COVID-19 patients who suffer a cardiac arrest either in or out of hospital are far more likely to die than patients who are not infected with the coronavirus. In particular, women have the highest risk of dying: they are nine…
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No, you are not addicted to your digital device, but you may have a habit you want to break
Imagine that you’re a typical middle school student having dinner with your family. Your mother takes your smartphone away and puts it in a lock-box that won’t open for an hour. Would you: (a) go ahead and eat dinner with…
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Heavy smokers have DOUBLE the risk of dying of COVID-19
Heavy smokers face nearly DOUBLE risk of being hospitalized for COVID-19 or dying compared to people who have never smoked, study finds Researchers looked at more than 7,000 coronavirus patients, including more than 6,000 never-smokers and the rest being current…
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Research reveals new insight into why breastfed babies have improved immune systems
Research led by the University of Birmingham and Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has revealed new insight into the biological mechanisms of the long-term positive health effects of breastfeeding in preventing disorders of the immune system in later…
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Moderna CEO says 'we will have to live with coronavirus forever'
Moderna CEO says ‘we are going to have to live with coronavirus forever’ – but believes the firm’s vaccine is protective against the new variants from the UK, South Africa and Brazil Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel spoke at a panel…
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Why The Viral '#75Hard' Challenge Could Have Dangerous Consequences
If you’ve made it onto ‘FitTok’, the health and fitness community on social media platform TikTok, it’s likely that you’ve watched an influencer take on the 75 Hard challenge. The fitness and nutrition challenge has been circulating on the app…
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No deal Brexit could have detrimental impact for people in UK living with a rare disease
Experts have warned that a ‘no deal’ Brexit will result in the exclusion of the UK from the 24 European Reference Networks (ERNs) that were established to improve the care of patients bearing the lifelong burden of a rare disease,…
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How you CAN have a Covid-safe Christmas
How you CAN have a Covid-safe Christmas: Go for a test before you visit, throw open the windows and NO kissing under the mistletoe Three households can congregate between December 23 and 27 this Christmas Experts warn festive celebrations could…
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Vegans Have Increased Risk for Total, Main-Site Fractures
MONDAY, Nov. 23, 2020 — Vegans have increased risks for total fractures and some site-specific fractures compared with meat eaters, according to a study published online Nov. 23 in BMC Medicine. Tammy Y.N. Tong, Ph.D., from the University of Oxford…
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Why Bachelor's Melissa Rycroft, Husband Tye Have Ruled Out Baby No. 4
The magic number! Melissa Rycroft and her husband, Tye Strickland, are all set with their three kids. These ‘Bachelor’ and ‘Bachelorette’ Babies Will Melt Your Heart “The problem is, we’re so far out of the newborn stage now,” the Bachelor…
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