No phone ill write more – experts criticize decision In the past month due to the risk of the Coronavirus in doctors ‘ offices, a special scheme had been introduced. This made it possible, sick leave for respiratory complaints such as colds issue by phone. This scheme has now been extended, provides for massive criticism by experts. Hospitals, Doctors and […]
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Good for the memory: the thyroid affects the brain more powerful than believed The thyroid is a vital Organ that plays a major role for metabolism, growth and maturation of the body and helps to regulate many body functions. And the hormone gland is good for the memory, as Researchers now report. Research, the Medical faculty of the University of […]
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In diabetes, tiny clusters of insulin-producing ‘beta cells’ in the pancreas don’t produce enough of the hormone to keep people healthy, and their blood glucose levels climb. Perhaps unsurprisingly, their beta cells then function very differently than the cells do in people with normal blood glucose levels. What’s surprising is that the changes in beta-cell behavior begin to occur when […]
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Around the country, most dentist offices are closed, and for good reason. While there are still many unknowns about the new coronavirus, COVID-19, the main form of transmission is clear — the virus can easily spread through respiratory droplets from a person’s mouth or nose, putting dentists and their patients at a high risk. On March 16, the American Dental […]
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A pair of Yale and Harvard professors have co-designed a circuit device to make machines used by sleep apnea patients safer for use by those infected with the COVID-19 virus. Many people being treated for sleep apnea use small devices known as positive airway pressure (PAP) machines to prevent interruption of breathing during the night. But the devices were not […]
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs may have hit pause on its electronic health record modernization while it focuses its attention on COVID-19, but it’s still continuing to make progress on its integration efforts with the Department of Defense and the community at large. WHY IT MATTERS This week, the joint DoD/VA Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization announced the launch […]
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A clinical trial aimed at testing the effectiveness and safety of two existing drugs in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 has opened at the first site, the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Led by University of Melbourne honorary Associate Professor Steven Tong, a Royal Melbourne Hospital infectious diseases clinician and co-lead of clinical research at the Doherty Institute, the AustralaSian COVID-19 Trial (ASCOT) […]
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COVID-19 also comprises a systemic vascular inflammation Infections with the new Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is known to cause severe lung inflammation. According to a recent study, the Virus causes a systemic inflammation of the so-called endothelium (inner lining of the blood vessels). This could possibly explain why proportionate to develop many of the Affected heart-circulatory problems including fatal multi-organ failure. Why […]
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Italy’s Prime Minister said on Tuesday that by the weekend he would detail the steps the country will take to gradually loosen restrictions, reopen the economy and emerge from the coronavirus crisis. Italy, which has declared more coronavirus deaths than any other European country , has been under national quarantine since March 9, with some regions imposing lock-downs even earlier. […]
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Can coronavirus victims’ blood plasma save lives? Straw-coloured fluid packed with antibodies may be key to saving critically ill patients Blood plasma is used to ward off tetanus infections and prevent organ failure Fluid, packed with antibodies, could also fight off deadly coronavirus infection Treatment could be administered to sufferers and to frontline NHS staff Learn more about how to […]
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