WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s government said on Wednesday new COVID-19 cases were trending down and it looked likely the country would avoid a feared worst-case scenario of 20,000 infections daily. In the last seven days there were on average 8,111 new cases daily of COVID, down from a seven-day rolling average of 9,367 new […]
Interpretive dance (noun): a dance depicting a story or a definite emotion. For Gabrielle Union’s daughter Kaavia, interpretive dance is how she expresses the deep feelings and thoughts of her 3-year-old self — and she couldn’t be cuter while doing it! In a new Instagram Reel posted Tuesday, Kaavia dances in her Moana swimsuit by […]
Mayo Clinic and Mercy this week announced what they’re calling a “first-of-its-kind alliance” between these two leading-edge IT and informatics pioneers. WHY IT MATTERS The 10-year agreement will see Mayo and Mercy focus on data science for improved patient outcomes, using the troves of deidentified patient data each organization has amassed over the past decade-plus […]
Nothing is sweeter than when your kid is able to say “dada” and “mama” for the first time. Except when it turns into “daddy” and “mommy” — or when they develop their own cute nicknames for you. Prince George has a special name for his dad Prince William, and, no, it’s not “His Royal Highness.” […]
In a presentation today at AIDS 2022, the 24th International AIDS Conference in Montreal, scientists with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ (NIAID) Vaccine Research Center (VRC) and their collaborators described how their use of cutting-edge technology revealed new insights into cellular reservoirs of HIV and what those observations could mean for the […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Scientists seeking to stay ahead of an evolving SARS-Cov-2 virus are looking at new strategies, including developing intranasal vaccines, according to speakers at a conference Tuesday. The Biden administration held a summit on the future of COVID-19 vaccines, inviting researchers to […]
How is YOUR hospital faring in NHS’s busiest ever summer? MailOnline’s handy interactive tool shows Covid-fuelled pressures at each trust in the country and breaks down waiting list for routine ops, X-rays and A&E EXCLUSIVE: MailOnline reveals almost six in 10 patients needing routine surgery waiting at least 18 weeks Fewer than half of Britons […]
Exercising to get fit is all very well and good, but let’s be honest: we all want to know when we will start to see results. So how long does it take to get stronger from lifting weights and what kinds of changes might we notice? However you like to exercise, having a goal in […]
Do you tend to get stressed out in the days leading up to a holiday? Here’s some expert advice on how to relieve a bit of the pressure. As exciting as going away on holiday can be, the amount of preparation and packing that goes into spending time away from home can quickly become a […]
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has approved funding awards totaling $258 million to support 26 new research studies. These studies aim to fill evidence gaps and improve health care decision making for a range of high-burden conditions among adults and children, including asthma, bone fractures, migraines, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and sinus infections. Five […]
