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Thursday, 24 October 2024

Iran says virus deaths close to 7,000

Iran said Friday it had recorded nearly 7,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus, warning of infection clusters in new regions after it partially eased lockdown measures. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said the COVID-19 illness had claimed a further 51 lives over 24 hours into Sunday. The ministry raised the…

Coronavirus update: New trial using dogs to detect symptoms of COVID-19

A new trial which brings together leading disease control experts from universities with medical detection dogs who have already been used in training for detection in Parkinson’s disease could help to detect coronavirus in humans. The dogs are already trained to detect odours of certain cancers including malaria and Parkinson’s disease….

Swiss and rooms Corona-Demo

The Coronavirus pandemic concerns also in Germany medicine, politics, tourism and society: More than four million people already infected with the pathogen of Sars-CoV-2, 173.694 of them in Germany. All the news about the Corona pandemic from Germany, Europe and the world, you will find in the News Ticker of…

Using telehealth to transition diabetes inpatients to virtual care during COVID-19

Data collected over a 15-week period showed that using virtual care to manage diabetes patients in the hospital does not have a negative impact on their glycemic outcomes. This study, aimed at reducing provider and patient exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic, has broader implications for implementing telehealth to diabetes care…

The biggest mistake you’re making when washing your face masks

Face masks have become a regular sight these days, particularly since the CDC made its recommendation on the use of face masks during the coronavirus. And if you’ve been good about staying home during shelter-in-place guidelines, you might not have thought about cleaning your face mask on the rare occasions…

New bone-graft biomaterial gives patients a nicer smile and less pain

A new recipe for a bone-graft biomaterial that is supercooled before application should make it easier to meet dental patients’ expectation of a good-looking smile while eliminating the pain associated with harvesting bone from elsewhere in their body. The findings were published in the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part…

Why have nursing homes been hit so hard by the coronavirus?

Nursing home residents and workers account for about one-third of COVID-19 deaths in the United States, so far, according to media reports. Sheria Robinson-Lane, a gerontologist and assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, is an expert in palliative and long-term care and nursing administration. Her research…