Severe COVID-19 infection linked to overactive immune cells
Samples from the lungs of patients show a runaway immune system reaction could be one mechanism behind severe COVID-19 cases. When infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, many people experience mild and moderate symptoms, but for some people infection can be…
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Nicole Kidman Admits Husband Keith Urban Sometimes 'Needs to Escape' Their 'Female-Heavy' Family
Keith Urban is outnumbered in his household. Speaking with Marie Claire Australia for the magazine's November issue, Nicole Kidman says her country singer husband, 52, has to retreat from their "female-heavy" family from time to time. The couple, who tied…
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England’s big northern cities braced for more lockdown curbs
The British government is mulling fresh restrictions on everyday life in England, potentially in the big northern cities such as Liverpool and Manchester, amid mounting fears that hospitals in coronavirus hot spots may soon be overwhelmed by growing numbers of…
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Lyft to integrate with Epic, enabling ride scheduling within EHR workflow
Ride-sharing app Lyft announced Thursday that it would be integrating with Epic to allow healthcare staff to schedule rides for patients directly from their electronic health record. According to the company, Lyft for Epic can help providers schedule rides directly…
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Parkinson’s disease symptoms: The warning sign on the sides of your nose
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder whereby nerve cells in the brain responsible for body movement die. The nerve cells produce a chemical called dopamine, which acts as a messenger between the parts of the brain and nervous system that…
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Lack of ID can endanger already vulnerable people during COVID-19 pandemic
Rod Maxwell, a young Indigenous man from northern British Columbia, was forced to live on the streets of downtown Vancouver last March after his personal identification was stolen. Maxwell had traveled to the city to access health-care services unavailable in…
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Woman dismissed as 'hysterical' had a second womb set for period blood explosion
When student Madeleine Janes, now 21, began to experience excruciating stomach pains in August 2015, doctors told her she was just constipated. But her symptoms, which kept her up at night as the pain was so intense she couldn’t sleep,…
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Symptoms of COVID-19 are a poor marker of infection, new UK population study shows
86% of UK residents who tested positive for COVID-19 during lockdown did not have the specific virus symptoms (cough, and/or fever, and/or loss of taste/smell), finds a new study by UCL researchers. The authors say a more widespread testing programme…
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Flu Jab drive thru: Where can you get a FREE NHS Drive-Thru flu vaccine?
Flu jabs are issued every year on the NHS, coinciding with the start of the flu season. The jabs are given for free to those eligible, with more people urged to take the vaccine against the seasonal flu this year….
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Exercise intensity not linked to mortality risk in older adults, finds trial
Exercise intensity appears to make no difference to risk of mortality among older adults, suggests a randomised controlled trial from Norway published by The BMJ today. Physical activity has been highlighted as one of the most important actions people of…
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