FILE PHOTO: Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoWASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior State Department official said on Thursday that the United States was working with Taiwanese regulators and expects COVID-19 vaccines to be…
How to stay connected with your colleagues while working from home
Has working from home left you feeling lonely and isolated? You’re not alone. This Loneliness Awareness Week, here’s how to re-establish a sense of connection with your colleagues. It’s no secret that working from home can sometimes feel a little lonely. Sure, you might have a partner, housemates or family…
Symptoms resolved in 7 patients with myocarditis-like illness after COVID-19 vaccination
Findings from a small study detailing the treatment of myocarditis-like symptoms in seven people after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. are published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation. These cases are among those reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vaccine Adverse Event…
High junk food consumption in childhood increases risk of unhealthy body fat by early adulthood
With economic development, it would seem that undesirable side effects such as the mass production and consumption of highly processed junk foods, obesity, pollution and lifestyle diseases also increase in prevalence. A new paper published recently in the journal JAMA Pediatrics reports consistent and significant associations between the increased consumption…
Smart diagnostics: AI tech can hear COVID in a cough
A major advance in detecting COVID-19 from the way people cough could pave the way to a new generation of diagnostic mobile phone apps. New research by computer scientists at RMIT University, Australia, reveals an AI model that can hear the effects of COVID in the sound of a forced…
A viral Twitter thread sparked questions about the vaccine and periods – so we got the answers
Written by Amy Sedghi Sore muscles, tiredness, headaches and nausea are all possible side effects of the Covid-19 vaccinations that most of us are aware of. But what about how it affects your menstrual cycle? There’s a frustrating lack of information on the NHS list of side effects, so when an…
Commercial video games could help treat mental illness
Popular video games have the potential to provide low-cost, easy access, effective and stigma-free support for some mental health issues, researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, have found. The team at Lero said video games could be used where conventional therapies are not available because…
Serious problems with privacy found in health-related mobile applications
An in-depth analysis of more than 20,000 health related mobile applications (mHealth apps) published by The BMJ today finds “serious problems with privacy and inconsistent privacy practices.” The researchers say the collection of personal user information is “a pervasive practice” and that patients “should be informed on the privacy practices…
Japan aims to introduce vaccine passports by late July -govt spokesman
FILE PHOTO: Japan’s new Chief of Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato announces new cabinet members at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonTOKYO (Reuters) – Japan aims to introduce vaccine passports by around late July, the country’s top government spokesman said on Thursday. “We want to start…
Study finds ‘serious problems with privacy’ in mobile health apps
An in-depth analysis of more than 20,000 health related mobile applications (mHealth apps) published by The BMJ today finds “serious problems with privacy and inconsistent privacy practices.” The researchers say the collection of personal user information is “a pervasive practice” and that patients “should be informed on the privacy practices…