by Judith Graham Dr. Alison Webb took her 81-year-old father out of assisted living, to live. Coleen Hubbard took her 85-year-old mother out of independent living, to die. With the coronavirus moving through facilities that house older adults, families across the country are wondering “Should I bring Mom or Dad home?” It’s a reasonable question....
In this Tuesday, March 31, 2020 file photo, neighbors line up for free food staples outside Santa Ana primary school in Asuncion, Paraguay, part of an already existing food program through the Education Ministry, as people stay home from work amid the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. According to research released on Wednesday, April 1,...
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, NEWS BUREAU CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Researchers used accelerometers to measure daily physical activity in 30 stroke survivors for a week, assessing how much the participants moved and how well they performed routine physical tasks. The study revealed that stroke survivors who engaged in a lot of light physical activity –...
Smoking is obviously a bad habit. It reduces your life expectancy, ruins your teeth, causes bad breath and actually makes you weaker. Not to talk about the greater cancer risks and a potential of facing problems in bed. But can smoking be bad for you in terms of increasing the risk of catching SARS-CoV-2? This...
by University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, inaccurate medical information has flooded social media and other channels. One potentially lethal example is that patients who take renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockers, particularly angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers (ARBs), may be more susceptible to the virus. However, in...
It can take years to develop a time-tested vaccine. But the world needs something faster. By Jean Peccoud Injected vaccines can work in many different ways. Some might edit your DNA; some might use a harmless vaccine as cover.Igor Vetushko/Deposit Photos Jean Peccoud is a professor and Abell Chair in synthetic biology at Colorado State...
by Cassandra Pattinson, Kalina Rossa and Simon Smith, The Conversation Getting a good night’s sleep can be difficult at the best of times. But it can be even harder when you’re anxious or have something on your mind—a global pandemic, for example. Right now though, getting a good night’s sleepcould be more important than ever....
(HealthDay)—Even if your takeout dinner was prepared by a cook who has COVID-19, there’s little need to worry about your risk of infection, according to an expert in viruses. “Restaurant kitchens can be one of the safest places in this coronavirus outbreak because they already practice strict hygiene protocols to avoid foodborne illness,” said Paula...
(HealthDay)—Greater alcohol consumption is associated with lower serum levels of bone formation markers among patients living with HIV and substance use disorder, according to a study published online March 2 in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. Theresa W. Kim, M.D., from Boston University, and colleagues used data from 198 patients (median age, 50 years) seen...
MEDGADGET EDITORS MATERIALS, PUBLIC HEALTH While face masks that block particles from coming into the lungs via the nose and mouth are important to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the eyes and the rest of the face can also be a pathway for the disease to find its way into the body. There are now...
