South Africa needs to adopt a more localised and differentiated approach in the next phase of its management of the COVID-19 pandemic. This might not be as difficult as it seems at first glance. Firstly, some of groundwork has already been done. The minister of health outlined a classification of…
How exercise reduces cataract risk
Chinese and Australian researchers have combined studies of more than 170,000 people and found conclusive evidence that regular physical exercise reduces the risk of age-related cataracts, the cause of blindness in an estimated 13 million people worldwide. In a recent paper published in the International Journal of Ophthalmology, researchers from…
Corona outbreak in Rhineland-Palatinate students in quarantine
The Covid-19-pandemic keeps the world in breath. Already, more than 6.9 million people globally have become infected with the pathogen of Sars-CoV-2 – 184.294 of them in Germany. 400,000 people have already died of Covid-19. All messages to the Corona-crisis in Germany, Europe and the world, you will find in…
Alzheimer’s symptoms: What is the difference between Alzheimer’s disease and dementia?
Alzheimer’s symptoms cause a range of issues and can be terrifying for both sufferers and their families, who can do little more than look on while their relatives deteriorate. The disease is known to strip people of their personalities and eventually their lives but in a torturously slow fashion. What…
COVID-19: immunity to disease – or not? – Naturopathy Naturopathy Specialist Portal
Antibody study: the immunity by made COVID-19-disease Always read that people who have a COVID-19-disease are at least temporarily against the novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 immune. In a new study, it has now been shown to actually an immune response to previous disease. However, not all of the Infected have developed…
Global oncology pharmacists face restricted access to essential PPE items
Oncology pharmacy practitioners around the globe are fighting to provide cancer patients high quality cancer care with increasingly limited and sometimes restricted personal protective equipment supply as well as impaired access to essential anticancer medication, according to University of California, Irvine-led study. In the Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, Alexandre…
NorthShore makes genomic decision support available in Epic with help from ActX
Another 10,000 patients have received genetic testing through NorthShore Health’s DNA-10K initiative, and now their protected genetic information has been made available to clinicians via the health system’s Epic EHR. WHY IT MATTERS That’s thanks in part to technology from ActX, which specialized in integrating real-time genomic clinical-decision support into…
COVID-19: Four dimensions of safety
As stay-at-home restrictions ease around the country, you may be wondering what risks are associated with certain activities and how you and your family can visit places and still protect your health from COVID-19. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases specialist says there are four dimensions to…
CrossFit CEO's Racist Tweet Prompts Many Gyms — and Reebok — to Cut Ties with the Brand
Athletes, brands and hundreds of gyms are ending their affiliations with CrossFit after the fitness company’s CEO Greg Glassman tweeted a racist remark about George Floyd and Black Lives Matter. After the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation shared a statement on Twitter about the Black Lives Matter movement and…
Clock-controlled chemokine contributes to neuroinflammation-induced depression
Depression is a mental disorder with complex gene-environment interactions. Previous studies have suggested circadian factors play a crucial role in the etiology of depression. Moreover, there is a growing body of evidence supporting neuroinflammation is an important factor involving the pathology of depression. More interestingly, microglia as the main executor…