As far as the three pillars of health go – exercise, diet and sleep – it’s the last one that often gets neglected. Health authorities recommend getting seven to nine hours a night to support everything from our mood and productivity to our weight and immune system. To protect your brain and help reduce your risk of dementia, prioritise your […]
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Minutes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued its new guidance Thursday that those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can now (mostly) ditch their masks both indoors and out, Twitter and other social media lit up with reaction. Some people posted closeups of their […]
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By Emily Anthes The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines are 94 percent effective at preventing symptomatic Covid-19 illness, according to a new study of more than 1,800 health care workers in the United States. The research, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Friday, provides yet more evidence that the vaccines are working well even outside controlled […]
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – At least two Indian states have said they plan to dose their populations with the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to protect against severe COVID-19 infections as their hospitals are overrun with patients in critical condition. The move by the coastal state of Goa and northern state of Uttarakhand, come despite the World Health Organization and others warning against […]
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The country has managed to avoid a variant-fueled spike in coronavirus cases. Scientists say we were lucky. By Carl Zimmer and Apoorva Mandavilli On Dec. 29, a National Guardsman in Colorado became the first known case in the United States of a contagious new variant of the coronavirus. The news was unsettling. The variant, called B.1.1.7, had roiled Britain, was […]
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Coloradans who are two weeks out from their final COVID-19 shot can take off their masks in nearly all settings, Gov. Jared Polis announced Friday afternoon. And people who aren’t vaccinated no longer must wear masks in public settings — but it’s recommended they still do, the governor said. “We are going from mask-wearing requirements to mask-wearing suggestions and guidance,” […]
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Mice, rats and pigs all share a secret superpower: They can all use their intestines to breathe, and scientists discovered this by pumping oxygen up the animals’ butts. Why run such experiments, you ask? The research team wanted to find a potential alternative to mechanical ventilation, a medical treatment where a machine pushes air into a patient’s lungs through the […]
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India variant: Expert discusses vaccines that are 'effective' When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. The government has been forced […]
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Interim results of a study conducted by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) suggest that oral tranexamic acid (TXA) is non-inferior to intravenous (IV) TXA in preventing blood loss in total knee and total hip replacement surgery. These findings were presented at the 2021 Spring American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) Annual Meeting.1 Previously available information […]
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Over the past few years, controversy has surrounded the World Athletics ruling that female hyperandrogenic athletes—female athletes with naturally high levels of testosterone—are banned from competing in certain track events. The controversy is perhaps best exemplified by the case of South African runner Caster Semenya. This rule is based on the hypothesis that total testosterone levels directly determine athletic performance […]
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