See BiP's Krystal Nielson's Postpartum Body 22 Hours After Birth

The aftermath! Krystal Nielson photographed her postpartum progress less than 24 hours after giving birth to her baby girl. “22 hours post-birth,” the Bachelor in Paradise alum, 33, wrote on her Thursday, April 1, Instagram Story. “I was able to walk 1.5 hours after she was born. Peed no problem. Barely tore and minimal swelling. […]

Replacing what was lost: A novel cell therapy for type I diabetes mellitus

Type I diabetes mellitus (T1D) is an autoimmune disorder leading to permanent loss of insulin-producing beta-cells in the pancreas. In a new study, researchers from the University of Tokyo developed a novel device for the long-term transplantation of iPSC-derived human pancreatic beta-cells. T1D develops when autoimmune antibodies destroy pancreatic beta-cells that are responsible for the […]

Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is 100% effective in children ages 12-15

Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine is 100% effective against the virus in children ages 12 to 15, the companies announced in a press release Wednesday. In a placebo-controlled trial of 2,260 adolescents, none of the participants who received the real vaccine developed COVID-19, the companies said. Eighteen adolescents who received placebo, or fake, doses became […]

German Experts Say Under 60s Should Not Get 2nd AstraZeneca Vaccine

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s vaccine commission, known as STIKO, recommended on Thursday that people under 60-years old who have had a first shot of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine should receive a different product for their second dose. Earlier in the week, Germany said only people aged 60 and over should be administered the AstraZeneca vaccine due […]

Study identifies possible COVID-19 drugs—including several that are FDA-approved

A team led by scientists in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has identified nine potential new COVID-19 treatments, including three that are already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating other diseases. The team, whose findings were published in Cell Reports, screened thousands of existing drugs and […]

LinkedIn Is Adding 'Stay-at-Home Mom' as a Job Title and It's About Time

Any parent who has updated a resume after taking time off to raise kids or care for a sick family member has wondered how to explain — and worried about — the gap in their work history. On digital employment websites like LinkedIn, there has literally been no way to easily include an explanation — […]

Empathy key in tackling vaccine hesitancy, researchers say

According to a new editorial, vaccine hesitancy could seriously threaten efforts to stop the pandemic. The editorial blames vaccine hesitancy on the controversy, misinformation, a lack of confidence surrounding vaccine trial data, anxiety about vaccine safety, and historical mistrust of the medical establishment due to current or past negative treatment. They also state that there […]

Diabetes type 2 symptoms: The seven tell-tale signs of high blood sugar

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Data Withheld From WHO Team Probing COVID-19 Origins in China: Tedros

(Reuters) – Data was withheld from World Health Organization investigators who travelled to China to research the origins of the coronavirus epidemic, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday. He made the comments to the agency’s member states as a WHO-led team that spent four weeks in and around Wuhan, China, in January and […]