Thirty-eight percent of Detroiters now say they are “very likely” to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, up from 14% who gave that response in fall 2020, according to a new survey from the University of Michigan. At the same time, the proportion of those very unlikely to vaccinate fell from 38% to […]
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Levels of childbearing in all the countries of the UK were declining even before the pandemic. A new study suggests that the impact of COVID-19 could mean a further fall in fertility rates to historically low levels. At present, there is little information on pregnancy rates during 2020, or on live birth rates in the […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Delta Air Lines will reopen middle seats on its planes on May 1, the company announced Wednesday, making it the last U.S. airline to end the policy of blocking seats for health precautions. Delta first started blocking middle seats and limiting […]
Levels of adherence to the UK’s test, trace, and isolate system and understanding of the main symptoms of COVID-19 are low, particularly among men, younger age groups, people with a dependent child in the home, key workers, and those experiencing greater financial hardship, finds an analysis of online survey data published by The BMJ today. […]
The ongoing spectre of the COVID-19 pandemic looms large and central in the minds of those planning the 2021 National Kidney Foundation’s Spring Clinical Meetings (NKF SCM21). The conference, which runs April 6-10, will feature the latest perspectives on the effects of COVID-19 on the kidneys. The sessions “include a focus on health disparities with […]
Autistic adults can be wrongly perceived as deceptive and lacking credibility, Flinders University researchers say, with this working against many caught in the legal system. Ahead of World Autism Awareness Day (2 April 2021), a new paper in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders asked 1,410 civilians to respond to video recordings with 30 […]
Sasha Pieterse is looking back on her pregnancy with 4-month-old son Hendrix Wade. The Pretty Little Liars actress, who shares her baby boy with Hudson Sheaffer, posted a throwback snapshot to Instagram Thursday of a black-and-white Polaroid that features a Pieterse, 25, smiling while holding her bare baby bump. "Cannot believe my baby was in […]
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday signed an executive order to disburse 5.3 billion reais ($918.08 million) in new loans to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, as the country hit a record tally of 3,780 deaths in the past day.FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker fills a syringe with a dose of Bharat […]
An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a bulging of the aorta, the body’s main blood vessel, which runs from the heart down through the chest and stomach. Prevalence of AAA in the population is high, up to nearly 13% depending on age group, particularly for men aged 65 and over. An AAA can get bigger […]
