Each week a woman consumes alcohol during the first five to 10 weeks of pregnancy is associated with an incremental 8% increase in risk of miscarriage, according to a study by Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) researchers. The findings, published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, examine the timing, amount and type of alcohol use during pregnancy and […]
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The profile of Australian aged care residents has changed markedly in recent years, and the developers of a new system for classifying residents, published today by the Medical Journal of Australia, say their model is better than the current Australian aged care funding system. “Since the introduction in 2008 of the current aged care funding model, the Aged Care Funding […]
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The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 infects cells by plugging into a receptor on their surface. Now, by crafting a “decoy” of that receptor, scientists aim to foil the virus’s attack. In a new study, published Aug. 4 in the journal Science, researchers engineered such a decoy and found that the coronavirus bound tightly to the imposter receptor, and once attached, […]
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COVID-19 ACCELERATES NHS DIGITAL HEALTHCARE A new report has highlighted the speed of adoption for new technology across healthcare providers since the onset of COVID-19. Breaking down provider barriers and a rapid increase in trust in digital consultations have stood out as being two key contributors. The report also highlighted the priorities, as identified by 150 senior leaders surveyed, for […]
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New Zealand on Sunday marked 100 days since it stamped out the spread of the coronavirus, a rare bright spot in a world that continues to be ravaged by the disease. Life has returned to normal for many people in the South Pacific nation of 5 million, as they attend rugby games at packed stadiums and sit down in bars […]
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The Corona-pandemic keeps the world in suspense: More than 19 million people have been infected so far worldwide, with the Coronavirus, 215.460 of them in Germany. In the United States have been infected so far, more than five million people with the Coronavirus. The data from the Johns Hopkins University from Sunday. The USA is by far the strongest of […]
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The Corona-pandemic keeps the world in suspense: More than 19 million people have been infected so far worldwide, with the Coronavirus, 215.460 of them in Germany. No Coronavirus Transmission in new Zealand for 100 days In new Zealand, the Transmission of the Coronavirus in the population is stopped for one hundred days. Although since then, no new Infections were recorded, […]
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DR ELLIE CANNON: Young people have given up their freedom to protect the elderly… but we can’t keep curtailing their lives Among the many suggestions floated about how to curb the rising number of corona cases, one has sparked particular outrage – that lockdown should be reinstated for the over-50s. Older Britons would once again sacrifice their freedom, while the […]
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New research in animals has identified a microRNA that appears to modulate the growth of hair. The study, which appears in the journal Science Advances, may lay the groundwork for future hair regrowth treatments that are more effective and less invasive than the current options. Hair loss is commonly associated with getting older. However, it can also be due to […]
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As for why she decided to open up about her story, Grantham stresses that she wants to make it clear that COVID-19 is a “public health issue, no matter what your political views are.” “To assume that this is just a political issue, not real, made up, a hoax, is false,” she tells PEOPLE. “It is impacting children and I […]
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