Hale Health today launched Hale 2.0, a redesigned version of its remote-care platform in response to the increased demand of telemedicine in the pandemic. The company rebuilt the platform in an effort to simplify the user experience for both providers and patients and increase flexibility for providers through new features and better pricing options. The updated platform will integrate with […]
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Animals have an innate preference for certain scents and tastes. Attractive scents are linked to things like good food. Less attractive scents—that of spoiled food, for example—instinctively give the animal a signal which says: “There could be danger here!” When it comes to taste, all animals have similar preferences: Sugars and fats are perceived positively, whereas a bitter taste is […]
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The Corona-pandemic keeps the world in suspense: More than 12 million people were infected with the novel Coronavirus, 198.613 of them in Germany. The United States reported almost daily new record numbers. Corona-News from Germany and around the world – the top stories: Kretschmer closes exit lock for Saxony practically from the Haseloff skeptical (11.31 p.m.) Corona onset on the […]
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Vibrios: a health hazard when bathing Who goes in the summer, swimming in the sea, can become infected with Vibrios. These bacteria, which are sometimes also referred to as “flesh-eating bacteria”, can cause severe disease and lead to, among other things, wound infections and blood poisoning. Some infections have been fatal. Who takes in the height of summer, a dip […]
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Risk for cancer, Diabetes and heart disease, lower The transition to a plant-based diet promotes healthy aging and reduces the risk for diseases such as Diabetes, cancer and heart disease by up to 50 percent. This was the consensus of the American physicians ‘ Committee, which summarized the results of various nutritional studies of the last years. Researchers from the […]
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One of the most pressing avenues of coronavirus research for parents and people of reproductive age obviously deals with what COVID-19 means for pregnant people (their health and the health of their fetuses). While earlier this summer a study found that the coronavirus potentially damages placentas, doctors in France reported a case of a fetus contracting the virus in utero, […]
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Therapies for treating glioblastoma brain cancer can be delivered with greater precision and existing drugs can be used in new ways. These are the conclusions from a study from Uppsala University investigating a large number of cell samples from patients with brain tumors. The researchers have characterized how changes in glioblastoma cells influence the effect of different drugs. Their findings […]
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What makes a species “smart” and how do strategies for processing information evolve? What goes on in the minds of non-human animals and which cognitive skills can we claim as hallmarks of our species? These are some of the questions addressed by the field of comparative psychology, but a recent review in the Journal of Intelligence joins a growing body […]
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Scientists have identified a unique signature of immune system molecules in 50 critically-ill Covid-19 patients, which they say may provide a strategy for combined therapeutic approaches against the disease. According to the researchers, including those from the Pasteur Institute in France, severely ill Covid-19 patients experience a combination of deficiency in the response of an immune system molecule called interferons, […]
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High blood pressure occurs when a person’s blood pressure increases to unhealthy levels. The condition is a worldwide epidemic and often referred to as the ‘silent killer’ due to hidden symptoms that can go undetected for years. Feeling a certain sensation in your head could be an early warning sign of the condition. READ MORE High cholesterol: Drink to lower cholesterol A person’s blood pressure measurement takes into account […]
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