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The Netherlands is ready to roll out coronavirus vaccines to some 3.5 million people in the first quarter of next year, the health minister announced on Friday. The inoculation drive will first target people older than 60 and those working in high-risk medical jobs, and kick in as soon as Europe’s medicines regulator gives the […]
A woman has revealed her shock at finding out she had skin cancer, thanks to a dot on her leg so small she could barely see it. Louise Hay, from Sydney, Australia, sadly lost her father Donald to the disease last year so was having regular check-ups for her own skin. During one check in […]
Passing out drunk could more than DOUBLE your risk of later developing dementia and even one drink per day raises risk by 22%, study warns Researchers looked at dementia diagnoses in more than 130,000 adults Those who said they had lost consciousness after drinking in the past year had a two-fold increased risk of dementia […]
South Africa will launch clinical trials of a US-developed coronavirus vaccine with 2,900 volunteers this week, the second such study in the African country worst hit by the disease, lead investigator Shabir Madhi said Tuesday. Known as NVX-CoV2373, the vaccine was developed by US biotech company Novavax from the genetic sequence of SARS?CoV?2, the virus […]
Want to slash your risk of dementia by a third? Sort out your hearing! Simply wearing an aid could significantly reduce the risk of developing the devastating condition, say experts Hearing loss in mid-life could raise risk of dementia later on by up to 40 per cent If all hearing loss was promptly treated nearly […]
More than a half-million people have died from COVID-19 globally. It is a major tragedy, but perhaps not on the scale some initially feared. And there are finally signs that the pandemic is shuddering in places, as if its engine is running out of fuel. This has encouraged many governments to relinquish lockdowns and allow […]
The HIV virus can take refuge in the brain even when treated with antiretroviral therapies, only to later infect other organs in the body if that treatment is stopped, a new study in mice and human tissue suggests. Untreated HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, cripples the immune system and leaves the body vulnerable to […]
University of Queensland researchers have discovered why only 34 per cent of mothers exclusively breastfeed to six months, despite the global push to increase rates to 50 per cent. Lead researcher Dr. Katrina Moss said mothers primarily stopped breastfeeding because of milk shortages or breastfeeding difficulties, such as latching and mastitis. “Mothers can feel intense […]
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is starting a study to determine how many Americans have already had COVID-19 without knowing it. The researchers will analyze participants’ blood samples for the presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. These antibodies can show if a person has been infected with COVID-19 in […]
Older adults always need social connection, but they need it now more than ever. The novel coronavirus brings with it unprecedented fear and uncertainty. Vulnerable seniors need help. With face-to-face encounters discouraged, our society must develop creative strategies to help them connect. As professors at the University of Washington, which is near the epicenter of […]