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When Whitney Way Thore found out that her now ex-fiancé Chase Severino was expecting a child with another woman, she wanted to grieve on her own, but she felt like it was necessary to go public with the news to stop the “rumors” about their relationship. Thore, 36, decided to announce the split on May […]
Social distancing and lockdowns have helped cut coronavirus transmission rate by HALF in 82% of US counties, Johns Hopkins study finds Researchers looked at 1,400 counties across the US and grouped them by rural, urban and suburban From March 15 to May 28, 82% of them have been able to reduce coronavirus transmission rates to […]
As the number of U.S. coronavirus cases neared 1.8 million on Monday, a new poll shows that a majority of Americans still think it’s more important to control the virus’ spread than to restart the economy. While nearly 6 in 10 Americans say the pandemic has taken a heavy economic toll on their communities, a […]
(HealthDay)—A new study suggests the rate of COVID-19 among pregnant women without symptoms is much lower than previously reported. Fewer than 3% of asymptomatic women admitted to three Yale New Haven Health hospitals for labor and delivery during April tested positive for COVID-19 infection. That contrasts with a 13.5% rate reported in a study of […]
An inherited disorder that causes high cholesterol early in life appears to affect about 25 million people worldwide, but it is especially common among people with cardiovascular disease, new research suggests. The findings, published Friday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, “make a strong case” for screening programs to identify familial hypercholesterolemia early, said […]
Employers across the UK could face legal action from employees who return to work and contract the COVID-19 virus, a leading health and safety expert has warned. Professor Andrew Watterson, of the University of Stirling, has questioned whether adequate procedures and resources are in place to identify and investigate all work-related illnesses and deaths linked […]
Heart attacks are serious medical emergencies that require immediate attention from a doctor. You could be at risk of a deadly heart attack – or myocardial infarction – if your toes start to develop a blue tinge, it’s been claimed. Heart attacks are caused by a lack of blood reaching the heart. Without enough blood, […]
Parkinson’s disease is a harsh reality for many families. Yet, early diagnosis can make living with the condition much more manageable. What’s the change in bowel habits that may signal the brain disease? According to Parkinson’s Foundation, the disease affects dopamine-producing (dopaminergic) neurons in a part of the brain called substantia nigra. Symptoms develop slowly […]
According to the National Autism Association, people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may experience sensory hypersensitivity. A University of Minnesota Medical School researcher recently published an article in Nature Communications that illustrates why that may be true by showing the differences in visual motion perception in ASD are accompanied by weaker neural suppression in the […]
Carey-Ann D. Burnham, PhD, a professor of pathology and immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the Award for Research and Leadership in Clinical Microbiology from the American Society for Microbiology. The award recognizes an outstanding scientist and clinical microbiologist with distinguished research achievements and a record of innovation who […]