A wise woman named Pink once sang, “If god is a DJ, life is a dance floor.” Another wise woman, my mother, says something similar: “We plan, god laughs.” Combine the two mom sayings, and you start to understand: No one really knows what their future holds, especially when it comes to major life decisions like having children. Not even […]
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Throughout the pandemic, health departments and private companies touted the potential for contact-tracing apps to help control the spread of COVID-19. But more than a year in, many of those initiatives have failed to gain meaningful traction – and new research suggests that public interest (or lack thereof) may have played a role. The study, published this week in […]
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At the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, a University of Illinois Chicago researcher conducted a survey asking respondents if they experienced health care delays because of the pandemic. In addition to learning about the types of delays, the study also presented a unique opportunity to capture a historic moment at the pandemic’s beginning. Elizabeth Papautsky, UIC assistant professor of biomedical […]
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For coffee drinkers, a common scenario might involve drinking an extra cup only to end up with a racing heart and a subtle reminder to themselves to cut down the caffeine. But for those who have a different thinking pattern, one that includes heart-focused anxiety, the racing heart might conclude with the fear of a heart attack and a trip […]
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. NEW YORK (AP) — More than a year after coronavirus shutdowns sent “the city that never sleeps” into a fitful slumber, New York could be wide awake again this summer. Starting Wednesday, vaccinated New Yorkers could shed their masks in most situations, and restaurants, stores, gyms […]
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A new study provides public health planning authorities with a method of calculating the number of COVID-19 isolation beds they would need for people experiencing homelessness based on level of infection in the city. The research holds promise for controlling spread of the virus—or future infectious diseases—in a population that is highly vulnerable and less likely than many others to […]
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If there’s one take-home message for the general public about the coronavirus vaccines approved in the U.S., it’s that they are remarkably effective. But Michigan State University’s Morteza Mahmoudi is raising awareness about an important subtlety: The vaccines developed by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech appear to work slightly better for men than for women. Both vaccines use tiny orbs, or nanoparticles, […]
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Researchers have identified and completed the genetic analysis of a newly discovered coronavirus—one that has evolved from a coronavirus that afflicts dogs to infect humans and may contribute to respiratory symptoms. The discovery of the first dog coronavirus found to have crossed over to infecting people underscores the treacherous nature of coronaviruses and the need to monitor animal viruses as […]
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is increasingly confident that vaccines work against the coronavirus variant first found in India, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday, with a leading epidemiologist saying it may be spreading less quickly than at first feared. Johnson has warned that the emergence of the B.1.617.2 variant might derail his plans to lift England’s lockdown fully on […]
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All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. In case you missed it, last summer Charli and Dixie D'Amelio broke the internet with an announcement: Morphe 2, a then-new sub-brand in partnership with Morphe with the mega-famous sister duo at the helm […]
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