Malignant ovarian cancer is insidious: Known and feared for vague and uncharacteristic symptoms that often mean the disease is discovered so late that on average only four out of six patients are still alive after five years. Researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, are hoping to change this situation in the…
How to stay fit and active at home during the coronavirus self-isolation
The extensive social distancing policies put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19 mean most people will have to spend much, if not all, their time at home. Self-isolation means far fewer opportunities to be physically active if you are used to walking or cycling for transportation and doing…
Expert discusses keeping kids engaged in learning at home
With New York State schools shut down for the foreseeable future because of the coronavirus pandemic, parents with school-age children are now adding teaching to their list of parental duties. For most parents, this may be an unfamiliar role. Wendy Paterson, dean of the School of Education at Buffalo State…
Call in U.S. to create dedicated pandemic clinics now to address COVID-19
COVID-19 has caught Pinar Keskinocak well prepared. For years, she has studied how societies manage pandemics, and how outbreaks overtax the health care system and wrack supply chains to worsen pandemics. Here she shares her insights. Empty classrooms and supermarket shelves marked the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. But Keskinocak…
Self isolation: Can my partner go to work if I have to self isolate for 12 weeks?
Self isolation is a mandatory state for those who are exhibiting coronavirus symptoms as well as those who are classed as belonging to a vulnerable group including pregnant women, those with underlying health conditions and those aged over-70. But if your partner has to self isolate can you still go…
Coronavirus: Everyday habits that are putting you at higher risk of spreading the deadly v
Coronavirus has more than 452,160 confirmed cases of infection and has caused devastation in 182 countries. has found that our day-to-day objects could be harbouring some nasty surprises and creating the spread of the virus even further and one thing we all do could be the biggest culprit. A new study finds…
Concerns over ‘exaggerated’ study claims of AI outperforming doctors
Many studies claiming that artificial intelligence is as good as (or better than) human experts at interpreting medical images are of poor quality and are arguably exaggerated, posing a risk for the safety of ‘millions of patients’ warn researchers in The BMJ today. Their findings raise concerns about the quality…
‘We are collapsing’: Virus pummels medics in Spain and Italy
By the time Patricia Núñez’s cough started, she was already familiar with the dreaded dry hacking sound tormenting patients who had for weeks been filling the Madrid emergency ward where she works. “We were fed up of hearing it at the hospital, so it was just a matter of time…
Coronavirus testing: What is an antibody test? Can you be immune to coronavirus?
To get tested for COVID-19, a swab of the nose or throat is taken as well as additional samples of sputum taken if you have a congested and continuous cough. There has, however, been an increased interest in antibody tests, which could be able to help prevent further spread of…
CDC: Prevalence of any past, present hep B infection 4.3 percent
(HealthDay)—The prevalence of any past or present hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was 4.3 percent among U.S. adults during 2015 to 2018, according to a March data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics. Deanna Kruszon-Moran, from the National Center for…