Nosing In on Kids Who Had Covid and Lost Their Sense of Smell
Orange. Eucalyptus. Lavender. Peppermint. Doctors at Children’s Hospital Colorado and Seattle Children’s Hospital will use scents like these to treat children who lost their sense of smell to covid-19. Parents will attend clinics and go home with a set of…
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How long should you rest between sets for the best workout?
Not resting during your workout can have as negative of an impact as taking a breaking for too long. So, what’s the perfect amount of time to rest in between sets? Have you ever picked up your phone after finishing…
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Lazy eye: Watch out for these signs in children
Lazy eye is deemed one of the leading causes of decreased vision in children. If you are wondering what “lazy eye” means, it refers to a condition where there is abnormal visual development early in life. It is called amblyopia,…
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Sexual, Racial Microaggressions Common in Surgery, Anesthesiology
Surgeons and anesthesiologists at Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG) in Irvine, California have reported a high prevalence of sexist, racial, and ethnic microaggressions, and these are associated with high rates of physician burnout, according to a cross-sectional survey conducted…
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Identification of specific anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies with cross-neutralization potency
A team of scientists from the USA and Canada recently characterized the cross-neutralizing potency of anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies isolated from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. The findings reveal that some of the isolated antibodies targeting…
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Adjuvants: The unsung heroes of vaccines
Emerging from vague familiarity into the spotlight as the only route out of the pandemic, vaccines have become an everyday topic of conversation. Most of us now understand the principle of vaccination: our immune system is presented with a part…
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Why Ellie Goulding Waited Until She Was '30 Weeks Pregnant' to Announce Her Baby News
Last month, Ellie Goulding announced that she's pregnant with her first child. And more recently, the Grammy nominee, 34, revealed in an interview with The Telegraph why she waited until she was "30 weeks pregnant" to announce her news after…
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Doubling down on headache pain
It’s not uncommon for people who experience a concussion to have moderate to severe headaches in the weeks after the injury. A new study has found a combination of two drugs, both common anti-nausea medications, given intravenously in the emergency…
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Frequent seasonal coronavirus reinfections hint at possibility of endemic COVID-19
Reinfections of seasonal coronaviruses are frequent, according to new research that suggests that the coronavirus behind the current pandemic could also produce reinfections. The study by researchers at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health and collaborators at the…
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Domestic air travel does not appear to have been an important vector for the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S.
Fear of flying and catching COVID-19 led to a massive decline in air travel in 2020. But an interesting question emerges: How much did air travel contribute to the early, and uneven, spread of COVID-19 in the U.S.? In a…
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