You think you have long COVID: What now?

So you think you have long COVID. Here’s your first step Recovery takes time No one-size-fits-all treatment Remember: Most do recover Reopening the highway Source: Read Full Article

Mind matter: Sharpening the focus on brain age

Do you know how old your brain is? This isn’t a trick question—a brain might not be the same age as its host. Two Monash researchers are working on this question from different angles in an effort to find answers. Jo Wrigglesworth is a Ph.D. candidate in Monash’s School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, […]

Hypertension: Can blood pressure affect your mental health?

Researchers investigated the effects of high blood pressure on depressive symptoms and well-being. They found that high blood pressure is linked to reduced depressive symptoms and higher well-being but that a hypertension diagnosis is linked to the inverse. Further research is needed to confirm the findings. Hypertension and depression frequently occur together, and both are […]

Understanding the probable transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from lion to zookeepers

In a recent study published in the Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, researchers explored the possible transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to zoo employees from an African lion. Study: Probable Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from African Lion to Zoo Employees, Indiana, USA, 2021. Image Credit: TheLen/Shutterstock.com Background SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted from person to person, […]

Calum Best gets a new hair transplant… using BEARD locks

Calum Best gets his SIXTH hair transplant to fill out model’s balding crown… this time using locks taken from his beard The son of Manchester United player George Best has had his 6th hair transplant Surgeon Dr Asim Shahmalak used follicular unit extraction on Calum’s beard  Reality TV star Calum Best has undergone his sixth […]

Excess deaths tied to urban air pollution

Illustration: Rebecca Zisser/Axios Nearly nine in 10 people living in cities around the world — or about 2.5 billion people — are exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution annually, according to a new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health. Why it matters: The study, led by George Washington University researchers, shows the tangible health […]

Patients are waiting nearly 100 MINUTES for 999 calls to be answered

Patients are having to wait nearly 100 MINUTES just for their 999 calls to be answered, startling data reveals Patients were also made to wait up to 3 hours for NHS 111 calls to be answered  Data was disclosed to the Labour Party after Freedom of Information requests   People dialling 999 for an ambulance have […]