Suspected coronavirus patient is wheeled out of a Chinese airport in a see-through quarantine box while flanked by medics wearing face masks Man was loaded into the see-through pod at airport in Fuzhou, south-east China Was reportedly quarantined after medics picked up on a fever during screening Chinese medics on high alert because virus can spread […]
An estimated 28,000 to 36,000 deaths a year in the UK are attributed to long-term exposure to air pollution. Exposure to air pollution can cause a range of serious health complications, including lung cancer, heart disease and stroke. Pollution can come from a variety of sources, including wood burning fires and fossil fuels. But research […]
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has put forward some new plans for better aligning the technology needs of clinicians and medical researchers, listing nine key priorities to better support IT-enabled research breakthroughs. WHY IT MATTERS ONC’s National Health IT Priorities for Research: A Policy and Development Agenda was developed in collaboration […]
Italian woman, 25, grows eyelash-like hairs out of her GUMS, as baffled doctors believe it was fuelled by her polycystic ovary syndrome The rare phenomenon has only affected five other people in the world The unidentified woman sought help 10 years ago and was diagnosed with PCOS Hormonal treatment stopped the eyelash growth for six years […]
States are debating the value of a question inquiring about mental health on a questionnaire law students must fill out before they are deemed able to take the bar and become lawyers. According to one survey, 45% of law students do not seek mental health treatment out of fear it would affect bar admission for […]
Around the world, the Coronavirus provides fear and terror, on the distribution, there are a variety of theories and rumors. One of these is the assumption that the Virus is transmitted by dogs and cats. The consequences for the Pets, are devastating. You are thrown from roofs, beaten to death and run over. In China […]
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 — Could stricter safety rules for rifles and shotguns help prevent suicide? Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore analyzed nearly 4,000 firearm suicides and found that long guns, not handguns, are more often the method of choice for youths and people in rural areas. Their analysis of Maryland data for […]
Dr. Oz on coronavirus outbreak, breakfast battle with Mark Wahlberg Dr. Mehmet Oz reacts to China quarantining the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak and his debate with actor Mark Wahlberg on when to eat breakfast. Dr. Mehmet Oz on Thursday reacted to the Chinese government quarantining the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, explaining that such a […]
Many people include milk in their diet, but few meet the daily recommended quantities. Experts now urge us to rethink these recommendations and explain why milk may not be as healthful as we think. Dairy milk’s image has taken a bit of a beating, with the likes of oat, almond, and soy milk being hailed […]
Hospitals, doctors and Medicare Advantage insurance plans that care for some of the most vulnerable patients are not reimbursed fairly by Medicare, according to recent findings in JAMA. It costs more to care for patients who are frail, have dementia, are depressed or are poor. However providers that treat them and health insurance plans that […]
