Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republicans fighting President Joe Biden’s coronavirus vaccine mandates are wielding a new weapon against the White House rules: natural immunity. They contend that people who have recovered from the virus have enough immunity and antibodies to not […]
Coronavirus update: UK reports 141 more deaths 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 world is currently wrestling with two questions […]
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) related concerns and excessive social media consumption have an adverse effect on mental wellbeing. A new study investigates the impact of COVID-19 related concerns, social adversity, and excessive media consumption on schizotypal traits, anxiety, and depression through online surveys involving residents of Germany and the United Kingdom (UK). Study: The relationship […]
Pigtailed macaques are a candidate model organism for two hemorrhagic diseases of public health concern: Kyasanur Forest disease and Alkhurma hemorrhagic disease, report Rebecca Broeckel at the National Institutes of Health in Montana, and colleagues, in a study publishing December 2nd in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens. Tick-borne flaviviruses such as Kyasanur Forest disease virus […]
Alzheimer's: Dr Chris discusses the early signs of condition 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 Researchers tracked detailed eating logs of […]
An experimental chewing gum could reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a recent study published in the journal Molecular Therapy. You might already have noticed headlines calling the findings “fresh hope” in our fight against COVID-19. But how excited should we be? And could this gum work against Omicron, […]
Wearing and buying wigs can be a lot of fun, but as an avid wig wearer, I've always wondered what people do with the quality units they no longer want or need. You can hand off the extras to a friend or family member, or if you're lucky, you can sell them for a quick […]
Health officials on Wednesday confirmed Brazil’s third known case of the omicron coronavirus variant as the government examined possible new measures to contain the virus, such as suspending some flights and requiring arriving passengers to show proof of vaccination. A passenger from Ethiopia tested positive for Covid-19 upon landing in Sao Paulo on Nov. 27, […]
Always find yourself telling your work colleagues at 4pm that you’ve ‘forgotten to eat’? It might be a sign that you’re not physically present. The solution? Get up and get moving. If there’s one thing that team Strong has in common, it’s that we’re preoccupied by food. Senior writer Chloe Gray and I discuss what […]
The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to a huge public health emergency. Although several clinical trials have been conducted to identify effective drugs for the treatment of COVID-19, many promising drugs such as hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir, and lopinavir were shown to have little effect […]
