One of the global frontrunners in vaccination against the coronavirus, Spain on Wednesday it had fully vaccinated just over 70 percent of its 47 million residents. According to the latest figures released by the Spanish health ministry, some 33,376,693 people…
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Lack of a Vaccine Mandate Becomes Competitive Advantage in Hospital Staffing Wars
In the rural northeastern corner of Missouri, Scotland County Hospital has been so low on staff that it sometimes had to turn away patients amid a surge in covid-19 cases. The national covid staffing crunch means CEO Dr. Randy Tobler…
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Delta variant DOUBLES risk of hospitalization compared to Alpha
Indian ‘Delta’ variant of COVID DOUBLES the risk of hospitalization compared to UK ‘Alpha’ variant, new study finds The Indian ‘Delta’ variant could cause Covid hospitalizations at twice the rate of the British ‘Alpha’ variant, a new study finds Delta…
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US bears the brunt of pandemic
North America led an uptick in cases of COVID-19 around the world this week, recording the most new cases and deaths. Here is the global state of play according to a specialised AFP database. Cases on the up The number…
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Mechanism for development of rare colorectal cancer subtype identified
Researchers from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, recently discovered a mechanism to explain what drives the formation of mucinous colorectal adenocarcinoma (MAC), a rare subtype of colorectal cancer (CRC), and…
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Number of people living with hypertension has doubled worldwide over past 30 years to more than 1.2 billion
Over the past 30 years, the number of adults (aged 30-79 years) living with hypertension worldwide has doubled—rising from an estimated 331 million women and 317 million men in 1990, to 626 million women and 652 million men in 2019,…
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Breast milk of mothers who received COVID-19 vaccine contains antibodies that fight illness
The breast milk of lactating mothers vaccinated against COVID-19 contains a significant supply of antibodies that may help protect nursing infants from the illness, according to new research from the University of Florida. “Our findings show that vaccination results in…
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One of the world’s most significant camellias is in … Hornsby
When I found out a camellia growing in a public garden in Hornsby was recently designated a significant historical ornamental camellia tree by the International Camellia Research Society, of course I had to see it. A bloom on one of…
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Half of U.S. parents may not vaccinate their youngest child against COVID-19
Even as the delta variant of COVID-19 sweeps the globe, leaving those who remain unvaccinated vulnerable, vaccination among adults and teenagers in the United States is stalling, giving rise to concerns over whether parents will vaccinate their young children once…
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BEWARE: Signs and Symptoms of Blue-Green Algae Intoxication
With warmer weather comes more time spent outdoors with our pets! This includes many of us spending days lakeside, where dangerous toxins like blue-green algae may lurk. Many pet parents are not aware of the severity of blue-green algae intoxication….
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