Nurses have a lot on their minds right now, whether caring for patients with COVID-19, tracking down personal protective equipment, or worrying about their families’ safety or their children’s education. Technology could be adding to that stress, according to a…
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Doctors Say These Heat Exhaustion Symptoms Should Never Be Overlooked
Although heat-related deaths are easily preventable, about 618 deaths are caused due to extreme heat every year in the US. This data is provided by the national public health institute of the US, the Center of Disease Control and Prevention….
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Trump’s COVID case could be entering a crucial stage
Early in the morning on October 2, President Donald Trump tweeted that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Only 33 days away from a highly contentious election, the diagnosis plunged the nation into uncertainty. Doctors, scientists and pundits quickly began speculating…
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Antibiotics May Be Best First Treatment for Appendicitis
TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 — For some patients suffering from appendicitis, antibiotics may do the trick, a large U.S. trial suggests. More than 70% of patients who received antibiotics avoided surgery for at least 90 days, according to the new…
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Trump to Be Released From Hospital After 3 Days of COVID-19 Treatment
MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 — After being treated for COVID-19 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for three days, President Donald Trump said Monday afternoon he will be released from the hospital Monday evening. He tweeted about his impending…
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How long could I be contagious before a positive virus test?
How long could I be contagious before a positive virus test? Studies have shown that people may be contagious for about two days before developing COVID-19 symptoms. In fact, right before developing symptoms is when people are likely the most…
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Senescent cells may be good when it comes to a bad injury
It’s called senescence, when stressed cells can no longer divide to make new cells, and it’s considered a factor in aging and in some diseases. Now scientists have some of the first evidence that at a younger age at least,…
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Will a vaccine really be the silver bullet? Asks DR ELLIE CANNON
Will a vaccine really be the silver bullet we’re all praying for? Asks our GP columnist DR ELLIE CANNON who’s a guinea pig in the global trial The Government has played its hand, for the time being at least. After weeks…
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New study finds Biden, Trump both likely to be ‘super-agers’
In a paper published in the Journal on Active Aging, University of Illinois Chicago longevity researcher S. Jay Olshansky and his colleagues conclude that both 2020 presidential candidates—former Vice President Joe Biden, 77, and President Donald Trump, 74—are likely to…
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Why bodyweight workouts can be better for you than using gym equipment
Over the last few months, many of us have had to change how we workout. With gyms shut for months on end we started running and flocked to our living rooms to follow workouts on YouTube and Instagram. We also…
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