Nurses at a California hospital who were not given N95 masks to treat COVID-19 patients were suspended for refusing to work their shifts until they received proper protection, the Associated Press reported. The nurses at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica said that they were not given N95 masks — only surgical masks — because hospital administrators did […]
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COVID-19 patients in a clinical trial at Houston Methodist Hospital are responding quickly to the antiviral drug Remdesivir. The trial’s criteria allows for the treatment of patients early in their clinical course and, in some cases, at times where they might have otherwise been intubated. “Early results are promising, and that is important right now. Much of what we are […]
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Australian researchers have achieved the first step in developing an early warning surveillance system to track COVID-19 prevalence in the community through tracing the presence of the novel coronavirus gene in raw sewage. Researchers from The University of Queensland and Australia’s national science agency CSIRO have successfully demonstrated the presence of SARS-CoV2, the virus which leads to the disease COVID-19, […]
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Mikhail Varshavski, D.O., or Doctor Mike, is on a mission to tackle health misinformation. More than five million YouTube subscribers tune in to Doctor Mike’s channel for entertaining, and fact-based, medical guidance. Lately, Doctor Mike has tackled rumors and conspiracy theories surrounding COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. In a new Men’s Health video, Doctor Mike faces off […]
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While the world continues to cope with COVID-19, it is clear that the decisions our public officials make today will have far-reaching consequences on people’s lives. It is for that reason that we need to make absolutely sure that our decisions are supported by robust science. Scientists around the world have been working long hours identifying potential new treatments and […]
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Elderberry is one of those supplements that has a lot of claims attached to it. For example, in Eastern medicine, it’s believed to be a potent herbal remedy for everything from poor circulation to muscle and joint pain. But there’s also some research that supports its touted immune system benefits, experts say. And hey, who couldn’t use an extra boost […]
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Ben Cayer and Mindy Brock recently went viral for a sweet and heartbreaking picture taken at work. The couple, who both work as nurses at Tampa General Hospital in Florida, were pictured embracing each other between surgeries as they fight on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic. A coworker was there to take a quick picture of Ben, 46, and […]
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Coronavirus, like any other crisis to befall humanity, elicits a different reaction in different people. Some people are paralysed with fear, others will be less worried, but it is hard to imagine anyone will be feeling entirely indifferent. Broad swathes of the population are probably living with the same nagging uncertainty right now: how to tell whether symptoms are serious. […]
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By now it’s common knowledge that the greatest influence on a patient’s health is not their regular doctor’s visits or occasional procedure, but the health behaviors, self-management routines and other practices that occur outside of a healthcare setting. With this in mind, the industry has begun a push to integrate their services with day-to-day life – through continuous remote monitors, […]
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High blood pressure is a common condition that affects more than a quarter of all adults in the UK. You could be at risk of memory loss if you develop hypertension at nighttime, it’s been claimed. Hypertension puts extra stress on blood vessels and vital organs. You could be at risk of high blood pressure if you eat an unhealthy […]
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