Mark Zuckerberg criticizes US coronavirus response The Facebook CEO criticized the Trump Administration’s response to the coronavirus during a discussion with Anthony Fauci. A dog in South Carolina had to be euthanized after it tested positive for the coronavirus, according to Clemson University on Thursday. The canine was the first animal…
Experts warn parents not to leave essential oils and diffusers around children
Just because something is ‘natural’ doesn’t mean it’s 100% safe. While pure essential oils might seem like a healthy way to fragrance your home and soothe your mind, child injury prevention organisation Kidsafe NSW has issued a warning about using these products around young children. On the safety group’s Instagram,…
Fauci Warns About ‘Post-Viral’ Syndrome After COVID-19
As the pandemic continues, we’re learning that many people who experience COVID-19 endure long-term health consequences called post-viral syndrome. Symptoms include fatigue and brain fog. The syndrome may be related to cytokines that cross the blood-brain barrier and affect the brain. COVID-19 can bring severe illness that may take weeks…
Doctors are burdened by documentation, are AI scribes the answer?
Before Dr. Matthew Fradkin was a pediatrician he played in a punk rock band. Aside from the years of training to become a physician, he said there were actually some similarities to the two – namely the search for human connection. “They have the same core, the in-the-moment human connection is…
Machining the heart: New predictor for helping to beat chronic heart failure
Tens of millions of people worldwide have chronic heart failure, and only a little over half of them survive 5 years beyond their diagnosis. Now, researchers from Japan are helping doctors to assign patients into groups based on their specific needs, to improve medical outcomes. In a study recently published…
High marks in national breastfeeding care review
University of Virginia Medical Center and UVA Children’s have earned excellent scores for their support of breastfeeding in a nationwide survey of hospitals conducted by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. UVA received a 91 out of 100 on the Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care survey,…
Scleroderma Q&A: Your questions about the autoimmune disease answered
Like many autoimmune diseases, systemic sclerosis, or scleroderma, can be a challenge to diagnose because its symptoms are varied, can range from mild to debilitating, and often resemble those of other conditions, such as systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. Although hardening of the skin is the most characteristic sign…
Australian researchers track COVID-19 in wastewater from plane and cruise ship passengers
As Australia considers how to safely welcome international visitors again, testing wastewater systems on long-haul planes and cruise ships could provide crucial information on detecting the presence of the COVID-19 virus in incoming passengers. A new paper in the Journal of Travel Medicine reported that testing of aircraft and cruise…
Social distancing is making public transport worse for the environment than cars – here’s how to fix it
During lockdown, travel restrictions caused car and public transport use to plummet across the UK. On April 12 2020, the number of daily trips by car fell to 22%, compared to a typical day the year before. Public transport use dropped too. National Rail ticket sales were at 4% of…
Coronavirus: back Impfbereitschaft in the population, Naturopathy, naturopathic specialist portal
Corona: Fewer people to Vaccinate ready Experts assume that the Corona of a pandemic will be to the end, when vaccines against the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 available and enough people have been vaccinated with it. However, in European countries the willingness to be against Corona vaccination drops. All over the world…