When Belgian patients fear they have caught coronavirus and head to Antwerp University Hospital, the first face they see isn’t a masked triage nurse—but a one-eyed vaguely humanoid robot. The device, built by Belgian-firm Zorabots, greets arrivals and reads a…
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Coronavirus was circulating in France in December, case report suggests
The coronavirus was circulating in France as early as December, new evidence suggests. Doctors in France discovered that a patient who went to the hospital in late December with respiratory symptoms was positive for COVID-19, according to The Guardian. The…
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Telehealth usage was growing among internists prior to COVID-19
(HealthDay)—There is wide variation in the use of telehealth among internal medicine physicians and subspecialists, according the “2020 American College of Physicians (ACP) Member Survey About Telehealth Implementation.” The ACP conducted an online survey (December 2019 to January 2020) with…
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Ditching My Running App Was The Best Decision For My Mental Health
After a couple of years of running 5Ks, 10ks and a half-marathon, I grew pretty attached to my running app. I became obsessed with my trusty “coach” who would tell me how fast (or slow) I was going and how…
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Demi Lovato Says She Was Exercising Up To 3 Times A Day Before Her Drug Overdose
Demi Lovato told Ashley Graham during a podcast interview that she believes her drug relapse was influenced by her eating disorder. She says she began over-exercising during the period prior to her overdose. Demi says she was working out as…
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Made in Chelsea star JAMIE LAING tells how he was struck by tinnitus
‘I searched my house for the buzzing noise but it was in my head’: Made in Chelsea star JAMIE LAING tells how he was struck by tinnitus which affects more than seven million Britons Jamie Laing, 31, star of Channel…
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'Multiple Doctors Told Me They Wouldn't See Me Because I Was Too Overweight'
Women are more likely than men to have their symptoms dismissed or downplayed by medical professionals. When they get a diagnosis, they often face stigma and judgment. In light of this, WH created the “Owning It” package—which spotlights various women…
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Six-year-old boy with cancer was taken to his GP 11 times
Boy, six, visited his GP 11 TIMES before he was taken to A&E and diagnosed with the ‘largest tumour medics had ever seen’ Ellis Edwards, from Bournemouth, has stage four aggressive neuroblastoma The rare childhood cancer caused a tumour to crush…
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Disabled man with deadly sepsis was 'sent home with antibiotics'
Disabled man is left fighting for his life with sepsis and kidney failure after being rushed back to hospital the day after doctors ‘sent him home with antibiotics’ Naythen Watkin was taken to A&E by his mother, Debra Newbert, on…
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