and playgrounds, and makes playdates off-limits, for an unknown period of time. Psychologists say parents can help their kids continue to develop by playing with them when possible, and using video chatting tools to stay connected […]
(HealthDay)—Leading up to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, about 2.2 beds were available per 1,000 people in U.S. hospitals; however, only 36 percent were unoccupied on a typical day, according to a report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Fredric Blavin, Ph.D., and Diane Arnos, from the Urban Institute Health Policy Center, used data […]
Veterinary hospitals are donating breathing machines, masks, gowns and other vital equipment and supplies purchased with Fido in mind, but now being redeployed to help doctors fight the spread of COVID-19 among humans. “We buy at the same stores,” said Paul Lunn, dean of the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine in Raleigh, […]
The New South Wales government has passed emergency legislation providing the Corrections Commissioner with powers to release some of the state’s 14,034 prisoners. This legislation was introduced in the wake of the global release of prisoners to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Most recently, the United States has begun to release thousands of prisoners across […]
Always use a digital thermometer to check your temperature. Because of the potential for mercury exposure or ingestion, glass mercury thermometers have been phased out and are no longer recommended. No matter which type of thermometer you use, take these precautions: Read the instructions that came with the thermometer. Wash your hands with soap and […]
Analysis of human mobility and epidemiological data by a global consortium of researchers, led by the University of Oxford and Northeastern University, shows that human mobility was predictive of the spread of the epidemic in China. Restrictions of travel from Wuhan unfortunately came too late and research showed that the impact of travel restrictions declines […]
A Harvard public health professor warned Tuesday that the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. could rank among the world’s worst if the nation fails to take steps to ease the health and economic impacts on America’s poor, who face challenges rare among developed countries. Mary Bassett, François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Professor of the Practice of Health […]
Coronavirus can be lethal, if caught by the elderly and those with underlying health conditions. Help save lives – what should you do in the likelihood you’ve caught the disease? The government has introduced new measures stating people must stay at home to help stop the spread of coronavirus. There are only four reasons people […]
A Kentucky resident tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) after attending a “coronavirus party,” Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said at a press conference Tuesday. The age and current condition of the patient who tested positive was not released, nor were details about the “party.” Nonetheless, Beshear had some stern words for anyone considering similar […]
