How to clean your menstrual cup and how often you need to clean it
Menstrual cups are one of the ingenious solutions that are healthy for our bodies and better for our environment and pockets in managing our period. The little silicone cups are folded and inserted, then catch period blood and are easily…
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Dermatillomania in lockdown makes a skin picking compulsion feel inescapable
Scabs, scars, red-raw welts and an undeniable urge to scratch, pick, and peel – this is the skin of someone struggling with dermatillomania. While the causes behind dermatillomania, also known as excoriation disorder, are complex, an unexpected side effect of…
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Deeper Insights launches COVID-19 research app
UK data analytics and AI specialists Deeper Insights have launched a free research discovery app to keep medical professionals abreast of recent data on COVID-19. The ‘Covid Insights’ app will act as a centralised database for all research papers produced…
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Dispute between Top virologists: Drosten Kekulé buttons in children-study
After the dispute between the “image”-newspaper Drosten of the Top virologists Christian still smoldering, threatening to Drosten further Trouble. His virologist colleague, Alexander Kekulé published a guest post in the daily mirror that didn’t like Drosten apparently don’t. His displeasure…
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Biomarkers may help us understand recovery time after concussion
A blood test may help researchers understand which people may take years to recover from concussion, according to a study published in the May 27, 2020 online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The…
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COVID-19's 'unprecedented stress' on social services drives demand for innovative SDOH programs
As COVID-19’s opening salvo on the healthcare system gradually gives way to long-term mitigation efforts, much of the public health focus is shifting away from the four walls of the hospital. Now, community-support services have found themselves shouldering a heavy…
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New cancer immunotherapy targeting myeloid cells slows tumor growth
Checkpoint inhibitors, a type of immunotherapy, that target myeloid immune cells and slow tumor growth were discovered by a team from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and other institutions. Reporting in Nature Cancer, the researchers…
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Plasma from recovered coronavirus patients DOES help those suffering
Coronavirus patients treated with plasma from people who recovered from the infection are nearly TWICE as likely to survive than those who didn’t get the experimental treatment, study finds Convalescent plasma therapy is when the liquid portion of blood is…
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Researchers develop portable ultrasound scanner network for COVID-19
UBC researchers have designed a network of portable, handheld ultrasound scanners that can soon accelerate COVID-19 diagnosis in B.C. and potentially beyond. The scanners pair a commercial ultrasound device with a secure online library of lung ultrasound images and a…
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Youth who understand mental illness more likely to ask for help later
Stigma associated with mental illness hinders many people from seeking help when they need it most. Because attitudes toward mental illness are typically formed early in life, ensuring youth receive education about mental illness and stigma could also be key…
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