A team of researchers from the United States (US) compared the accuracy of the Abbott BinaxNOW coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rapid antigen test diagnostic kit against the gold standard reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing method among children. Study: High Sensitivity and NPV for BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Test in Children at a Mass Testing Site […]
MADERA, California. – Al crecer en medio de los polvorientos campos agrícolas del Valle Central, Ruby Marentes-Cabrera no puede recordar un momento en el que no fuera difícil respirar. Diagnosticada con asma de pequeña, la estudiante de noveno grado ha llegado a detestar los árboles de pistacho que rodean su casa. El polvo, los pesticidas […]
Governments need to be careful about the messaging around compulsory mask wearing to ensure the policy is fully effective, say researchers. When officials in Bangladesh announced a legal requirement for masks to be worn outside the home, there was an associated rise in the number of journeys people made, not only to go to work […]
The economic benefit of the federal government providing all Australians with free rapid antigen tests (RATs) – by identifying asymptomatic positive cases to lower the spread of COVID-19 – is highly likely to outweigh the cost saving of not providing the tests, new analysis by Flinders University researchers has revealed. Following considerable public pressure over […]
Type 2 diabetes can be a 'devastating diagnosis' says expert We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Working in association with CurLin, […]
Liver cancer: Expert discusses symptoms and treatments We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info People who drink any amount of coffee have […]
The world recorded more than two million daily coronavirus cases on average between January 1 and 7 with figures doubling in 10 days, an AFP tally showed on Saturday. An average of 2,106,118 new daily infections were reported over the seven-day period, shortly after the one million case threshold was passed in the week of […]
Fox News Flash top headlines for January 8 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Researchers have identified a possible link between psychological stress and Crohn’s disease. In a study led by Canada’s McMaster University and the Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, and published in the journal Nature, […]
Could THIS twice-daily probiotic filled with gut friendly bacteria help beat Long Covid? YourGutPlus has produced a 25p probiotic pill which could help beat long Covid Doctors at Addenbrook’s and Bedfordshire hospitals have been testing the drug The capsules have eased coughs, reduced breathlessness and boosted energy A cheap pill made with gut-friendly bacteria could […]
Omicron: Dr Tony Hinton says ‘we have to live with it like a flu’ We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The […]
