New York hospital doctor prepares for the worst
With the rapid rise of hospitalizations and a health system nearly at capacity, New York doctor Shamit Patel is preparing for the worst over the next few days, all while hoping he won’t have to start choosing which coronavirus patients…
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Wastewater test could provide early warning of COVID-19
Researchers at Cranfield University are working on a new test to detect SARS-CoV-2 in the wastewater of communities infected with the virus. The wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) approach could provide an effective and rapid way to predict the potential spread of…
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COVID-19: Coronavirus infection is also associated in healthy people with heart damage – natural healing naturopathic specialist portal
How dangerous COVID-19 for the heart? The disease COVID-19 – induced by an infection with the new Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 – can have far-reaching effects on our health. Also, the heart is taken, where appropriate, in affected, and even people without…
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HENRY BLOFELD reveals how Spanish wine is a fine medicine
He came down with the dreaded dry cough… but in this life-affirming piece, cricket commentator HENRY BLOFELD reveals how he’s embracing his quarantine… by sipping Spanish wine There is something that is genuinely frightening about this whole self-isolation business. It…
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How would overwhelmed hospitals decide who to treat first?
A nurse with asthma, a grandfather with cancer and a homeless man with no known family are wracked with coronavirus-induced fevers. They are struggling to breathe, and a ventilator could save their lives. But who gets one when there aren’t…
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New tool exploring different paths the corona pandemic may take
Umeå University in Sweden is leading a team of researchers across Europe in the development of a coronavirus simulation framework that can support decision makers to experiment and evaluate possible interventions and their combined effects, in a simulated controlled world….
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Artificial intelligence can speed up the detection of stroke
Timely detection and accurate segmentation of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) lesions on magnetic resonance images (MRIs) are essential for the triaging patient for endovascular therapy. Lesion segmentation is a routine process where the abnormal areas within brain images are qualitatively…
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A man with cystic fibrosis who’s had to socially isolate throughout his life explains how to cope
Alex, a 29-year-old in the UK, has cystic fibrosis, a chronic respiratory disease that has required him to socially isolate throughout periods of his life. Now that the rest of the world is getting to know about social isolation due…
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SF-36 and BREAST-Q confirm health benefits of surgical breast reduction
New studies highlighting the chronic health burden of oversized breasts outline the long-term benefits of breast reduction surgery to health, levels of wellbeing, and quality of life The 12-year study compared feedback from more than 200 Australian women before and…
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I have an only child and being home during the pandemic made me realize how lonely life might be for her
Author Amy Klein has one daughter, and always hoped to have two children. But she would need to undergo in vitro fertilization to get pregnant again, and those procedures have been put on hold for many couples amid the pandemic. …
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