Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Oxford University is starting a COVID-19 vaccine study with children and young adults between ages 6 and 17. At Oxford and three partner sites in London, Southampton, and Bristol, the phase 2 clinical trial will test whether kids and teens have a good immune response to […]
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Online trolls have reached a new low with their latest targeted campaign of cyberbullying. In recent weeks, pregnant people have become a new target for the faceless mob of anti-vaxxers, thanks to the rise in popularity of posting “vaccine selfies” in the wake of the public availability of the new COVID-19 vaccination shot. But, as with anything on the internet, […]
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I didn’t want kids. Yeah, I said it… I never wanted children. It wasn’t from a lack of desire to be a mom, but more from a nagging, heartbreaking fear. I was afraid of bringing a beautiful, innocent baby into this cruel world; a baby who might have to endure even a little of what I did. Nearly 40 years […]
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Just as the four seasons bring changes in nature, they also impact how our bodies assimilate and metabolize food. Research indicates winter brings higher metabolic rates compared with summer, and so it calls for energy efficient foods. And some foods such as red meats that may cause higher inflammation levels in summer actually assimilate better in the winter, new research […]
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Researchers from the School of Medicine at Trinity have evaluated the impact of the rare genetic disorder, Prader-Willi syndrome on the quality of life of the affected child, and their family. In the study of caregivers of children ranging from less than 1 year to 18 years, dietetic and paediatric researchers investigated the impact of weight gain on health and […]
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New research led by epidemiologists at the University of Warwick has found that there is no significant evidence that schools are playing a significant role in driving the spread of the COVID-19 disease in the community, particularly in primary schools. However, careful continued monitoring may be required as schools re-open to stay well informed about the effect they have upon […]
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Many runners know that they should stretch, but that doesn’t mean they do. And even if they take the time to loosen up their muscles, they may not be doing the right stretches—or performing them properly. It doesn’t help that the thinking on stretching—whether it’s best to do it before or after a run, for example—has changed over time. Guidance […]
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Slideshow ( 2 images )GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization has alerted six countries to watch out for potential Ebola cases after fresh outbreaks in Guinea and Democratic Republic of Congo, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Guinea declared a new Ebola outbreak on Sunday in the first resurgence of the disease there since the 2013-2016 outbreak, while the Democratic […]
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After testing thousands of people for coronavirus, South African nurse Asnath Masango says she can’t wait to get vaccinated. “So many people, I test them and within days they have passed away,” said Masango. “I want protection.” C.J. Umunnakwe, a virologist running a lab that has performed more than 40,000 virus tests, says he “wholeheartedly believes in vaccinations. Vaccines save […]
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The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is thought to be a disease originally occurring in animals but transmitted across the species barrier to human beings, probably through an intermediate host. Following human infection, the virus has been shown to transmit to some pet and farm animals, where it then […]
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