A popular home testing company announced that they will have an at-home coronavirus (COVID-19) test available for consumers by Monday, March 23. Everlywell said in a statement on Thursday that they launched a $1 million initiative last month to create the COVID-19 tests — among other private companies — and they will become the first to distribute them directly […]
Near-term deadlines spelled out in the Interoperability and Patient Access final rule will be difficult for hospitals to meet, especially smaller organizations that have limited IT staff and capabilities. Achieving new information sharing capabilities will be made more difficult by resource challenges facing U.S. hospitals as they prepare for a potentially overwhelming crush of COVID-19 […]
Social distancing—voluntarily limiting physical contact with other people—has been vital to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. But it’s important that people remain connected—otherwise a long-term mental and physical health crisis might follow the viral one, warns Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki. Here, Zaki, an associate professor of psychology in Stanford’s School of Humanities […]
Close down group meals for seniors. Cancel social gatherings. The directive, from the Illinois Department on Aging, sent shock waves through senior service organizations late last week. Overnight, Area Agencies on Aging had to figure out how to help people in their homes instead of at sites where they mingle and get various types of […]
As social distancing policies come into play and schools progressively cancel sports, excursions and extra-curricular activities, UniSA experts are cautioning parents that filling this void with additional screen time could be detrimental to their children’s health. Leading children’s behavioral health expert, UniSA’s Associate Professor Carol Maher says while screens are a tempting distraction for children […]
Coronavirus shares one symptom with other health conditions: shortness of breath. How do you know if you’re suffering from COVID-19 or another health issue? Harvard Medical School defines shortness of breath as “unexpectedly feeling out of breath, or winded”. If shortness of breath is accompanied by a fever – a thermometer reading of 38 degrees […]
Australia and New Zealand moved to seal off their borders Thursday, announcing unprecedented bans on entry for non-residents in the hope of stemming the rise of COVID-19 infections. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the ban on anyone who is not a citizen or permanent resident coming to Australia “will be in place from 9:00 pm […]
A nationwide study of nearly 7,500 people who are obese or severely obese has found that bariatric surgery is linked to significantly fewer heart attacks and strokes. The study, which is published in the European Heart Journal today, found there were 60% fewer fatal and non-fatal heart attacks and stroke among 3,701 men and women […]
Actress Sarah Hyland spoke out about her fears surrounding the novel coronavirus. Sarah was born with a kidney condition and has undergone two kidney transplants. She says she plans to stay home amidst the novel coronavirus pandemic. Actress Sarah Hyland is not messing around with her health when it comes to the novel coronavirus. Sarah […]
Two new studies from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden underscore health risks associated with childhood obesity. Children with obesity have a three times higher risk of mortality in early adulthood compared with children in the general population and are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression. The findings, published in PLOS Medicine and BMC Medicine, […]
