A study of Catholic obstetrician-gynecologists shows that many face moral dilemmas when dealing with issues of family planning and abortion due to their religious faith, according researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. The study, published this week…
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Here’s who should wear face masks at home, according to experts
We hear you that face masks are a downright pain, particularly if they don’t fit properly. At the same time, masks, social distancing, and hand washing are the only known deterrents against the pandemic. And the facts are scary: Johns Hopkins…
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Cloth face masks can reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2: new study
A literature review coordinated by Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and McMaster University in Canada demonstrates that cloth face masks provide clinically useful levels of filtration, which has the potential to reduce the spread of viruses such as SARS-CoV-2. The findings,…
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Is it safe to wear a coronavirus face mask while exercising?
Fitness industry leaders urge governors to allow gyms to reopen Gold’s Gym President and CEO Adam Zeitsiff makes the case to reopen gyms on ‘CAVUTO Live.’ At the start of the coronavirus epidemic in the U.S., home workouts became increasingly…
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Home-made face masks likely need at least 2 layers to curb COVID-19 spread
Home-made cloth face masks likely need a minimum of two layers, and preferably three, to prevent the dispersal of viral droplets from the nose and mouth that are associated with the spread of COVID-19, indicates a video case study published…
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Vitamin B12 deficiency: Pain felt in either of these two body regions could mean danger
Vitamin B12 is a nutrient which helps keep the body’s nerve and blood cells healthy. The vitamin also makes DNA which is the genetic material in all cells. Lacking in the vitamin could create some worrying symptoms and feeling pain…
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Woman compares face mask to a bra in video showing how to properly wear one
You wouldn’t wear a bra with one boob uncovered? So why are people wearing their masks not covering their full face? This is the point Denise Mejia is trying to get across in a now-viral TikTok video, comparing the two…
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Dentist shares trick to tighten your face mask if it's too loosely fitted
Wearing face masks is, to use a most-hated term of 2020, the new normal. Whether on public transport, while flying, getting a haircut or just out and about, people are expected to wear face coverings. Some people may be creating…
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Uniqlo site crashes and Japan stores see overnight queues for AIRism face masks
Clothing company Uniqlo has been flooded with orders for their new AIRism face masks, with queues in their Japan stores snaking round streets and their website crashing due to the demand. Uniqlo are famous for their well-made basic items in…
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Patients with ARDS, COVID-19 face significant financial effects in recovery
It begins with shortness of breath. And for approximately one third of patients, acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, ends in death. For those who survive, their lives are often turned upside-down. Michigan Medicine researchers have been investigating the downstream…
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