Belgium will allow shops to reopen from December 1, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said Friday, but the country’s semi-lockdown will remain in place to bring down coronavirus infections. “The situation in our country is improving… but it’s important to keep a lid on things,” De Croo said, warning that the Christmas and New Year […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated America’s nursing homes, but the reasons aren’t as simple as people might think. To understand how nursing homes became the source of over one-third of U.S. COVID-19 deaths, you have to look beyond just the vulnerability of the residents and examine how nursing homes pay and manage their employees. The […]
Germany’s 16 states have agreed to guidelines limiting social contact over Christmas, according to a draft deal seen by AFP on Tuesday, dashing hopes for large holiday gatherings. State leaders agreed to cap gatherings to 10 people over the December 23 to January 1 holiday—double the limit for the rest of December. Children are exempted […]
Travellers arriving in England from abroad face a shorter spell in quarantine from mid-December if they test negative for coronavirus five days after their arrival, the UK government announced Tuesday. It hopes the new rules will revive the ailing travel industry, particularly aviation, which has suffered a steep drop in ridership because of restrictions imposed […]
MONDAY, Nov. 23, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Women are less likely than men to receive CPR from a bystander. But why? The reluctance, new research suggests, may be fueled by worries of being accused of sexual assault or doing physical harm. Knowing people’s secret fears is the first step to dispelling them, experts […]
Among the things to give thanks for this year is the fact that stubborn, persistent problems seem to have an irresistible sort of magnetic pull for scientists and mathematicians. Things that would leave most of us bewildered are their daily bread. And that is one reason researchers are making progress in the ongoing fight against […]
The benefits of exercise for your physical health are well documented, and more of us are waking up to the positive effects on our mental wellbeing too. This quick yoga routine helps you reap both the physical and mental rewards in just ten minutes. All you need is a little bit of space, a yoga […]
We often hear about people being “in the zone” when they have excelled, be it at sport, playing music, video gaming, or going for a run. For decades, researchers have tried to find out what the zone is and how to enter it. And the assumption has been that there is one zone that we […]
University of Melbourne public health leader and ophthalmologist, Professor Hugh Taylor said 2020 has presented additional challenges with COVID-19 leading to reduced access to eye screening, examination and surgery, all resulting in greater backlogs and patient waitlists. On the plus side, COVID-19 has led to a shift in the provision of soap, washing facilities and […]
An emergency use authorization request for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech was expected to be filed with the FDA on Friday, the US government and BioNTech’s co-founder said. This type of Food and Drug Administration authorization is temporary or conditional and is granted in response to an emergency situation such as a […]
