Editor’s note: The coronavirus that has claimed more than 4,000 lives worldwide and sickened more than 113,000 most likely originated in bats, most experts believe. From bats, the virus “jumped” to another species, likely pangolins, and then to humans. Why didn’t the virus make bats or pangolins sick? As it turns out, viruses are complicated—in addition to sometimes being deadly. […]
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South Korea—once grappling with the largest coronavirus outbreak outside China—saw its newly recovered patients exceed fresh infections for the first time on Friday, as it reported the lowest number of new cases for three weeks. The country confirmed 110 new infections, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said, taking its total to date to 7,979. But 177 […]
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Perhaps you’re one of the hundreds of thousands of people turning to the fastest-growing subreddit in the last weeks, r/coronavirus, where new and veteran Reddit users are going for the latest on the novel coronavirus outbreak. Currently topping the list at r/worldnews for comments and upvotes is a linked article that hints at a fast-tracking coronavirus vaccine in development in […]
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Dementia describes a cluster of symptoms associated with brain damage, such as memory loss. People living with the neurological condition tend to require around-the-clock support, especially as the condition progresses. People living with dementia can seem vulnerable at the best of times but the current state of affairs raises particular concern for dementia sufferers. READ MORE Dementia care: The sign […]
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Research from Kent’s School of Biosciences and the Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, has found a drug combination that may improve treatment for diseases caused by herpes simplex viruses such as cold sore, genital herpes, and keratitis. The research is published in Frontiers in Microbiology. Researchers tested different drugs on cell cultures and found that drugs used to treat heartburn (known […]
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New research in mice suggests that certain immune cells may help guide fetal development of the heart and play a role in how the adult heart beats, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The findings, published in the journal JCI Insight, may help lay a foundation for immunotherapies that target forms of heart […]
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has announced a new proposed rollout date for the electronic health record system at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, Washington, which will represent the future of the medical record capabilities of the agency. The commercial Cerner system was scheduled to go live on March 28 at Mann-Grandstaff, but was delayed due to the […]
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ClearDATA, a vendor of healthcare public-cloud security, compliance, and privacy technologies and services, today debuted a new software-as-a-service system, ClearDATA Locate Mask, that enables healthcare organizations to leverage unstructured datasets containing PHI or PII by masking or redacting the sensitive data. WHY IT MATTERS Powered by machine learning models, Locate Mask works on one of healthcare’s common challenges – broadly […]
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Police manned checkpoints around quarantined towns in Italy’s north on Monday as authorities sought to contain cases of COVID-19 virus that have made Italy the focal point of the outbreak in Europe and fears of its cross-border spread. At least 190 people in Italy’s north have tested positive for the virus and four people have died, including an 84-year-old man […]
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Chronic migraine sufferers are given fresh hope of getting rid of their crippling headaches with first new drug in 20 years New drug self-injected at home will benefit 10,000 people suffering migraines Fremanezumab was developed by UK scientists over three decades In trials the drug has reduced the frequency, severity and duration of migraines Lead researcher called the introduction of […]
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