(HealthDay)—Adoption of a virtual platform has allowed continued maintenance of a large kidney transplant program despite the inability to have in-person visits during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Dec. 21 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Vinayak S. Rohan, M.D., from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, and colleagues report on […]
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Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac’s local partner in Brazil applied Friday for emergency authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine, the first to seek regulatory approval in the hard-hit country, officials said. Federal health regulator Anvisa now has 10 days to respond to the application from the Butantan Institute, a public health center in Sao Paulo that is working with Sinovac to test […]
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Cyprus is returning to lockdown mode for the remainder of the month, including daytime restrictions on movement and a shuttering of schools, after the country’s health minister conceded Friday that a nightly curfew and other existing measures weren’t enough to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said intensive care units treating COVID-19 patients in Cyprus have […]
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Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac’s local partner in Brazil applied Friday for emergency authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine, the first to seek regulatory approval in the hard-hit country, officials said. Federal health regulator Anvisa now has 10 days to respond to the application from the Butantan Institute, allied health financial management a public health center in Sao Paulo that is working […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has seen virus-beating technologies progress at unprecedented speed. Scientists have raced to understand and treat the new coronavirus, teams have developed tests and built COVID-19 equipment, and deals have rapidly been brokered between partners. In the past few weeks, for example, we’ve seen the results revealed of major trials of three separate vaccines. Each announcement came following […]
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England has gone into a tough lockdown to halt spiraling COVID-19 hospitalisations and relieve pressure on its health system. The prime minister, Boris Johnson, has said the new lockdown will last at least seven weeks, but it’s safe to assume that, with many hospitals near capacity, it will stay in place as long as is needed to suppress the threat […]
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Stassi Schroeder’s bun is out of the oven! The Vanderpump Rules alum gave birth to her and Beau Clark’s first child on Thursday, January 7. Stassi Schroeder’s Quotes About Starting a Family With Beau Clark The couple named their daughter Hartford Charlie Rose Clark, according to People. Us Weekly broke the news in June that the Next Level Basic author, […]
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When you are driving a car, your brain is taking in an enormous amount of visual information and using it to make driving decisions, such as when to brake or change lanes. The brain needs to determine what kind of information in your field of view is necessary for making these decisions. For example, the position of another car is […]
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This year, the Estée Lauder Cos., and its namesake flagship brand, turn 75. While the beauty industry is rife with brands that have been unable to maintain their appeal across generations, Lauder is the rare exception, adeptly evolving to meet the changing times, while also harnessing the power of its history. The year ahead looks to be another pivotal time […]
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Ebony Boyce Carter, MD, a physician-scientist known for her research involving community-based interventions to promote health equity for pregnant women and their babies, has been named director of the Division of Clinical Research in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. In the pursuit of health equity, the key aim is that […]
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