Smokers and vapers who get COVID-19 can probably expect a more severe infection, health experts warn. Many advisories have focused on the risk facing older people, those with chronic conditions such as diabetes, and people with compromised immune systems, such as cancer patients. But doctors also caution that users of electronic cigarettes and tobacco are more in danger from the […]
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Social distancing measures have many Americans cooking at home during the coronavirus pandemic, so one food safety expert has tips for storing and preparing leftovers properly. One of the most important safety measures is to place perishable foods—those that require cold storage to be kept safe—in the refrigerator or freezer within two hours of being cooked, said Elizabeth Andress, a […]
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Most people know about the painkiller paracetamol, commonly used against headaches and ingested orally. However, in hospitals, paracetamol is administered intravenously. In this way, doctors and nurses can help critically ill patients who are unable to swallow one or more pills. Furthermore, the substance acts much faster intravenously, and the method allows healthcare professionals to control the doses and the […]
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A team of researchers at the University of Georgia are developing and testing new vaccines and immunotherapies to combat the novel coronavirus that has infected hundreds of thousands across the world. The team is led by Ted M. Ross, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and director of UGA’s Center for Vaccines and Immunology. He has partnered with other laboratories and […]
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Countries where people do not have a habit of washing their hands automatically tend to have a much higher exposure to coronavirus, a new study reveals. University of Birmingham researchers have discovered that at least 50% of people do not have a habit of automatic handwashing after using the toilet in China (77%), Japan (70%), South Korea (61%) and the […]
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Pakistan on Wednesday halted all domestic passenger flights to stop the spread of the new coronavirus after reporting nearly 1,000 cases in the country, just as Libya became the latest at-risk Mideast nation to report its first infection. The announcement by Libya’s U.N.-backed government leaves just war-torn Yemen as the last country in the Mideast to not have a reported […]
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International surgical guidelines launched today will help to save thousands of lives in Low- and Middle-income Countries (LMIC) countries by standardising and improving practice in surgery. An international collaboration led by the University of Birmingham sets out nine essential recommendations that should be implemented as a priority across all hospitals world-wide in the fight against Surgical Site Infection (SSI). SSI […]
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New cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus are beginning to decline in Italy, two weeks after the country implemented a full lockdown. For the last three days, the number of new cases and deaths have gone down, Italian health officials report. Between Sunday and Monday, the number of new cases declined by 997, from 6,557 to 5,560, according to the World […]
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Under the current coronavirus guidelines, people are being advised to stay at home. People are only allowed to leave their homes under very specific circumstances, such as going to work – but only if this work cannot be carried out from home. What is considered essential work? Under the new social distancing measures, parents have been asked to keep their […]
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As the world faces the uncertainties that accompany a pandemic, researchers urge authorities to respond to the crisis in an “equitable and inclusive” way that does not shut out people belonging to the most vulnerable social categories. An increasing number of countries are enforcing lockdown measures in response to the new coronavirus pandemic. These measures mean that authorities are restricting […]
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