Feeling festive! Pregnant Katharine McPhee picked up a Christmas garland while grocery shopping on Thursday, December 3. The singer, 36, paired an all-black outfit with bright sneakers and a face mask while loading up her cart. The Los Angeles native kept her budding belly hidden behind her buys. Us Weekly confirmed in October that the American Idol alum is expecting […]
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How hangovers affect different people is not easy to predict according to a new Griffith University study. “While many people have experienced a hangover, we actually don’t know very much about how consistent these experiences are,”‘ says senior researcher Associate Professor Ben Desbrow from the School of Allied Health Sciences. “Ours is the first study to investigate whether the same […]
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The world passed the grim milestone of 1.5 million coronavirus deaths on Thursday, as several nations planned to deliver much hoped-for vaccines early next year to break the cycle of lockdowns and restrictions. US President-elect Joe Biden said that on his first day in office he would ask Americans to wear masks for 100 days to help reduce transmission of […]
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Dr Dawn Harper discusses the symptoms of prostate cancer The prostate is a walnut-shaped gland that wraps around the urethra, the tube that urine flows out of. The prostate is part of the male reproductive system. One of its main jobs, along with other organs, is to add fluid to semen. This is the fluid that carries sperm. An excessively […]
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Could confusion be a sign of COVID-19? A new study in JAMA Network Open makes the case for this. The study, published on November 19, found that 28% of older COVID-19 patients at seven US emergency departments were in a confused mental state, which put them at higher risk of an intensive care unit (ICU) stay and death. When the […]
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Britain’s announcement that it has become the first Western country to authorize the use of a COVID-19 vaccine has sparked debate about whether officials emphasized speed over safety. The U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency gave temporary authorization for people to receive a vaccine produced by U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and German company BioNTech. The agency made the decision under […]
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Grimes' newborn son is already taking after his father! The "Flesh Without Blood" singer, 32, recently shared a photo of the 6-month-old son she shares with boyfriend Elon Musk, which showed the baby boy playing with a space-themed children's book. In the rare snapshot, little X Æ A-Xii — whom she calls X for short — wears a star-patterned onesie […]
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Italy on Thursday recorded its highest daily death toll from coronavirus with 993 fatalities in the last 24 hours, despite a downward trend in infection rates. The previous grim record of 969 deaths was set on March 27, when Italy was under national lockdown after becoming the first European country to be hit by the global pandemic. Its COVID-19 death […]
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Hackers are targeting the coronavirus vaccine supply chain, IBM warned Thursday, saying it had uncovered a series of cyber attacks against companies involved in the effort to distribute doses around the world. It was “unclear” if the attacks were successful, IBM said, adding that they were potentially carried out by state actors. “Our team recently uncovered a global phishing campaign […]
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Everyday life for the more than 46 million people around the world who suffer from type 1 diabetes could become much easier and safer. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and biotech firm Gubra have developed a new insulin molecule that, in the future, will ensure that diabetics receive just the right amount of insulin. The insulin on the market […]
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