More than a half-million people may have died last year as a result of reductions in TB diagnosis and care, setting back progress towards ending the disease by a decade, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates. About 1.4 million fewer people received care for tuberculosis in 2020 than in 2019, […]
A 21-year-old white man is alleged to have entered three different spas in the greater Atlanta area on March 16 and shot dead eight people, six of whom were Asian women. The following day, Cherokee County sheriff’s officials announced what the suspect blamed as a possible motive for the killings: […]
Many people across the world are still living under tough restrictions or lockdowns because of the pandemic, staying home as much as possible. This means that a lot of parents are spending more time than ever with their children. But how do you turn that time into a deeper relationship? […]
The COVID-19 lockdown led to more than 45,000 cardiac procedures being missed this year, which could have a long-term impact on mortality rates as healthcare providers work to catch up. Researchers from Keele University’s Cardiovascular Research Group, led by Professor Mamas Mamas, have said that the deficit could have a […]
TUESDAY, Oct. 27, 2020 — Average folks should start being screened at age 45 to prevent colon cancer, five years earlier than is now recommended, the nation’s top preventive medicine panel says. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force currently recommends that people aged 50 to 75 be regularly screened for […]
Fatty liver disease treatable? Fatty liver is the most common disease of the liver. Around one in four adults in Germany suffers – sometimes without even knowing it. Because the liver disease caused long as there are no direct complaints. Despite the high prevalence in the population, there is no […]
An extraordinary percentage of people infected by the virus behind the ongoing deadly COVID-19 pandemic never show symptoms of the disease, according to the results of a Scripps Research analysis of public datasets on asymptomatic infections. The findings, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, suggest that asymptomatic infections may account […]
Changes in the structure and function of the heart due to atherosclerosis Even in people without heart weakness, or a past heart attack seems to be a connection between atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), and changes in the structure and function of the heart. In the current investigation, the research […]
COVID-19: active ingredient is failure for the treatment of lung tested In the Wake of the Corona-pandemic in the world is working on strategies to curb the spread of the Virus. Above all, it urgently needs medicines that can be used in particular in severe cases the use. Researchers from […]