The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound, negative impact on nine out of ten people with experience of eating disorders, a new study from Northumbria University, Newcastle, reveals. According to Beat, the UK’s eating disorder charity, approximately 1.25 million people in the UK have an eating disorder. Until now, little was known about the impact of the pandemic on this […]
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put lives and livelihoods at risk, 1 in 2 Americans say they fear a major health event could lead them to file for bankruptcy, marking a 5% increase since 2019. The new research comes from the West Health-Gallup U.S. Healthcare Study, an ongoing series of surveys on the impact of high healthcare costs on […]
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Sweden attracted worldwide attention earlier this year when it famously stayed open throughout the first months of the coronavirus pandemic, and now it is holding out again, this time refusing to recommend the use of masks. While most of the world has come to terms with covering their noses and mouths in crowded places, people in Sweden are going without, […]
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(HealthDay)—In 2020 European Society of Cardiology guidelines, updated recommendations are presented for the care of adult patients with congenital heart disease (ACHD); the guidelines were published online Aug. 29 in the European Heart Journal to coincide with the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2020: The Digital Experience, held virtually from Aug. 29 to Sept. 1. Helmut Baumgartner, M.D., from University […]
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Before their August release of Imploding the Mirage, alt rock band The Killers were known for their indie take on faking it till you make it, “Smile Like You Mean It.” Now it turns out there’s science to back up that tune: New research from the University of South Australia found that the simple act of smiling can trigger your brain […]
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A 33-year old man was found to have a second SARS-CoV-2 infection some four and a half months after he was diagnosed with his first, from which he recovered. The man, who showed no symptoms, was diagnosed when he returned to Hong Kong after a trip to Spain. I am a virologist with expertise in coronaviruses and enteroviruses, and I’ve […]
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Coronavirus is an infectious disease that has been confirmed in more than 25 million people across the world. You could be at risk of the deadly infection if you develop unexplained hair loss, it’s been revealed. The UK-wide lockdown is slowly being eased, as shoppers are now allowed to explore the high-street in England, provided they remain socially-distanced. You can […]
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, A new set of 3D-printed parts and an accompanying app is making ventilator splitters such as these much safer for patients. Credit: Duke University Researchers at Duke University have engineered a workaround to make ventilators safer and more efficient when splitting them between patients. With a set of biocompatible 3-D-printed parts to control the amount of air being pushed […]
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FDA warns some hand sanitizers are being packaged in food containers that could confuse children. The FDA has also discovered that certain hand sanitizers contain flavors like chocolate or raspberry. Some people have already fallen ill or experienced health complications after mistakenly ingesting hand sanitizer. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put out an alert warning that some alcohol-based […]
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Channing Tatum, the multi-talented actor and director, is taking on a new form of storytelling with his first children's book, The One and Only Sparkella. And it's dedicated to his 6-year-old daughter Everly. "To Everly, the most brilliant magical being that I have ever known," the Magic Mike actor, 40, writes in the book's dedication, shared exclusively with PEOPLE. "You are […]
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