Would YOU know how to restart a heart? DR MICHAEL MOSLEY says he still gets the shivers thinking about the young woman whose life he helped save – so what if he hadn’t known CPR? Unlike most of Britain, I am not much of a football fan, but the shocking events of last Saturday night, […]
A team of researchers at Innovative Molecules GmbH, working with several other institutions in Germany, has developed a small-molecule therapy for the treatment of latent herpes simplex virus infections. In their paper published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the group describes tweaking a drug used for treating active herpes infections for treatments of both […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday turned back its third chance to upend the Affordable Care Act, rejecting a lawsuit filed by a group of Republican state attorneys general claiming that a change made by Congress in 2017 had rendered the entire law unconstitutional. By a vote of 7-2, however, the justices did not even reach […]
Being able to socialize again may bring enthusiasm and a sense of normalcy—but it may also increase anxiety over how your body might have changed. I am a psychologist who has studied body image for over 20 years, and I’ve seen how the COVID-19 pandemic could affect health and well-being in numerous ways, including body […]
President Joe Biden announced a month-long push in June for 70% of U.S. adults to be vaccinated with at least one shot by July 4. Right now, we’re only at about 64 percent of people age 18 and older. Some of that is access. But some is still vaccine hesitancy. Who’s holding out? According to […]
A new risk calculator will better predict people at high risk of heart and circulatory diseases years before they strike, and is ready for use across the UK and Europe, according to research published today in the journal European Heart Journal. The risk calculator, SCORE2, will be adopted by the upcoming European Guidelines on Cardiovascular […]
Nigeria has been debating whether to legalize marijuana. Its House of Representatives is set to discuss a bill to that effect. The Conversation Africa’s Wale Fatade asked Olakunle Idowu, a Professor of pharmaceutical chemistry, to explain the science behind the debate. Is there any scientific basis for legalizing marijuana? The plant, Cannabis sativa, or Cannabis […]
Cats are intelligent, curious, lovable and independent creatures; it’s probably why we love them so much! But they also have unique physiology which makes them more sensitive to some common household items like medications and plants. In order to help you keep your feline friends safe, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) has pulled […]
Biden reiterates goal to vaccinate more Americans by Fourth of July Dr. Marc Siegel on White House vaccination push: ‘I think you got to get there by convincing people it’s the right thing to do’ While President Joe Biden set a goal to have 70% of Americans receive at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine […]
Italy, one of the European nations hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, on Thursday opened vaccinations for everybody over the age of 12. Each region can adapt the national rules but technically anyone registered with health authorities can sign up—including teenagers, after the European Medicines Agency approved the Pfizer/BioNTech jab for 12 to 15-year-olds last […]
