During the first month of lockdown nearly a fifth of people reported having thoughts of self-harm or suicide, but only 42% of those thinking about self-harming or suicide and 57% of people who self-harmed had accessed mental health services. This…
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Only 1 in 3 COVID-19 research authors are women and even fewer are senior authors
Women make up only a third of all authors who have published research on COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic in January this year, and even fewer of them are senior authors on these papers, suggests an analysis in…
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With worst to come, 3 in 4 US hospitals now facing COVID-19
Three out of four U.S. hospitals surveyed are already treating patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19, according to a federal report that finds hospitals expect to be overwhelmed as cases rocket toward their projected peak. A report due out Monday…
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3 things to avoid if you want to keep your rugs mold-free
Carpets in places with elevated moisture levels—a bath mat in a bathroom, a shag carpet under a humidifier in a bedroom—are more likely to harbor mold than carpets in drier areas of homes, new research has found. The study also…
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China reports 52 more virus deaths, lowest in 3 weeks
Credit: CC0 Public Domain China on Wednesday reported 52 new coronavirus deaths, the lowest figure in more than three weeks, bringing the death toll to 2,715. All the new deaths were in the outbreak epicentre Hubei province, which accounted for…
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Bill Gates Says We Need to Do 3 Things to Better Manage Pandemics
As public health officials rush to contain the new coronavirus, named COVID-19, Bill Gates warns now is the time to assess our ability to respond to outbreaks. His letter titled, “Responding to Covid-19 — A Once-in-a-Century Pandemic?” was published in…
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Demi Lovato Says She Was Exercising Up To 3 Times A Day Before Her Drug Overdose
Demi Lovato told Ashley Graham during a podcast interview that she believes her drug relapse was influenced by her eating disorder. She says she began over-exercising during the period prior to her overdose. Demi says she was working out as…
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