What Is Ambivalent Sexism, and What Are Its Health Effects?

Sexism can take different forms, some of which are disguised as protectiveness and flattery. Nevertheless, sexism, in whatever form, has a negative effect on how women are perceived and treated by others and by themselves. The theory of, and research on, ambivalent sexism, which encompasses attitudes that are overtly negative (hostile sexism) and those that seem subjectively positive but are […]

» Read more

Research highlights the potential risk of secondary SARS-CoV-2 transmission from wild rats

In a recent study published in the journal mBio, researchers in the United States evaluated rat exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in New York City (NYC). In addition to humans, SARS-CoV-2 can infect various domestic, wild, and captive animals, including cats, dogs, deer, ferrets, gorillas, lions, mink, otters, tigers, and others. The virus has evolved rapidly, […]

» Read more

NOVIDS: Do Some Have the Genes to Dodge COVID?

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. As a field service representative for a slot machine company, Ryan Alexander, 37, of Louisville, KY, spends his working hours in casinos, covering a large territory including Norfolk, VA, Indianapolis, and Charlotte. Social distancing in the casinos is not the norm. Despite all this up-close contact […]

» Read more
1 188 189 190 191 192 1,330