Hospitals in Japan are increasingly turning away sick people as the country struggles with surging coronavirus infections and its emergency medical system collapses. In one recent case, an ambulance carrying a man with a fever and difficulty breathing was rejected by 80 hospitals and forced to search for hours for…
Elderly patients with pneumonia twice as likely to die as those with broken hips, yet underestimate danger of pneumonia
Elderly patients who are hospitalised with pneumonia are twice as likely to die as those hospitalised with hip fractures—yet many elderly people fail to accurately assess their risk of pneumonia, concludes research due to be presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). The study is…
United States prohibit Corona-miracle cure – just under 3450 new Corona cases in Germany
The Coronavirus pandemic, keeps the world in breath: More than two million people worldwide are already infected with the Virus – almost 138,000 of them in Germany. To slow the spread of the Coronavirus, have placed the countries of the world some very strict rules. All the latest News about…
How to boost your immune system: Nutritionist reveals best foods and supplements to take
The immune system is a network of tissues, white blood cells, and proteins that work to protect the body against pathogens including viruses. Nutritionist Kim Bowman reveals the best immune-boosting foods to consume. Nutrition scientist Kim Bowman commented: “Quality nutrition is key in proactively strengthening the immune system to avoid…
Q&A: Commissioner Brendan Carr on FCC's telehealth programs for COVID-19, underserved patients
With COVID-19 bearing down on America, the Federal Communications Commission has amplified its commitment to outfit providers with telehealth devices and services. The beginning of April saw the Commission propose and approve the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, an initiative that uses $200 million appropriated by Congress to bankroll telecommunications equipment for eligible healthcare…
Scripps, Stanford working with Fibit to assess wearables' COVID-19 tracking abilities
Scripps Health and Stanford Medicine have joined with Fitbit for a new study to gauge how well wearable devices can help track, trace and isolate COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. WHY IT MATTERS The Scripps Research Translational Institute recently launched an app-based research program called DETECT that can analyze wearable…
Single cell division error triggers cascade of mutations that generate features of cancer
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. and the U.K. has found that a single error during cell division can trigger a cascade of mutational events, generating many of the features found in cancer genomes. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes…
What’s lost when we’re too afraid to touch the world around us?
During one of my daily walks with my toddler, when we passed his favorite playground, I noticed a new sign warning that the coronavirus survives on all kinds of surfaces and that we should no longer use the playground. Since then, I’ve taken great pains to prevent him from touching…
Molecular mechanisms and methods used to detect COVID-19 infection
Molecular mechanism of infection in cells: The cellular entry of coronaviruses depends on the binding of proteins with viral spicules (S) to the cellular receptors and the priming of the S protein by the host cell proteases. The SARS-CoV-2 virus has been shown to use the ACE2 receptor from the…
Exhaled ‘aerosols’ spread coronavirus up to 13 feet—and shoes carry the virus, too
Recent studies show that people infected with the new coronavirus could be spreading “aerosolized” viral particles as they cough, breathe or talk in a 13-foot radius, and viral particles can also move around on people’s shoes. But there was also good news from the studies: Standard protective gear appears to…