by Geoff Hanmer, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock Governments are pressing ahead with home quarantine for returning travelers and people are isolating at home due to COVID-19. So now is a good time to think about what you can do to reduce your risk of infection if you live in an apartment. Earlier in the pandemic, apartments were described...
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Quarantine weight gain: Causes and tips to manage and reverse it
If a person has gained some weight during the quarantine period, it is important for them not to be too self-critical. Several manageable adjustments can help people lose the weight they gained in lockdown. Quarantine is an effective measure to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. However, life under lockdown comes with its own mental...
COVID-19 may have a longer incubation period, suggests probability analysis of Wuhan cases
Estimation of incubation period distribution of COVID-19 using disease onset forward time: A novel cross-sectional and forward follow-up study AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE By applying the renewal theory in probability to reduce recall bias in initial case reports, scientists have come up with a new estimate for the incubation period of COVID-19....
COVID-19 may have a longer incubation period, suggests probability analysis of Wuhan cases
Estimation of incubation period distribution of COVID-19 using disease onset forward time: A novel cross-sectional and forward follow-up study AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE By applying the renewal theory in probability to reduce recall bias in initial case reports, scientists have come up with a new estimate for the incubation period of COVID-19....
What Do We Know About Children and COVID-19?
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. As COVID-19 burns through Texas, districts and health departments across the state are wrestling with how to provide childcare and schooling to the state’s 7 million-plus children. Jerri Barker, who runs a daycare in Waco, has watched warily as other facilities...
US military’s coronavirus cases are growing at TWICE the rate of the national average
By MARLENE LENTHANG FOR DAILYMAIL.COM he military’s number of coronavirus cases is rising at twice the national rate seeing a 33% spike from July 1 to 10 The national case growth rate was 16% for that same time period Since July 1 over 4,100 service members have tested positive for coronavirus In total there are...
MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS TIPS FOR QUARANTINE
After having thirty-one sessions this week with patients where the singular focus was COVID-19 and how to cope, I decided to consolidate my advice and make a list that I hope is helpful to all. I can’t control a lot of what is going on right now, but I can contribute this. Edit: I am...