By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Americans are generally well-versed about the use of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, although knowledge gaps about face coverings persist, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll reveals. About nine in 10 Americans said they are knowledgeable about mask-wearing and that they sometimes, often
Month: August 2020
Themistocles Gluck, the man credited with inventing an implantable hip replacement in 1891 likely never dreamed of how successful his surgery would be. For sure, the surgery has been refined over the past 129 years, becoming mainstream surgery in the 1960s. And now, more than 450,000 total hip replacements are done every year in the United
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Aug 31 2020 As countries around the world race to develop a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, researchers are working to understand exactly how it causes the myriad of symptoms that seem to linger long after active viral infection. In a study published in scientific journal PNAS, researchers
Medical staff attends to a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), at Scripps Mercy Hospital in Chula Vista, California, May 12, 2020. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Coronavirus cases are rising across more than half of the nation even as the outbreak slows across former hotspots in Arizona, Florida,
Node Smith, ND Chlamydia are bacteria that cause venereal diseases. In humans, they can only survive if they enter the cells. This is the only place where they find the necessary metabolites for their reproduction. And this happens in a relatively simple way: the bacteria create a small bubble in the cell and divide in
Commissioner of U.S. Food and Drug Administration Dr. Stephen M. Hahn speaks during a news conference about the latest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) developments, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, U.S. August 23, 2020. Erin Scott | Reuters The chief of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is prepared to
Elizabeth Reiner, certified midwife, Washington, D.C., area. Shifrahssisters.com. Susan R. Bailey, MD, president, American Medical Association. XRHealth.com. CallOnDoc. Hattie Oshun, physician assistant; co-founder, chief operating officer, CallOnDoc. Dr. Steven Lin, MD, clinical associate professor of medicine, Stanford Medicine. Statnews.com: “This is supposed to be telemedicine’s time to shine. Why are doctors abandoning it?” CDC.gov: “Telehealth
Aug 31 2020 It’s Tuesday morning, and teacher Tamya Daly has her online class playing an alphabet game. The students are writing quickly and intently, with occasional whoops of excitement, on the little whiteboards she dropped off at their homes the day before along with coloring books, markers, Silly Putty and other learning props —
In a fascinating new preprint paper published on bioRxiv* in August 2020, the researchers report “the synthesis and antiviral evaluation of three novel lipophilic prodrugs of RVn-monophosphate that are substantially more active than Remdesivir in cells infected with SARS-CoV-2.” These could be of immense use in treating COVID-19 patients early and helping to end transmission.
A United Airlines passenger jet takes off with New York City as a backdrop, at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey. Chris Helgren | Reuters It’s time to say goodbye to the $200 ticket-change fee. United Airlines on Sunday said that it will permanently scrap fees to change domestic flights, a big bet that more flexible
Nursing home staff will have to be tested regularly for COVID-19, and facilities that fail to do so will face fines, the Trump administration said Tuesday. Even though they account for less than 1% of the nation’s population, long-term care facilities account for 42% of COVID-19 deaths in the United States, the Associated Press reported.
Parents may try to limit how much soda their children and teens consume, given all the sugar and empty calories the drinks contain, but now there might be yet another reason to limit soda consumption. Soda may make teens more aggressive, according to new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Some teenagers get
Race to produce vaccines against COVID-19 must ensure that the poor are not left behind, says Crispin Maslog. A mad race to produce a vaccine against COVID-19 has begun with the world’s superpowers leading the pack. At stake are millions of lives and billions of dollars. Among the frontrunners is the US with its futuristic-sounding
The number of reported Covid-19 cases across the globe has surpassed 25 million, with the U.S., Brazil and India leading the grim count, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The coronavirus has killed more than 843,000 people worldwide since it emerged from Wuhan, China, late last year, with the Americas reporting the bulk of
The Metropolitan Museum of Art reopens its doors to the public on Saturday after the coronavirus pandemic forced it to close for an unprecedented 5 months. The iconic New York City museum, which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, is projecting $150 million in lost revenue from the pandemic through next June and had to cut
August 28, 2020 — Alcohol-based hand sanitizers that are packaged in containers that look like food items or drinks could cause injury or death if ingested, according to a new warning the FDA issued Thursday. Hand sanitizers are being packaged in beer cans, water bottles, juice bottles, vodka bottles and children’s food pouches, the FDA
Despite denials from e-cigarette manufacturers, teens are attracted to vaping because of the ease of use, kid-friendly flavors and advertising tactics that make vaping look cool. They also may believe that vaping is safer than smoking traditional cigarettes – something they’ve been warned against for years. Vaping isn’t trouble-free though, even if e-cigarettes don’t contain
Although a vacation or holiday at the beach is supposed to be filled with fun, it can also be a magnet for diseases if you’re not careful. Most people want to stick their feet in the sand or swim in the ocean, but sometimes, that comes at a price. Some dangerous bacteria hang out at
Canada today announced a CDN$10 million extension of core funding through 2025 for the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, a research organization at the forefront of pressing global water challenges. Hosted by McMaster University, UNU-INWEH has contributed important insights on world water issues, including water-borne diseases and how to meet the expected
Approximately 40 percent of terrestrial ecosystems are projected to have experienced shifts in temperature during the past 21,000 years that are similar in pace and magnitude to regional-scale future forecasts. An international team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Adelaide, has identified and examined past warming events
Amazon Halo accessory bands Source: Amazon This week’s launch of the Amazon Halo wearable represents a critical new entrant not only into the health-tech wearable industry, but also into the broader health care ecosystem. Amazon’s Halo will compete with Fitbit and Apple Watch, and start-ups like the Oura Ring. But the device not only allows customers
Aug. 29, 2020 — Chadwick Boseman, the star of the 2018 Marvel Studios megahit Black Panther, died of colon cancer Friday. He was 43. Boseman, who was diagnosed 4 years ago, had kept his condition a secret. He filmed his recent movies ”during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy,” according to a statement issued on his Twitter
Millions of pregnancy tests are sold every year in the United States and at a cost of a little over $10 for a box of 2, they take just a few minutes and a bit of urine to give you the results. Now, Abbott Laboratories is promising a COVID-19 antigen test that is similar in
Researchers from Sechenov University together with Russian and Iranian colleagues described currently known approaches to the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection. In the paper published in Journal of Molecular Medicine, they wrote about how different groups of drugs worked and how promising each approach was. SARS-CoV-2 – a coronavirus that caused the pandemic in early 2020
Scientists Are Figuring Out What Happens in The Skin When You Have Eczema Posted on: August 28, 2020 at 1:37 pm Last updated: August 28, 2020 at 8:48 pm Atopic dermatitis, more commonly known as eczema, is a condition that makes your skin red and itchy. It tends to be chronic, long-lasting, and flare-ups will occur
A Detroit resident is tested for free for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and antibodies at the Sheffield Center in Detroit, Michigan, April 28, 2020. Rebecca Cook | Reuters Coronavirus cases in the Midwest are beginning to increase following warnings from top U.S. health officials that the country’s heartland could be vulnerable to new outbreaks. Coronavirus
Posted on: August 28, 2020 at 1:55 pm Last updated: August 28, 2020 at 8:54 pm Imagine a battery that provides green energy, saves taxpayers thousands of dollars, and never runs out of power. Sounds pretty great, right? With the newly created nano-diamond batteries, this could be a sooner possibility than you may think. Nano-Diamond Batteries
Posted on: August 28, 2020 at 8:51 pm If there’s one thing that the majority of us have been spending more time on since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it’s screens. Computers, smartphones, tablets – it feels like we’re always staring at least at one of them, if not multiple. This company wants to help you
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