AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Lockdown measures in the Netherlands are expected to be eased from next week as pressure to reopen society mounts despite still-high coronavirus infection rates, Dutch broadcasters reported on Tuesday.FILE PHOTO: People walk past restaurants and bars following the new social restrictions announced by the Dutch government, as…
Turkey logs 52,676 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks stroll at Eminonu district amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Istanbul, Turkey March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File PhotoISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey recorded 52,676 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Monday, after touching an all-time high…
Declining Sperm Count Tied to Chemicals in the Environment
Chemicals that pervade our modern world — plastics, pesticides, stain repellents, components of personal hygiene products — are contributing to a decades-long decline in fertility and could pose health risks even into future generations, according to an explosive new book by Shanna Swan, PhD, an environmental and reproductive epidemiologist at…
Greece to open high schools as home-testing campaign begins
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece will open high schools next week despite a record number of daily new cases recently, officials said on Wednesday, as the government began mass distribution of home-testing kits it hopes will help control the pandemic and reopen the economy.Slideshow ( 4 images )With health services still…
Turkey records 42,308 new coronavirus cases, highest level yet: ministry
Slideshow ( 2 images )ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey recorded 42,308 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Friday, the highest level since the beginning of the pandemic. Cases have surged since the government eased measures to curb the pandemic in early March. On Monday,…
New Guidance on Personalized Exercise for BP Control
Recommendations for prescribing exercise to control high blood pressure have been put forward by various medical organizations and expert panels, but finding the bandwidth to craft personalized exercise training for their patients poses a challenge for clinicians. Now, European cardiology societies have issued a consensus statement that offers an algorithm…
COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Could Mean More Deaths, Long Restrictions
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Even as millions of Americans flock to be vaccinated against COVID-19, there’s a pressing question on the flip side of these lines and hard-to-find appointments — how many people will decide, ultimately, not to get a…
Back and forth over Astrazeneca's COVID-19 statement an 'unforced error' – Fauci
FILE PHOTO: A vial of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is seen at a medical center in Champigny, near Paris, as France’s decision to suspend temporarily the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was taken in co-ordination with other European countries, March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo FuentesWASHINGTON (Reuters) – AstraZeneca Plc’s COVID-19 vaccine is likely…
No reason for France to reject AstraZeneca vaccine – government spokesman
FILE PHOTO: French Government’s spokesperson Gabriel Attal, wearing a protective face mask, speaks during the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo FuentesPARIS (Reuters) – There is no reason for France to reject the…
Special Report: The ex-Pfizer scientist who became an anti-vax hero
LONDON (Reuters) – Late last year, a semi-retired British scientist co-authored a petition to Europe’s medicines regulator. The petitioners made a bold demand: Halt COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials.FILE PHOTO: A medical worker fills a syringe with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at the COVID-19 vaccination centre of ‘Healthcare Centre’ in Nis, Serbia, March…
Germany sticks to coronavirus vaccine goal despite AstraZeneca pause
FILE PHOTO: A patient receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at dr. Andreas Carganico office in Berlin, where the first COVID-19 vaccinations are given in doctors’ surgeries, Germany, March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/PoolBERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is sticking to its goal of offering a coronavirus vaccination to everyone by the…