Opinion: Community health workers will be the main defense in rural Uganda against coronavirus
It is a cool, still morning in Seeta Nazigo Village, Central Uganda. The heavy seasonal…
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In a time of distancing due to coronavirus, the health threat of loneliness looms
Dan Blazer and his wife were sheltering at home in North Carolina when their neighbors,…
UNFPA advocates for women, girls suffering unseen impacts of COVID-19 pandemic
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is pledging support for those suffering from invisible impacts…
New coronavirus leaves pregnant women with wrenching choices—but little data to guide them – Science Magazine
New coronavirus leaves pregnant women with wrenching choices—but little data to guide them Science Magazine Infected…
News in Brief 27 March 2020
Abandoning elderly at risk from coronavirus is ‘criminal’: OHCHR Asylum-seekers’ concern over #COVID-19 restrictions –…
The answer to overcoming COVID-19 is in our hands – not a vaccine – top WHO official
Amid rising numbers of COVID-19 infections and deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) stressed on…
Cancer Care Widens Its Reach Reducing Cancer Health Disparities
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Cancer, Health Disparities Read Original Article: Cancer Care Widens Its Reach Reducing…
Why A CPAP Machine Isn’t A Good Ventilator Alternative For COVID-19 : Shots – Health News – NPR
Why A CPAP Machine Isn’t A Good Ventilator Alternative For COVID-19 : Shots – Health…
Double-walled nanotubes have electro-optical advantages
Theorists find that flexoelectric effects in double-walled carbon nanotubes could be highly useful for photovoltaic…
Quantum copycat: Researchers find a new way in which bosons behave like fermions
When a one-dimensional gas of strongly interacting bosons expands, the velocity distribution of the bosons…
In Earth’s largest extinction, land animal die-offs began long before marine extinction
Because of poor dates for land fossils laid down before and after the mass extinction…
Peacekeeping radio stations provide COVID-19 information to vulnerable communities in conflict-affected countries
UN Peacekeeping radio stations have in recent decades helped build support for peace process in…
Apple Releases New Coronavirus Screening App
Apple wants to help people find out if they have COVID-19 Read Original Article: Apple…
Critical work of UN ‘largely uninterrupted’, despite unprecedented challenge of COVID-19
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the United Nations to operate in new ways, its…
Roche backpedals and agrees to provide a solution for Covid-19 tests in the Netherlands
In a startling about-face, Roche (RHHBY) has agreed to release the recipe for a liquid…
Ginkgo Biloba Health Benefits: Fights Anxiety, Enhances Brain Health And More
The old Chinese herb is utilized to fight cognitive decline, but studies remain inconclusive. Read…
UK local authorities not ready for the number of deaths from Covid-19
Even if fatality rates are at the lower end of expectations — one percent of…
Gene mutation enhances cognitive flexibility in mice
Researchers have discovered in mice what they believe is the first known genetic mutation to…
Seafloor of Fram Strait is a sink for microplastic from Arctic and North Atlantic Ocean
Working in the Arctic Fram Strait, scientists have found microplastic throughout the water column with…
Opinion: Our best defense against Covid-19? Science
The United States gained a grim distinction in the world this week when it officially…
Pressure mounts to widen access to medical products that may combat Covid-19
As more companies gear up to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus, a growing…
Healthy Frozen Foods You Can Buy Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
Certain fruits and vegetables, though perishable, can be bought in the frozen food aisles for…
Protect ‘healthcare heroes’ from COVID-19, urges UN rights expert
States and business leaders must step up efforts to ensure that the selfless doctors, nurses,…
Hockey Manufacturing Company Bauer Pivots To Making Medical Supplies
Bauer is stepping up to help produce medical equipment Read Original Article: Hockey Manufacturing Company…
Standardizing COVID-19 data analysis to aid international research efforts
Researchers have launched a new database to advance the international research efforts studying COVID-19. The…
Jasmine Rice Health Benefits That Will Surprise You
Full of pleasant aroma and sweet flavor, jasmine rice is a treat to the taste…
ALMA resolves gas impacted by young jets from supermassive black hole
Astronomers obtained the first resolved image of disturbed gaseous clouds in a galaxy 11 billion…
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How to boost immune response to vaccines in older people
Identifying interventions that improve vaccine efficacy in older persons is vital to deliver healthy aging…
Light funnel apparatus created
Physicists have developed a light funnel apparatus. It could serve as a new platform for…
COVID-19 linked to cardiac injury, worse outcomes for patients with heart conditions
COVID-19 can have fatal consequences for people with underlying cardiovascular disease and cause cardiac injury…
How To Help Reverse Damage From Over-Sanitizing While Keeping Hands Healthy
Flu season always leads to an increase in “health-anxiety” in our society. This means families,…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive For Coronavirus
The Prime Minister says his symptoms are mild Read Original Article: UK Prime Minister Boris…
What U.S. Tax Filers Should Know Amid The Coronavirus Outbreak, Via Maryland Smith Expert
If you admire your CPA for that unflappable aura of calm at the height of…
Covid-19: what do trainees need to know?
I’m in training, am I likely to be redeployed to another department?This is an unprecedented…
Self-Medication Can Be Deadly! Don’t Take Pills Without Medical Supervision
Given the abundant misinformation that circulates through social networks, people are consuming medications for COVID-19…
Highly efficient and stable double layer solar cell developed
A research team has developed a new type of solar cell that can both withstand…
Covid-19: Over 300 Italian doctors and scientists call for more testing
More than 300 Italian doctors and scientists have called on the prime minister, Giuseppe Conte,…
Why does your cotton towel get stiff after natural drying?
The remaining ‘bound water’ on cotton surfaces cross-link single fibers of cotton, causing hardening after…
Completely new antibiotic resistance gene has spread unnoticed to several pathogens
Aminoglycoside antibiotics are critically important for treating several types of infections with multi-resistant bacteria. A…
Longer lives not dependent on increased energy use
Growing consumption of energy and fossil fuels over four decades did not play a significant…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Conservative group pushes for malaria drug approval for Covid-19; OTC drug industry to get an overhaul
And so, another working week will soon come to a close. Not a moment too…
Offering Avastin for wet AMD is legal, says appeal court
The Court of Appeal has ruled unanimously that a policy of offering bevacizumab (Avastin) off…
Who Invented Hand Sanitizer? Meet Lupe Hernandez, The Latina Nurse Behind The Antiseptic Formula
One of your weapons to fight against COVID-19 was invented by a Latina. Read Original…
Covid-19 and long term conditions: what if you have cancer, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease?
In this feature (BMJ 2020;368:m1174, doi:10.1136/bmj.m1174, published 25 March 2020) it was incorrectly stated that…
Doctors as leaders: I expect more of leaders than empty platitudes
I’m aware that Carrie MacEwen’s recent interview in The BMJ has been taken out of…
Covid-19: medical students and FY1 doctors to be given early registration to help combat covid-19
Final year medical students are to be offered early provisional registration and foundation year 1…
Organ donation: the clock is ticking for public awareness
The BMJ reports that England will move to an “opt-out” system of consent for organ…
Wildlife Groups Call For Illegal Meat And Pet Market Shutdown To Contain Coronavirus
A group of animal protection organizations and agencies wrote to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan,…
New Video Game Lets You Fight The Coronavirus And Vaccinate The World
Ever wanted to join the fight against the coronavirus pandemic from the comforts of your…
Here’s Where To Watch Wildlife While On Quarantine
If you’re itching for a digital wildlife adventure while on quarantine, here’s a quick guide…