A 72-year-old man who was struggling to breathe arched his back and waved his arm in an apparent bid to get someone’s attention shortly before slumping over in an emergency department waiting room, where he went unnoticed for hours, according to surveillance video released Thursday as part of a wrongful-death suit filed by his family. Staff at WellSpan York Hospital […]
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Scientists researching male contraceptives have been given a funding boost by the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation. Which means a male pill could well be on the way… Researchers from the University of Dundee were given a whopping $1.7million (£1.2million) to develop suitable compounds which can be used in a male contraceptive pill or method. As we all know, most […]
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(Reuters) – All patients undergoing non-emergency surgeries or medical procedures should get a PCR test for COVID-19 before getting operated, irrespective of their vaccination status, according to guidance from the American Society of Anesthesiologists on Wednesday. The guidance comes as the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus sparks fresh infection outbreaks in the United States, especially in communities with […]
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A team of scientists has uncovered a system in the brain used in the processing of information and in the storing of memories—akin to how railroad switches control a train’s destination. The findings offer new insights into how the brain functions. “Researchers have sought to identify neural circuits that have specialized functions, but there are simply too many tasks the […]
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Australia’s third-largest city of Brisbane and other parts of Queensland state will enter a snap COVID-19 lockdown from Saturday as authorities race to contain an emerging outbreak of the Delta strain. Millions of residents in the city and several other areas will be placed under stay-at-home orders from Saturday afternoon for three days, state Deputy Premier Steven Miles said. “The […]
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For 29 years, from the time she was 12, Rashetta Higgins had been wracked by epileptic seizures—as many as 10 a week—in her sleep, at school and at work. She lost four jobs over 10 years. One seizure brought her down as she was climbing concrete stairs, leaving a bloody scene and a bad gash near her eye. A seizure […]
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It was once a derelict piece of land in Walsall. Now transformed into Caldmore Community Garden, it is a beautiful urban oasis where all ages and cultures can come together and make friends. Support from Walsall Housing Group (whg) and Walsall Council made it possible. What’s more, funding from People’s Health Trust using money raised through Health Lottery West Midlands […]
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Dua Lipa, 25, revealed her washboard abs in a series of brand new photos on Instagram. The singer rocks a velvet string bikini and a strappy black ensemble, putting her killer six-pack on full display. Dua loves quick workouts she can do early in the morning or backstage before a performance, like a 15-minute HIIT session. Dua Lipa, 25, is […]
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My name is Kaylin Lynn Gealy (@walkingandcounting). I live in Greenville, South Carolina, and I am a data and document management technician. I lost 96 pounds in about two years with the CICO diet rule and walking for weight loss. Before starting my weight loss journey, I was constantly tired and struggling to find energy. I found myself canceling plans […]
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A licensed drug normally used to treat abnormal levels of fatty substances in the blood could reduce infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus by up to 70 percent, reveals a study in the laboratory by an international collaboration of researchers. The research team, led by the University of Birmingham and Keele University in the UK and the San Raffaele Scientific […]
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