You wouldn’t wear a bra with one boob uncovered? So why are people wearing their masks not covering their full face? This is the point Denise Mejia is trying to get across in a now-viral TikTok video, comparing the two in an effort to help people understand. Using a crop…
One hundred fifty five drugs and 79 vaccines under development worldwide
A total of 155 drugs and 79 vaccines are currently being developed worldwide to combat COVID-19. The Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment (AIHTA) has compiled these astonishing figures as part of a new product line. The Vienna-based institute, which specialises in scientific decision support in the health care sector,…
Intubation initiated in one in five who died of COVID-19 in china
(HealthDay)—Many patients who died from COVID-19 in China may have had delayed intubation, according to a research letter published online April 10 in JAMA Network Open. Jianfeng Xie, M.D., Ph.D., from the Zhongda Hospital at Southeast University in Nanjing, China, and colleagues analyzed data from 168 patients with COVID-19-induced pneumonia…
No One Rocks a Princess Dress Like Chrissy Teigen's Daughter Luna: Pics
Goals! Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s daughter, Luna, loves a good princess dress and adorably rocks them on the regular. Luna’s passion for royal fashion all started with her first Halloween. The little one, who arrived in April 2016, rocked more than a handful of costumes her first time celebrating the…
One in four coronavirus patients are asymptomatic, CDC director says
One in four coronavirus patients have NO symptoms, CDC director says as he warns the virus will be ‘with us’ for the next TWO YEARS As many as 25% of people with coronavirus are asymptomatic, according to CDC director Dr Robert Redfield He warned that the virus will be ‘with…
China reports just one new domestic virus infection
China reported just one new domestic case of the coronavirus on Wednesday but a dozen more imported infections. For the second consecutive day there was only one more fresh infection in Wuhan, the central city where the virus first emerged late last year, the National Health Commission said. New cases…
One day, someone will write a PhD to explain the toilet paper panic
One day, when this whole coronavirus episode is mostly a memory, someone will write a PhD trying to explain the great toilet paper panic of 2020. I eagerly await the chance to read it because whatever answers it generates will almost certainly shed light on some fundamental aspect of the…
About one in three in ED for low back pain receive imaging
(HealthDay)—Imaging is obtained for about one in three patients with emergency department visits for low back pain, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Jina Pakpoor, M.D., from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and colleagues examined the use of…
Hepatitis A outbreak tied to berries spreads to one more state
A hepatitis A outbreak tied to blackberries sold in Fresh Thyme grocery stores now includes 16 confirmed cases in six states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 16 cases of hepatitis A, including seven in Nebraska, as part of the outbreak in Nebraska, Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, Missouri…
Kenya Moore Reveals Daughter Brooklyn's Surprising First Word: 'No One Believes Me'
Kenya Moore’s baby girl is growing up! The 11-month-old, Brooklyn, is already “saying small words,” the Real Housewives of Atlanta alum revealed to Us Weekly exclusively. “She’s talking now,” the reality star, 48, said at Baby Quest’s “Let’s Make More Babies” Fundraiser Gala on Monday, October 21. “[Her first word]…
Brexit has triggered my anxiety and depression – and I'm not the only one
Cast your mind back to the damp morning after the 2016 Brexit referendum, and no matter whether you voted leave or remain, you’ll remember it felt like something momentous had happened. It comes as no surprise that the British Medical Journal has released new research outlining how ‘political events take…