DAKAR (Reuters) – A probable case of Marburg virus, a deadly hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola, has been detected in Guinea, the health ministry said on Friday. Two laboratories in Guinea confirmed the case of Marburg and a sample has been sent to neighbouring Senegal for further confirmation, the ministry’s National Agency of Health Safety (ANSS) said in a statement. […]
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center . Canada lifted its travel restrictions for U.S. visitors on Monday, allowing travelers who are fully vaccinated with a negative COVID-19 test to cross the border, according to The Associated Press. Visitors are required to submit travel information and proof of vaccination on the ArriveCAN app […]
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The Biden administration has announced initiatives to promote the safety of in-person college and university this fall as COVID-19 case rates surge across the country. A Vax to School College Checklist, adding COVID-19 vaccination discussions to sports physicals, and launching a Week of Action to promote […]
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My favorite thing about summer is the abundance of fresh produce. From the berries to the cucumbers and zucchini and of course, the beautiful and juicy peaches. But with delicate fruits like peaches and nectarines, you have a very small window of opportunity to eat them before they develop that undesirable mushy texture. But if you stocked up on peaches […]
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Women remain underrepresented in cardiovascular clinical trials despite guidelines and legal requirements developed almost 30 years ago to ensure broader inclusivity, according to a report from the American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular Disease in Women Committee published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. This lack of representation can limit availability of treatment data on the number […]
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New research by a Swansea University expert has highlighted just how torn members of the public are over whether children should be offered COVID-19 vaccines. The study by Dr. Simon Williams revealed there remains a lot of hesitancy—particularly among parents—around an issue which many regard as a minefield. It has just been published on MedRxiv, a site used by researchers […]
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How Serious Is the Covid Delta Variant? Paul Gigot interviews Dr. Marty Makary of Johns Hopkins University. As the pandemic took hold, a Kansas City-area meeting and event planning business began hawking “I Shake Hands” stickers to help ease awkward social encounters. “We didn’t want the sticker to say, ‘We Don’t Shake Hands’ because that is kind of off-putting,” said […]
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. MCDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) — As Tussahaw Elementary opened this week for a new school year, teary-eyed mothers led in kindergartners dwarfed by backpacks and buses dropped off fifth graders looking forward to ruling their school. The biggest clue to the lingering COVID-19 crisis was the masks […]
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Photo: Salesforce IT vendor Salesforce is rolling out new healthcare tools designed to help healthcare and life sciences organizations meet their patients, members and customers where they are to deliver the right care, at the right time, from anywhere. These new tools, the company said, deliver stronger relationships across healthcare and life sciences organizations from anywhere, and by tapping into these […]
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We’re all familiar with the startle reflex—that sudden, uncontrollable jerk that occurs when we’re surprised by a noise or other unexpected stimulus. But the brain also has an important pre-attentive mechanism to tamp down that response and tune out irrelevant sounds so you can mind the task in front of you. This pre-attentive mechanism is called sensorimotor gating and normally […]
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