For parents living in poverty, “diaper math” is a familiar and distressingly pressing daily calculation. Babies in the U.S. go through six to 10 disposable diapers a day, at an average cost of $70 to $80 a month. Name-brand diapers…
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Rwanda locks down capital as COVID cases surge
Rwanda will put the capital Kigali and eight other districts across the country under lockdown from Saturday to rein in surging coronavirus cases and deaths, officials said. The restrictions will last until July 26, the office of Prime Minister Edouard…
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Researchers break down the COVID-19 diagnostic arsenal
Clinical research on COVID-19 has boomed in the 18 months since the disease first appeared. Countless papers have looked at the topic from almost every possible angle, including methods of detection. For a new paper published in the journal Clinical…
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COVID-19 cases, deaths down in seniors after vaccine introduction
(HealthDay)—Following the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine, decreases in COVID-19 cases, emergency department visits, hospital admission, and deaths were seen among older adults, according to research published in the June 8 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
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Defective gene slows down brain cells
Within the European Union alone, about 3 million people are affected by an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Some are only mildly affected and can live independent lives. Others have severe disabilities. What the different forms have in common is difficulty…
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CDC chief urges Michigan to ‘close things down’ amid spike
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that Michigan should “close things down” to help address the country’s worst coronavirus outbreak, days after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer instead urged people to voluntarily restrict certain activities. Dr….
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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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Blood pressure successes in Black people may come down to these two things
A study of Black Americans who kept their blood pressure healthy as they aged could help pinpoint the best ways to prevent hypertension before it starts. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a widespread problem among Black people in the…
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A Top Trainer Breaks Down a Key Exercise for Building Bigger Triceps
In a new video on the Athlean-X channel, trainer Jeff Cavaliere C.S.C.S. shares one of his go-to exercises for training triceps—the pushdown—and explains why he favors the underhand grip when he performs this move. While he says that it’s widely…
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A Karate Sensei Breaks Down How Boxer Mike Tyson Uses Karate
YouTuber, sensei, and self-branded “karate nerd” Jesse Enkamp is all about educating his viewers on all things Karate culture and technique. He’s previously fought Muay Thai champion Petch-Eak Sitjaoph0, and gave his take on the Netflix series Cobra Kai. In…
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