(HealthDay)—Cardiac injury is associated with increased mortality in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a study published online March 25 in JAMA Cardiology. Shaobo Shi, M.D., from Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University in China, and colleagues explored…
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Guidance issued for prenatal care in setting of COVID-19
(HealthDay)—In new guidelines specific to maternal-fetal medicine practitioners, published online March 19 in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, recommendations are presented for prenatal care in the setting of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Rupsa C. Boeling,…
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Pain in a well-toned body
They are young and well-trained—but a fourth of sport science students suffers from pain in combination with psychosocial stresses. This was revealed in a study that originated at Goethe University. When active sport is at the centre of a profession…
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OK, we’re dealing with COVID-19, but what’s a virus in the first place?
Everybody knows by now that the United States and the world are in the grip of one of the dangerous coronaviruses called COVID-19, but what’s a virus and how can it make us feel ill? Why do our bodies react…
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Pandemic likely to go in waves, researchers say
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the University of Basel in Switzerland have produced a mathematical model that shows that the spread of the new coronavirus can decline in the summer and then return in the autumn and winter….
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Supermarket in Denmark charges £4 for one big hand sanitser and £122 for two
Sick of seeing no more loo roll, hand sanitiser, hand wash and the like? Despite needing to be more hygienic than ever, it’s become very difficult to find the right resources during the coronavirus pandemic. So one supermarket in Denmark…
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Incidence of subclinical CT changes high in COVID-19 cases
(HealthDay)—The incidence of subclinical computed tomography (CT) changes in coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) cases is high, with milder severity seen on CT for asymptomatic versus symptomatic cases, according to a study published online March 17 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging. Shohei Inui,…
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Three more coronavirus Deaths in Heinsberg – Italy extended curfew
In the Corona, with the crisis in public life is coming more and more to a Standstill. In Germany it is Infected there are currently 45 deaths and nearly 15,000 are confirmed Corona. Worldwide, there are over 200,000 Infected. All…
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E-cigarette users had substances linked to bladder cancer in urine, review finds
An analysis of evidence from multiple scientific studies found six substances that have a strong link to bladder cancer in the urine of people who had used electronic cigarettes and sometimes other tobacco products, researchers from the University of North…
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Research: Gender differences in depressed individuals’ learning task behaviors
Depression can manifest itself in many different ways, one of which is cognitively. Impaired attention, memory, concentration, and decision-making are all signs that may be present in someone who is depressed. Now, findings by a student at the Virginia Tech…
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