People around the world girded for months of disruptions from the new virus Thursday as its unrelenting spread brought ballooning infections, economic fallout and sweeping containment measures. “Countries should be preparing for sustained community transmission,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, leader of the World Health Organization, said of the 2-month-old virus outbreak. “Our message to all countries […]
The Black Death was once one of the most deadly diseases on the planet, as it tore through Europe during the middle ages, causing a range of unpleasant symptoms and decimating much of the continent’s population. Although the virus has seemingly faded from public consciousness, it remains alive, scattered in pockets throughout the globe. Where […]
Japan faces mounting criticism for its handling of a coronavirus-afflicted cruise ship, with questions over a patchy quarantine, incremental testing and the decision to let people walk away after 14 days. The 3,711 people on the Diamond Princess went into quarantine off Japan on February 5, after it emerged that a former passenger had tested […]
If we cross a road with our smartphone in view, a car horn or engine noise will startle us. In everyday life we can easily combine information from different senses and shift our attention from one sensory input to another—for example, from seeing to hearing. But how does the brain decide which of the two […]
The Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering has built and is regularly updating an online dashboard for tracking the worldwide spread of the coronavirus outbreak that began in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Lauren Gardner, a civil engineering professor and CSSE’s co-director, spearheaded the effort to launch the mapping website on Wednesday. The […]
Three physicians from Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, MD, have joined efforts to write an article outlining key action points that the United States healthcare community should take in response to COVID-19. For live updates on the latest developments regarding the novel coronavirus and COVID-19, click here. Drs. Amesh A. Adalja, Eric Toner, and Thomas […]
Senior orthopaedic surgeon Alison Taylor, 61, has mentored Amy Touzell, 38, through her training and career in a field where only 5 per cent of surgeons are women. Amy now regards Alison as her “orthopaedic mum”. Alison Taylor (left) on Amy Touzell: “She is quite loud at times, and there was still the remnant of […]
Women’s health activists have warned that hundreds of thousands of patients were wrongly prescribed antidepressants. They have called for doctors to be better educated. But the Royal College of GPs insisted menopause was already included in their curriculum, insisting: “Mandatory training courses for some conditions and not others would be unworkable.” Diane Danzebrink, founder of […]
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2020 — A specific collection of gut bacteria may be a culprit in the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a new study shows. PAH is a chronic disease marked by the narrowing of arteries that supply blood to the lungs. With constant high blood pressure in these arteries, the right side […]
At HIMSS20 next month, Nuance Communications, an AI-based clinician information systems vendor, will introduce new systems to the Nuance AI Marketplace for Diagnostic Imaging designed to provide a one-stop shop for radiologists to review and purchase AI models to improve their workflow. The AI Marketplace is similar to the idea of an app store – […]
