Super Saturday isn’t so super for all of us. While the easing of lockdown measures is sparking excitement for all of those keen to get back to the pub and finally get their haircut, it’s a cause for anxiety for many. A new report from Superdrug and My Online Therapy looks into the anxieties the […]
New Yorkers continue to report much higher than normal rates of depression and anxiety, but much less than at their peak in mid-April. As they witness the surge in COVID-19 cases in states that re-opened early, New Yorkers have also grown significantly more hesitant about resuming normal activities than they reported in May. Employment and […]
When I was in my early 20s, living in Paraguay, my friend Tamara used to mention her friend Andrés with relative frequency. Every now and then, when I enquired what she was up to, she’d tell me Andrés was visiting, by which I understood that she was busy. Although Spanish wasn’t my first language, I’d […]
Screening for symptoms of COVID-19 and self-quarantine are good at preventing sick people from spreading the coronavirus. But more and more evidence is suggesting that people without symptoms are spreading the virus too. Monica Gandhi, an infectious diseases physician and researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, explains what is known about asymptomatic spread […]
Most people believe themselves to be less at risk from COVID-19 than others of their own age and gender, indicating an optimism bias, according to a recent UCL survey conducted in the US. The findings, published as a pre-print on PsyArXiv ahead of peer review, also show that most people surveyed see COVID-19 as a […]
According to the World Health Organization, there are currently no drugs that treat or prevent coronavirus. Still, people believe certain foods and habits may cure the illness that has basically shut down the world for the past several weeks. From eating tons of garlic, to dousing yourself in bleach, for some reason, be it old […]
The painful truth about dentistry in lockdown: Emergency centres are overwhelmed, many patients are left in agony untreated… and some are even yanking out their own teeth Dentist surgeries are not allowed to open at the moment because of coronavirus Around 600,000 patients have needed urgent dental treatment for problems Dentistry was not mentioned in […]
Mona Eskandari, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at UC Riverside, is conducting research to combat lung damage due to overventilation. The lungs undergo extensive stretching with each breath. The organ is made of materials such as collagen and elastin, which help them elongate and snap back. Damage to these biophysical structures can lead to […]
A study published in JAMA compared functional bracing, the non-operative treatment of humeral shaft fractures, with surgical treatment of similar fractures in adult patients. In the study, patient recovery was monitored for a year. Surgical patients appear to recover faster and more reliably than patients treated with functional bracing. Six weeks and three months after […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Saturday for caution and expressed concern about loosening lockdown measures in Montreal, the epicenter of Canada’s coronavirus outbreak. “We need to make sure that we go progressively, and slowly and gradually on any reopening,” Trudeau said, reminding reporters that he is himself a Quebecer. “Of course, I’m worried,” Trudeau said. […]
