An accurate, non-invasive, and low-cost method of testing for COVID-19 using samples taken from the screens of mobile phones has been developed by a team led by UCL researchers at Diagnosis Biotech. The study, published in eLife and led by Dr Rodrigo Young (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology), analysed swabs from smartphone screens rather than directly from people, and found that […]
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Deaths related to COVID-19 spiked in Russia’s major cities on Wednesday amid a surge in new cases that authorities have blamed on the new Delta variant, and restrictions seeking to curb the virus’ spread were strengthened.FILE PHOTO: A medical specialist walks by an ambulance outside a hospital for patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Moscow, […]
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is creating a new accelerator aimed at the digital health space that will give 10 startups operating in the U.S. a four-week crash course in technical training and business development, and includes a mentorship component. AWS Healthcare Accelerator’s first cohort will be done in partnership with KidsX, a pediatric-focused digital health incubator that launched in September of […]
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A new study, conducted in Canada and recently published in Nature Communications, reports that the North American deer mouse can be infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from humans. This finding, therefore, confirms a plausible risk of reverse zoonosis, on which data is presently unavailable. Study: SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission in the North American deer mouse. […]
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It was a 95-degree day in July 2015, and emergency physician Martin Maag, MD, was driving down Bee Ridge Road, a busy 7-lane thoroughfare in Sarasota, how to buy haldol usa no prescription Florida, on his way home from a family dinner. To distance himself from a truck blowing black smoke, Maag says he had just passed some vehicles, when […]
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Volunteer groups are spreading the word about getting COVID-19 shots to India’s poor and elderly, and ferrying some to vaccination centres in rickshaws and cabs following a surge in infections that killed hundreds of thousands. SEEDS, an organisation that does relief work during natural disasters, has focused its efforts on poorer communities, where it says many lack […]
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When he’s not busy training his wife Sara to qualify for the Olympics, distance running legend (and former Olympian himself) Ryan Hall stays active pursuing all manner of fitness challenges—often of his own making. In his latest Instagram video, buy generic priligy canada for instance, Hall, 38, decided to see if he had what it took to flip a tractor […]
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Getting a good night’s rest is essential to our physical and mental health. But what behaviors lead to healthy sleep? And do those lifestyle factors change as we get older? A new study by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University has investigated the sleep, lifestyle and health of 3,284 adults. It found that behaviors directly under our control—such as diet, norco […]
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(HealthDay)—The first oral blood thinning medication for children was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency announced Monday. Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate) oral pellets were approved to treat children ages 3 months to 12 years with venous thromboembolism (VTE) directly after treatment with an injectable blood thinner for at least five days. The tablets were also approved to […]
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(Reuters) – Britain’s GSK set out detailed plans on Wednesday to turn its consumer healthcare arm into a separately listed company, in a move that will bolster the finances of the remaining business to help fund drug development and deals.FILE PHOTO: A GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) logo is seen at the GSK research centre in Stevenage, Britain November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Peter NichollsBelow […]
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