When the novel coronavirus roared into the U.S., mental health took a back seat to physical health. The number one priority was making sure hospitals wouldn’t be overwhelmed and that as many lives as possible could be saved. Schools closed,…
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New report reveals the stark impact of the coronavirus pandemic on parents and key workers
Experts from the Mile End Institute at Queen Mary University of London have contributed to new research published today which reveals the stark reality of the coronavirus pandemic for parents and key workers. The research, carried out by gender equality…
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Canadian chiropractors remove vaccination info on websites after media coverage
Media pressure on chiropractors advocating against vaccinations has led to the removal of vaccine-related information from their websites. A McMaster University study has found that a small minority of chiropractors provide vaccine information on their websites. In the past three…
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Many diseases are spread via the hands
The importance of careful hand hygiene has been shown this year in the Wake of the Corona pandemic, especially. To remind, from the world health organization every year on the fifth day of the fifth month of the world day…
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Vaccine by September? Oxford team run promising trials on monkeys
Could the world have a coronavirus vaccine by September? Monkeys given Oxford University’s jab were infection-free a month after contact with the virus – and researchers say ‘millions’ of doses could be ready this fall Last month, six rhesus macaque monkeys…
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9 Hands-Free Products to Keep You Hydrated on a Long Run
A million things can go wrong during a nice, long run (the need for a bathroom break, extreme fatigue, the list goes on); however, that dry, scratching feeling at the back of your throat when you’re a million (or just…
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Early on, many seniors were unfazed by coronavirus warnings, study finds
The coronavirus hits older people and those with chronic medical conditions hardest. But many of these folks didn’t take the virus seriously as the outbreak took off in the United States, a new study finds. Before stay-in-place orders were announced,…
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Doctor gambles on clot-busting drug to save virus patients
The woman was dying. New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital was about to call her husband and break the news that there was nothing left to try. Then Dr. Hooman Poor took a gamble. With high-stress, high-stakes decisions, doctors around the…
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How at-risk are you of getting a virus on an airplane?
Airplanes have a reputation for germs. However, there are ways to minimize the risks. Historical research based on group movements of humans and animals suggests three simple rules: move away from those that are too close; move toward those that…
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Students who listened to Beethoven during lecture—and in dreamland—did better on test
College students who listened to classical music by Beethoven and Chopin during a computer-interactive lecture on microeconomics—and heard the music played again that night—did better on a test the next day than did peers who were in the same lecture,…
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