Ireland to require additional COVID test from passengers on arrival
FILE PHOTO: Garda (Irish police) officers monitor drivers to check if they have a valid reason for travel, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a checkpoint outside Dublin Airport, Ireland, January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File PhotoDUBLIN (Reuters)…
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New York City looks to reopen Broadway in September; city launches vaccine, testing plan
It’s been over one year since Broadway went dark as COVID-19 swept through New York City and the nation. On Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that he expects Broadway to return in September. “The whole theater community is crucial…
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Few Adults at Risk for Primary Aldosteronism Get Screened
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Only 3% of adults at high risk for primary aldosteronism (PA) are screened for the condition, according to a study presented at ENDO 2021, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting. “Primary aldosteronism causes persistently elevated blood…
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Bespoke neuroblastoma therapy weaponizes cell metabolism
Preclinical research from VCU Massey Cancer Center published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that the combination of two existing drugs can exploit the metabolic ‘hunger’ of a particularly aggressive type of neuroblastoma to kill…
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COVID-19 pandemic has led to more advanced-stage cancer diagnoses, physician survey finds
Doctors who oversee cancer clinics say that new patients are arriving for treatment with more advanced disease than before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). The national survey of radiation…
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Turkey logs highest new coronavirus cases since beginning of pandemic
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has recorded 37,303 new coronavirus cases in the space of 24 hours, the highest number since the beginning of the pandemic more than a year ago, health ministry data showed on Tuesday.Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gives…
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Why Do Some COVID-19 Tests Hurt So Much?
The one time I got tested for COVID-19, I wound up in the emergency room — but not because I tested positive. During the test, as the technician kept inching the swab deeper and deeper inside my nose, I felt…
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‘Premature’ easing of COVID curbs boosts US cases, Fauci says
A recent plateau in new COVID-19 infections in the United States was likely linked to the “premature” easing of anti-virus efforts, top pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci said Sunday. While the emergence of coronavirus variants is part of the problem, so…
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Megan Thee Stallion Shows Off Abs And Gets Real About Food Cravings In New #HottieBootcamp Post
Megan Thee Stallion showed off her abs while sharing #HottieBootcamp updates. She also got real about dealing with food cravings while trying to eat healthy. The “Body” rapper also shared her recent workouts in an Instagram video. Rapper Megan Thee…
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Fewer people sought medical help for severe asthma attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic
Fewer patients with severe attacks were seen by their GP or admitted to hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic, and fewer were admitted to hospital for pneumonia, influenza and chronic lung diseases, show findings from three papers published online in the…
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