Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) have a twofold increased risk for COVID-related hospitalization and death even after vaccination, new research shows. Investigators analyzed data on over 10,000 vaccinated individuals with various SUDs and almost 600,000 vaccinated individuals without an SUD. […]
She’s ready for her close-up! The adorable daughter of Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell knows a thing a two about posing for social media photos. At only six months old, baby Grace Warrior is already a pro at getting her angles down. “Love that our girl pokes her tongue out as soon as she knows […]
The seasons are changing, everyone has the sniffles, so now is the perfect time to invest in your health. Whether you’re making a renewed effort to get back to the gym or your fitness classes, deciding to eat healthier snacks, or planning to embrace the outdoors – we’ve chosen some top picks to help you […]
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-CoV-2 initially emerged from Wuhan, China, in late December 2019, and has since caused large-scale global outbreaks and over 4.9 million fatalities worldwide. Study: Targeting SARS‐CoV‐2 with Chaga mushroom: An in silico study toward developing a natural antiviral […]
Once the weather cools down, some people might start thinking about leaf-peeping, skiing, sledding, and Santa, but for us, it means it’s cooking season. It’s no longer too hot for the baking and cooking that we love so much about the fall and winter, and with the holidays coming up, there’s no better time to […]
Despite Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes being notorious for keeping their lives out of the limelight, fans finally got a glimpse of their family dynamic. Gosling and Mendes decided to play to their strengths and act for their children to keep them entertained. In an interview with GQ, Gosling divulged what he and Mendes do […]
The U.S. Senate has removed language prohibiting innovation around national patient identification from its most recent appropriations bill. Health industry stakeholders are applauding the move – and pushing for more progress toward solving this longstanding interoperability and challenge. WHY IT MATTERSPatient ID Now – a stakeholder group comprising HIMSS (parent company of Healthcare IT News), […]
There are four types of coronaviruses (CoVs), of which include Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta coronavirus. Among them, Beta CoVs are positive-stranded, enveloped ribonucleic acid (RNA) viruses that affect a wide range of hosts. The human-specific species of Beta CoVs are capable of causing diseases associated with a range of effects including mild respiratory symptoms […]
The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it will ask its outside experts to meet in late November to scrutinize Merck’s pill to treat COVID-19. The Nov. 30 meeting means U.S. regulators almost certainly won’t issue a decision on the drug until December, signaling that the agency will conduct a detailed review of the experimental […]
The 2014–2016 Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa was the worst outbreak of the disease since its discovery in the 1970s. Centered in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the epidemic claimed over 11 300 lives—more than all the previous Ebola outbreaks combined. Subsequent outbreaks as recently as 2021 highlight the fact that the threat is […]
