Author Matthew Steinhauser Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Disclosure statement Matthew Steinhauser receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. He is a member of the American Diabetes Association, the Endocrine Society, and the American Heart Association. In the past five years, he has served as a consultant for Regeneron and Amgen. I...
Mona Hanna-Attisha Professor of Medicine, Michigan State University Disclosure statement Mona Hanna-Attisha does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Sandra Lindsay, left, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center,...
by Antonio Regalado Earlier this month a mutated variant of the coronavirus was detected in the UK, setting off alarms across Europe and causing some countries to ban travelers from Britain. But it’s still not clear that the new variant is much more easily transmitted, as some scientists have warned. Moreover, several companies with authorized...
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER Two new studies from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) have uncovered an association between vaping and mental fog. Both adults and kids who vape were more likely to report difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions than their non-vaping, non-smoking peers. It also appeared that kids were more likely...
A small amount of methylene blue, with a large dose of sunlight or bright light, is all that’s needed to inactivate the coronavirus on N95 masks. These are the gold standard for masks among health-care workers. This method also works on some other personal protection equipment, or PPE, so needed by medical workers. Image credit:...
by Study Finds STANFORD, Calif. — While most of the focus during pregnancy is on the mother-to-be and her health, a new study finds that dad’s health might be just as important to a successful delivery. A researcher from Stanford University School of Medicine says a review of nearly one million pregnancies reveals an unhealthy father...
