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A SHOCKING CORRECTION: Dr. Fauci Went from a Possible 1.7 Million US Deaths Due to Coronavirus to a...
Just so you know — these “experts” are making it up as they go along.
And these experts are going to destroy the US economy based on total guesses and hysterical predictions.
On March 15, 2020 Dr Anthony Fauci told Jon Karl on ABC...
UK's National Health Service Plans To Use Big Data Analysis To Fight COVID-19 -- With The Help Of...
It's clear that digital technology will play a key role in helping to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, whether as a way of disseminating information, telecommuting, or of keeping people entertained during lockdowns. Less welcome is the use of...
ENDO: HbA1c Tied to Cognition in T2DM Patients After Lacunar Stroke
MONDAY, March 30, 2020 -- Among individuals with diabetes, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is associated with cognitive scores after a lacunar stroke, according to a study presented at the virtual meeting of The Endocrine Society, held from March 28 to...
Topics: Stroke, Diabetes, Medical Research
Bend it like the Bay Area: Doctors see flatter curve after 2 weeks of social isolation
SAN FRANCISCO — State leaders and doctors are cautiously optimistic that the Bay Area's early moves to lock down residents two weeks ago have prevented surges of coronavirus patients from overwhelming the region's health care capacity thus...
CDC considering recommending Americans wear face masks in public: report
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are mulling over whether to issue guidance recommending that Americans wear face masks while out in public, but want to make it "clear" that medical masks should be reserved for health care...
Topics: Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
I am an emergency physician. I risk my life for the future of our world.
I am a frontline health care worker. I am an emergency physician. I am also a mother to two glorious, growing, miraculous children and wife to a handsome triathlete stay at home dad. Additionally, I am one of three daughters to a pair of still...
Suspected SARS Virus And Flu Samples Found In Chinese Scientists’ Luggage Arriving In The U.S.:...
Samples of the suspected SARS virus and influenza were found in Chinese scientists’ luggage arriving in the U.S., according to an unclassified FBI tactical intelligence report obtained by Yahoo News.
In November 2018, U.S. Customs and Border...
Topics: Virus, Virology, Flu, Influenza (Flu), FBI
Chronic Kidney Disease Linked to Uncontrolled Blood Pressure
MONDAY, March 30, 2020 -- Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with uncontrolled blood pressure (BP), while ambulatory BP patterns are not associated with cognitive impairment or frailty in non-dialysis-dependent CKD patients, according to...
Topics: Kidney Disease, Blood Pressure, Dialysis
Lizzo Sends Lunch To Staff At Hospitals in Washington & Minnesota
Lizzo is serving up more than just amazing music – she’s serving up lunch to medical professionals at a few hospitals across the nation who are on the front lines of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
The 31-year-old singer sent lunch to...
Astrophysicist Gets Magnets Stuck Up His Nose While Trying To Invent A Face-Touching Sensor
These days it’s becoming more common to see people walking about with face masks on. This is done to prevent the breathing in of the COVID-19 virus. However, the problem with face masks is that due to the fact that many of us are not used to...
Topics: Virus, Virology
How My Dad, Born just before the Spanish Flu, Predicted the Decline of America
( Tomdispatch.com) – My dad was born in 1917. Somehow, he survived the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-1919, but an outbreak of whooping cough in 1923 claimed his baby sister, Clementina. One of my dad’s first memories was seeing his sister’s...
Topics: Flu, Influenza (Flu), Cough
Apple reportedly letting select employees work on early-stage products at home
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
With all the uncertainty over when “shelter in place” orders will be lifted, Apple has recently been more willing to let early-stage products leave its campus for further development at the homes of its...
Food stockpiling: Consumers should cut down food waste
More than three quarters of New Zealand's retail food waste is being saved from landfill, in stark contrast to Kiwi households, Otago researchers say.
Topics: Medical Research
Say No to Stress: Gorgeous Tiger Relaxes in Bathtub Outdoors
Against the backdrop of the current pandemic, when stress is almost inevitable, it is nevertheless important not to let the circumstances crush you and be able to step back and relax - just like this big kitty.
Topics: Stress
Artificial intelligence can speed up the detection of stroke
Timely detection and accurate segmentation of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) lesions on magnetic resonance images (MRIs) are essential for the triaging patient for endovascular therapy. Lesion segmentation is a routine process where the abnormal areas...
Topics: Stroke, Ischemic Stroke
Second Trial Supports Ticagrelor Alone in ACS After PCI: TICO
The TICO trial confirms results seen in TWILIGHT showing benefits of stopping aspirin 3 months after stenting. Medscape Medical News
Topics: Aspirin
This Is What Giving Birth and Skin-to-Skin Looks Like Today
Post by CafeMom Contributor. My nephew was born 48 hours ago at 34 weeks. My sister had gone in two weeks prior due to high blood pressure and at first, we were able to visit. After two days, we were told that due to COVID-19, visitors were no...
Topics: Hypertension, Blood Pressure
Chrissy Teigen Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Her Implants
Chrissy Teigen is looking back and celebrating the 10th anniversary of her breast implants!
The 34-year-old model and cookbook author shared photos of her wearing lingerie on the runway for the Beach Bunny Swimwear fashion show in 2010 and she said,...
Topics: Chrissy Teigen, Anniversaries, Health Photos
Postpartum Psych Disorders Lower Odds of Subsequent Children
MONDAY, March 30, 2020 -- Women with postpartum psychiatric disorders have a lower probability of subsequent live birth, according to a study published online March 29 in Human Reproduction.
Xiaoqin Liu, Ph.D., from Aarhus University in Denmark,...
Topics: Medical Research
Coyotes Eat Everything From Fruits to Cats
The diets of coyotes varied widely depending on whether they were living in rural, suburban or urban environments--but pretty much anything is fair game.
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