Bonding with her baby brother! Mindy Kaling’s 2-year-old daughter, Katherine, is loving life as a big sister after Spencer’s birth. Mindy Kaling’s Best Quotes About Raising Her Kids “Everything is going super well,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly of the Office alum’s newborn. “She’s so excited about being a new mom again. Katherine absolutely adores […]
In March, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a consensus among health care providers and public health officials that a vaccine that provided complete immunity to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, would effectively end the pandemic. At the time, experts suggested that the development of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine […]
No time like the present! Peta Murgatroyd wants to have her second child with Maksim Chmerkovskiy following her Dancing With the Stars elimination. ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Darlings! See the Pros’ Babies “Yes to baby No. 2,” the dancer, 34, exclusively told Us Weekly on Monday, October 19. “For sure. I’m ready!” The New Zealand […]
A concept bandied about early in the coronavirus pandemic, something called "herd immunity," has surfaced again. President Trump referenced the idea during an ABC News town hall last month, insisting the virus would eventually go away as people develop "a herd mentality." (Okay, he misspoke, but we think we know what he meant.) Then, during […]
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, NAFLD, affects nearly one in four adults in Europe and the U.S. Earlier research has demonstrated an increased risk of death in patients with NAFLD and advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Massachusetts General Hospital in the U.S. show that mortality increases with disease severity, […]
What is the difference between a doctor of medicine (an M.D.) and a doctor of osteopathic medicine (a D.O.)? It’s a question many Americans may be asking after learning that Dr. Sean Conley, who is managing President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 care, is a D.O. and not an M.D. The first thing to know is that […]
What is contact tracing, and how does it work with COVID-19? The goal of contact tracing is to alert people who may have been exposed to someone with the coronavirus, and prevent them from spreading it to others. Health experts say contact tracing is key to containing the virus and allowing places to reopen more […]
At a lecture to peers this month, John Nkengasong showed images that once dogged Africa, with a magazine cover declaring it “The Hopeless Continent.” Then he quoted Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah: “It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African unity.” […]
New data presented at ESMO 2020 have shown that immunotherapy is beneficial for patients with gastric and oesophageal cancers who currently have poor survival. Immune therapy would be a big change in treatment, since immune checkpoint inhibitors are not yet approved for early therapy in Western countries. Three studies provide evidence, based on different patient […]
Washing with soap and water is the best way to rid your hands of visible dirt and mucus, which may contain viruses like the one that causes COVID-19. But, when on the go, using hand rub or liquid hand sanitizer is the second best option. There are a lot of different types of hand sanitizers, […]
