Ghost town high streets could come back to life using empty shops to house sealed, self-contained, self-cleaning remote working pods that use ultraviolet light to kill coronavirus. Home workers could escape cramped kitchen tables for super-sanitized workspaces where they can…
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Vaccine roll-out working in Scotland, first national study suggests
Vaccination has been linked to a substantial reduction in the risk of COVID-19 admissions to Scotland’s hospitals, landmark research suggests. The study is the first to describe across an entire country the effect of the Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca jabs in…
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This Trainer Taught His Elderly Clients to Use Zoom So They Could Keep Working Out
In the weeks after the coronavirus forced gyms to close, many enterprising trainers shifted their classes online. That’s easy enough if your clientele consists of digital natives with MacBook Pros, but a little harder when they’re retirees. Inspired by the…
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Has working from home left you working longer hours? Here’s how to get things under control
According to a new study, the average UK worker has put in an extra 59 hours of work (the equivalent of seven days) over the last five months. It’s strange to think how much has changed in 2020 when it…
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Lala Kent, Randall Emmett Are ‘Working’ on a Baby, Postpone Wedding Again
Lala Kent and Randall Emmett have not been able to move forward with their wedding due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but they are still keeping busy in quarantine — and trying to conceive. Lala Kent, Randall Emmett’s Wedding: Everything We…
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Retractions and controversies over coronavirus research show that the process of science is working as it should
Several high-profile papers on COVID-19 research have come under fire from people in the scientific community in recent weeks. Two articles addressing the safety of certain drugs when taken by COVID-19 patients were retracted, and researchers are calling for the…
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Underactive thyroid more common in people working long hours
Adults who work long hours are more likely to have hypothyroidism, which is an underactive thyroid, according to study results accepted for presentation at ENDO 2020, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting, and publication in a special supplemental section of the…
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How to avoid back pain while working from home
If you’ve found yourself working from home in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, you are far from alone. More and more people are working remotely as the outbreak spreads. While working from home helps maintain social distancing and keeps…
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The truth about working out during the coronavirus outbreak
You’ve been told to do a few things for your health in 2020: get more exercise, and more recently — avoid large crowds. So, how do you follow this advice during the deadly coronavirus outbreak? At this time, many people…
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One in 10 GPs working full-time with 40% switching to locum work
Just one in 10 GPs are working full-time in a surgery with 40% switching to locum work that earns them up to £200,000 per year GPs who operate as locums avoid admin and financial burden of a surgery Experts warned…
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