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When the coronavirus hit Martha Leland’s Connecticut nursing home last year, she and dozens of other residents contracted the disease while the facility was on lockdown. Twenty-eight residents died, including her roommate. “The impact of not having friends and family come in and see us for a year was totally devastating,” she said. “And then, […]
The United States has generously removed its Covid-19 restrictions, now that roughly half of its adult population has been completely vaccinated, ushering in normalcy. Although this might be a good thing, we sift through a tangle of feelings, including fear, guilt, rage, grief, and relief. Many have lost loved ones and, while we hoped that […]
When it comes to working out, there are a lot of things we expect after a killer session: sweat, soreness and a flood of feel-good-endorphins are just a few. One after effect that may seem out of place, though, is the urge to throw up. But exercise-induced nausea, as it is called, is not as […]
That’s chest perfect! How the right bra after cancer surgery can transform a woman’s self esteem Working out the type of bra she would require post-surgery was, understandably, not at the forefront of Helen Addis’s mind when she underwent a mastectomy for breast cancer, at the age of 39. ‘I had so many things to […]
Researchers have mapped out the changes in metabolism that occur after a heart attack, publishing their findings today in the open-access eLife journal. Their study in mice reveals certain genes and metabolic processes that could aid or hinder recovery, and might be good targets for treatments to prevent damage after a heart attack. “Although some […]
According to the British Heart Foundation, heart and circulatory diseases cause more than a quarter (27%) of all deaths in the UK, which equates to more than 160,000 deaths each year—or one death every three minutes. The research, published in the top science journal Advanced Science, found that injection of the trace mineral manganese could […]
On a November evening, Diana and Paul Nickel played a spelling game and shared an ice cream birthday cake with their 6-year-old granddaughter, Molly. The couple was staying with Molly and her 8-year-old sister, Kate, while the girls’ parents were out of town. Around 7:30 p.m., the girls began getting ready for bed. Paul was […]
The Fijian capital Suva entered a 14-day lockdown Monday as the Pacific island nation battled to contain a COVID-19 spike following a “superspreader” funeral event. Around 100,000 people in the city must stay in containment zones and non-essential businesses are shuttered after the first community coronavirus cases in 12 months were detected. A soldier contracted […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The EU is turning more heavily to BioNTech/Pfizer to make up for suspended Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses and for longer-term needs to fight the mutating coronavirus, its chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday. BioNTech/Pfizer is bringing forward delivery of 50 million doses to the second quarter, starting this month, […]
Thirty cases of rare blood clotting have been recorded in Britain among more than 18 million people who have had the AstraZeneca vaccination, the national medicines regulator said Friday. “The benefits of the vaccines against COVID-19 continue to outweigh any risks,” the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said, urging the public to keep […]