As some consider treating coronavirus patients with a combination of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and the antibiotic azithromycin, cardiologists are advising caution because both medications can increase the risk for dangerous abnormal heart rhythms. In guidance published in the American College of Cardiology publication Cardiology Magazine, cardiologists from Oregon Health…
Device that tracks location of nurses re-purposed to record patient mobility
By repurposing badges originally designed to locate nurses and other hospital staff, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they can precisely monitor how patients in the hospital are walking outside of their rooms, a well-known indicator and contributor to recovery after surgery. A team of engineers and clinicians at The Johns…
Website explains how hospitals can decontaminate and reuse N95 masks to fight COVID-19
As health workers and first responders in the United States try to stem a pandemic without adequate protective gear, health officials are forced to consider a stopgap—decontaminating and reusing N95 masks to shield those whose jobs expose them to the virus that causes COVID-19. On April 1, a team of…
How coronavirus is changing the way we look after our teeth
The coronavirus pandemic is changing the way we access health care, and dental care is no exception. Dentists are no longer allowed to provide a raft of care, such as regular check-ups and tooth whitening, to minimise the spread of COVID-19. However, if you’re in a lot of pain, your…
To combat COVID-19, FCC's Ajit Pai proposes $200M telehealth investment program
On Monday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai pulled back the curtain on a $200 million program that would combat the COVID-19 crisis by bankrolling telecommunications equipment and services for qualifying healthcare providers. The plan is fueled by funds appropriated in the $2 trillion CARES Act signed by Congress and…
Blood test detects more than 50 types of cancer and their localization in the body Naturopathic naturopathic specialist portal
New blood test can detect a wide range of cancer types In the middle of the Corona, with the crisis in cancer research, a breakthrough was reported: A new blood test was able to detect over 50 different types of cancer with high accuracy and the location of the tumors…
Ohio Woman Loses 3 Family Members to Coronavirus, Husband Hospitalized on Ventilator
A woman from Grove City, Ohio is pleading for people to stay at home after her brother, mother and father all succumbed to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) within three days of each other, while her husband is hospitalized and on a ventilator with symptoms of the respiratory illness. Kelly Conkey…
How to live longer: How to increase your life expectancy during the coronavirus pandemic
As Britons stay indoors to help curb the spread of infection, and news of the death toll keeps on mounting – for many – this is a distressing time. But staying optimistic may be key to outlive this pandemic. Researchers from the Indiana State University School of Nursing concluded that…
Benefits of exercise on metabolism: More profound than previously reported
The effects of exercise on metabolism are even greater than scientists believed. That’s the finding of a unique study published today in Cardiovascular Research, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The study is the first to examine the metabolic effects of exercise while carefully controlling for differences…
Coronavirus: inflammations of the heart muscle by COVID-19 favored Naturopathy naturopathy specialist portal
Connection between COVID-19 and myocarditis discovered The plot thickens, that COVID-19-diseases caused by the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, are associated with an increased risk for heart damage. On the basis of the current case report is to show the cardiologist that a patient during a COVID-19-disease developed a temporary heart weakness. The…