Very little is known about how to properly reuse medical masks to fight infectious diseases. No method is confirmed to work. Still, in a report to doctors, which has yet to be peer reviewed, some researchers are beginning to point to the best options for decontaminating used masks. Medical professionals are reusing single-use medical masks […]
The UK is currently adhering to a number of social distancing measures due to coronavirus, with people being told to stay at home with the exception of some circumstances. And with many people at home, some have suggested another baby boom could be on the way. What is a baby boom? The term ‘baby boom’ […]
Anxious patients wearing masks form a line zig-zagging back several streets outside a hospital in the French Mediterranean port city Marseille. Young and old all keep strictly one metre (yard) apart and an eerie silence hangs in the air, punctuated only by indignant shouts as some try to skip the queue. Hundreds got up at […]
Homemade cloth masks aren’t ideal, but given the present shortages of medical-grade protective gear in the midst of a pandemic, they may be the best option for some people. The new coronavirus, named SARS-CoV-2, is a dangerous, airborne illness. It has already spread to 169 countries, including in the United States. Its rapid spread and […]
(HealthDay)—Inhibition of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) with canakinumab is associated with reduced incident anemia as well as improved hemoglobin levels among patients with baseline anemia, according to research published online March 24 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Mounica Vallurupalli, M.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and colleagues conducted an exploratory analysis of a multicenter […]
With the death toll soaring past 300,000 this year and a quarter of humanity now infected, the pandemic shows no signs of abating as it spreads invisibly throughout vulnerable communities. Yet unlike the novel coronavirus, this disease is preventable, curable and centuries-old: tuberculosis. On the occasion of World TB Day, experts warned Tuesday that the […]
We are now a society at a distance. As of this week, New South Wales has closed restaurants, bars, gyms, and entertainment venues where people gather in large numbers. Victoria has similarly implemented a shut down of all non-essential activities, including closing schools. People are strongly advised to stay at least 1.5 meters away from […]
What is the role mitochondria play in the physical removal? Especially in the age of the human body builds up more and more. Therefore, it is very important measures, by which we such a reduction can slow down, in order to prevent negative health effects and even dangerous falls. Now, a key mechanism was identified […]
As the country moves into lockdown mode in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are increasingly faced with serious ethical questions about what ordinary people should be obliged to do for others. These challenges can perhaps best be seen in the outrage as people flocked to Bondi Beach and packed into pubs and cafes over […]
The lockdown in Wuhan, China will end two-and-a-half months after the city was sealed off after becoming the epicenter of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at the beginning of the year, multiple outlets report. Hubei provincial authorities announced Tuesday on the provincial government’s website that the strict quarantine measures on Wuhan, which began on Jan. 23, […]
