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Wearable device could reduce racial disparities in blood measurements

10/29/2021 Health News

Bioengineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Arlington, in collaboration with Austin’s Shani Biotechnologies, LLC, have developed a new noninvasive technology that may help real-time monitoring of key blood parameters, such as hemoglobin, especially in Black patients. George Alexandrakis, bioengineering associate professor, said the idea is to develop a wearable device, such as a watch or a monitor, […]

Sajid Javid aims to ensure everyone can see a GP

10/29/2021 Health News

We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Surgeries in England will be given extra cash to increase their capacity for in-person consultations. More staff will be allowed […]

Connection to nature during the pandemic linked with children's wellbeing

10/29/2021 Health News

Children from less affluent backgrounds are likely to have found COVID-19 lockdowns more challenging to their mental health because they experienced a lower connection with nature than their wealthier peers, a new study suggests. A study has found that children who increased their connection to nature during the first COVID-19 lockdown were likely to have lower levels of behavioral and […]

Third Chinese city placed under COVID lockdown

10/28/2021 Health News

China placed a third city under lockdown on Thursday to tackle COVID-19 numbers, with around six million people now under orders to stay home as Beijing chases zero cases before the upcoming Winter Olympics. The country has taken a zero tolerance approach to the virus since it first emerged in central China in 2019, stamping out emerging flare-ups with border […]

BBC ‘irresponsible’ for ignoring Sharleen Spiteri’s health condition on Saturday Kitchen

10/28/2021 Health News

Sharleen Spiteri discusses living with coeliac disease We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The episode featuring the Scottish singer song-writer – and lead singer of iconic […]

Which Popular Fall Plants Are Safe for Pets?

10/28/2021 Health News

Though we are already a few weeks into fall, if you’re still asking where summer went, you’re not alone! It’s hard enough keeping up with seasons changing in what seems like the blink of an eye, so it may be even harder for pet parents to keep track of what plants are safe to have around pets each season. But […]

The next epidemic is set to hit the UK by 2030 and it will affect one in ten people

10/28/2021 Health News

Type 2 diabetes can be a 'devastating diagnosis' says expert We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Fighting COVID-19 with every weapon the UK can throw at […]

Could 'grounding' actually boost your inner energy or improve your anxiety?

10/28/2021 Health News

Many parts of modern society leave us disconnected with nature. Think about it – when was the last time you immersed yourself in the natural world, or your feet touched grass? When did you last spend time listening to the sounds of nature, hearing nothing but wind, or waves or the rustle of trees? Between urban living, relentless work culture […]

Understaffed State Psychiatric Facilities Leave Patients in Limbo

10/28/2021 Health News

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Many patients dealing with mental health crises are having to wait several days in an ER until a bed becomes available at one of Georgia’s five state psychiatric hospitals, as public facilities nationwide feel the pinch of the pandemic. “We’re in crisis mode,” said Dr. John […]

Researchers identify new biomarker for severe COVID-19

10/28/2021 Health News

During the pandemic, it has become increasingly evident that people with cardiovascular disease and obesity are at a much higher risk of developing very severe, even fatal COVID-19 disease. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified some metabolic processes that SARS-CoV-2 uses to attack lung tissue. The results, which are published in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, could one day […]

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