Travellers arriving in England and Scotland will soon be required to show negative coronavirus tests, officials said on Friday, as they try to curb the spread of new strains. The UK government had previously argued against the requirement, which has already been introduced in other countries, saying quarantining of those…
Treatment Reverses Young Man’s Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 7, 2020 — After starting a drug that’s officially approved to treat a type of blood cancer, a young man with type 1 diabetes was able to stop using insulin. He’s been off insulin since August 2018 — more than two years. Dr. Lisa Forbes — his doctor…
Which Americans will get the COVID vaccine first?
The Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines could be approved in a matter of weeks, but who in the United States will get them first? Though nothing has yet been decided, US experts may differ from other countries in prioritizing “critical workers” who keep society running—potentially even before people at highest…
Quit smoking, your bladder will thank you
(HealthDay)—If you smoke, you significantly increase your odds of developing bladder cancer, experts warn. “Everyone knows smoking causes lung cancer, but they don’t always know about bladder cancer,” said Dr. Srinivas Vourganti, a urologist at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago who specializes in treating bladder and other urinary tract…
If Obamacare goes away, here are eight ways your life will be affected
More than 10 years after its passage, the Affordable Care Act once more hangs in the balance. There have been plenty of near misses before, including previous Supreme Court appearances and Congressional votes. Yet in the wake of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, this time around Republicans may finally be…
Scientists predict that COVID-19 will become a seasonal virus—but not yet
Thanks to the sniffling noses, coughs, and colds that accompany the colder months of the year, we are all too familiar with the seasonal patterns of some respiratory viruses. A new review published in Frontiers in Public Health suggests that COVID-19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, will likely…
Breathing exercises that will help get you to sleep faster
There’s nothing worse than lying in bed unable to get to sleep. So whenever there’s a technique that promises to help you get to sleep faster, we’re all ears, especially if it’s something as simple as changing the way we breathe. “We know that the body, mind, and breath are all connected,” Peggy…
Know your target: Fundamental science will lead us to coronavirus vaccines
The current pandemic, and maybe even more importantly the next one, will be beaten in the laboratory by strong fundamental science that informs smart medical responses and public policy. Globally, the research community is galvanized to fight this virus: researchers are developing ways to reuse personal protective equipment, devising better…
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…
How will the coronavirus spread? Epidemiologist deciphers ‘messy data’
When it comes to the tipping point for the spread of COVID-19, University of Toronto epidemiologist David Fisman said: “We may have passed it.” Since he made the comment in an interview with CBC’s Quirks & Quarks at the end of last month, more than 100,000 people have been infected…
Hinge Will Pay You $100 Dollars to Go on a Date This Weekend
Hinge wants its users to meet IRL so badly, that they’re paying people to go on dates. In a new stunt likely designed to garner media attention, the dating app company is paying 250 different users a $100 Visa gift card to stop swiping, and actually meet face-to-face. Hinge’s giveaway…