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Health minister reassures Australians over vaccine rollout after Norway adverse reactions reportJanuary 16, 2021 at 10:34 PM Federal health minister Greg Hunt says ‘safety is the number one priority’ and vows to keep public updated on Norwegian deathsAustralian authorities will examine reports of potentially adverse reactions to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in Norway but the health minister said it was not yet clear whether several reported deaths were related to old age rather than the jabs.Greg Hunt said on Sunday there was no change to the government’s vaccine rollout plans and “safety is Australia’s number one prio...Tags: Health, Australia, Australia news, Norway, Greg Hunt, Coronavirus 10 people like this. Like Over 4,800 Boxes of Ice Cream in China Found to Be “Coronavirus” FlavorJanuary 16, 2021 at 8:46 PM Various 450g boxes of ice cream in China were discovered to contain the abhorred Coronavirus, leading to health authorities rushing to track those who might have unknowingly contracted the foul disease. Three samples of the locally-made dessert were realized to be of the Coronavirus variety in the municipality of Tianjin, while 4,836 boxes were said […]Tags: Health, Food, China, Accidents, International, Anime, Tianjin, Coronavirus 36 people like this. Like NSW records six new local Covid cases, including healthcare worker at Sydney hospitalJanuary 16, 2021 at 8:26 PM Gladys Berejiklian urges more people to come forward for testing as alerts issued for Concord hospitalNSW hotspots; Queensland hotspots; Victoria hotspotsFollow the coronavirus liveblogAustralia’s year of Covid – from the first case to the first doughnut dayNew South Wales recorded six new cases of locally acquired Covid-19 on Sunday, including a healthcare worker in the radiology and cardiology ward of a western Sydney hospital.Testing numbers in the state have also dropped, and the chief healt...Tags: Health, Australia news, Infectious Diseases, Australian politics, Queensland, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales politics, Victoria, Greg Hunt, South Wales, Concord, Gladys Berejiklian, Coronavirus, Kerry Chant, COVID Australian Open players in stricter Covid isolation say they risk injury if not allowed to trainJanuary 16, 2021 at 8:18 PM Some affected players say they they were misled about rules and organisers had promised this situation would not happenAustralian Open tennis players who have been forced into stricter quarantine have said they were misled about the rules for the tournament, were promised they would be allowed to train, and are risking injury ahead of the competition.On Saturday 47 players and 143 travellers were confined to their rooms for 14 days after one flight attendant and two passengers who were not playe...Tags: Health, Australia news, Tennis, Australia sport, Melbourne, Australian Open, Coronavirus 1 people like this. Like This physician is overwhelmed. She is not alone. [PODCAST]January 16, 2021 at 7:00 PM  Tags: Health, Podcast, Infectious Disease, Primary Care, PA NP, CRNA, COVID-19 Coronavirus 112 people like this. Like Emergency field hospital officially opens in Lancaster to help coronavirus patientsJanuary 16, 2021 at 7:19 PM An emergency field hospital opened Saturday, Jan. 16, in Lancaster to help relieve the burden at Antelope Valley Hospital, which has been overrun with the surge in countywide coronavirus patients.
The 54-bed specialized respiratory care unit is operated by Samaritan’s Purse, an international, Christian-based relief organization that opened a similar respiratory care unit in North Carolina last week.
It includes a team of more than 60 people from across the country, including 40 medical professio...Tags: Health, UK, News, Government, Sport, Hospital, Soccer, Graham, North Carolina, Los Angeles County, Lancaster, Franklin Graham, Samaritan, Antelope Valley, John Bosco, Lou Correa 46 people like this. Like UW–Madison tool aids in equitable vaccine distributionJanuary 16, 2021 at 7:11 PM The demand for COVID-19 vaccines continues to outpace supply, forcing public health officials to decide who should be first in line for a shot, even among those in the same pool of eligible vaccine recipients.Tags: Health, UW 35 people like this. Like Scientists discover new treatment target for osteoarthritis-like knee cartilage degenerationJanuary 16, 2021 at 7:05 PM There is currently no cure for osteoarthritis, but a group of scientists believe they've discovered a method through which a simple knee injection could potentially stop the disease's effects.Tags: Health 42 people like this. Like Lockdown mental health: Tips for helping your childJanuary 16, 2021 at 7:00 PM Lockdown has seen an increase in children under 11 seeking counselling according to the NSPCC.Tags: Health 4 people like this. Like Newly-identified nutrient helps the gut recall prior infections and kill invading bacteriaJanuary 16, 2021 at 6:58 PM Scientists studying the body's natural defenses against bacterial infection have identified a nutrient--taurine--that helps the gut recall prior infections and kill invading bacteria, such as Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kpn).Tags: Health 44 people like this. Like New nasal spray delivers antipsychotic medication directly to the brainJanuary 16, 2021 at 6:51 PM A team of neuroscientists and engineers at McMaster University has created a nasal spray to deliver antipsychotic medication directly to the brain instead of having it pass through the body.Tags: Health, McMaster University 50 people like this. Like Novel biodegradable magnesium-alloy tracheal stents for children with airway obstructionJanuary 16, 2021 at 6:45 PM Pediatric laryngotracheal stenosis (LTS), a narrowing of the airway in children, is a complex medical condition. While it can be something a child is born with or caused by injury, the condition can result in a life-threatening emergency if untreated.Tags: Health 32 people like this. Like First case of COVID-19 UK variant confirmed in Los Angeles CountyJanuary 16, 2021 at 5:37 PM  Tags: Health, Business, UK, News, Education, California, Cdc, Washington, Oregon, La, Government, Paul Simon, Los Angeles, Sport, Joe Biden, Public Health 149 people like this. Like Save Joe the PigeonJanuary 16, 2021 at 5:53 PM Tags: Health, Pets, Alabama, Melbourne, Joe, Reuters, Oxy, Charitable, TheStarryEye Astrologer, Newsmakers, Joe Joe, Joe the pigeon, Save Joe 74 people like this. Like A reminder to try anywaysJanuary 16, 2021 at 3:00 PM Tags: Health, Education, Barack Obama, Illinois, Medical School, PA NP, CRNA 56 people like this. Like Researchers measure brain volume differences in HIV-infected individualsJanuary 16, 2021 at 2:27 PM Nearly 38 million people around the world are living with HIV, which, with access to treatment, has become a lifelong chronic condition. Understanding how infection changes the brain, especially in the context of aging, is increasingly important for improving both treatment and quality of life.Tags: Health 44 people like this. Like Experts release newly-established principles of care for young adults with substance use disorderJanuary 16, 2021 at 2:22 PM A national group of pediatric addiction medicine experts have released newly-established principles of care for young adults with substance use disorder.Tags: Health 3 people like this. Like Combination therapy reduces recovery time in COVID-19 patients, clinical trial findsJanuary 16, 2021 at 2:18 PM A clinical trial involving COVID-19 patients hospitalized at UT Health San Antonio and University Health, among roughly 100 sites globally, found that a combination of the drugs baricitinib and remdesivir reduced time to recovery, according to results published Dec. 11 in the New England Journal of Medicine.Tags: Health, UT Health San Antonio, University Health 43 people like this. Like Researchers show how optoacoustics can be used for monitoring skin water contentJanuary 16, 2021 at 2:08 PM Researchers from Skoltech and the University of Texas Medical Branch (US) have shown how optoacoustics can be used for monitoring skin water content, a technique which is promising for medical applications such as tissue trauma management and in cosmetology.Tags: Health, US, University of Texas Medical Branch, Skoltech 3 people like this. Like IOF and IFCC review describes the current status of assays for reference bone turnover markersJanuary 16, 2021 at 2:03 PM Bone turnover markers (BTMs) in blood and urine are useful tools in monitoring osteoporosis treatment effects and may be useful for improving patient adherence.Tags: Health, IFCC 6 people like this. Like Not all frontline health workers who need priority vaccination are doctors and nursesJanuary 16, 2021 at 1:00 PM Tags: Health, Infectious Disease, Conditions, PA NP, CRNA, COVID-19 Coronavirus 92 people like this. Like New therapeutic approach enables functional recovery after spinal cord injury in miceJanuary 16, 2021 at 1:58 PM Using gene therapy, a research team has succeeded for the first time in getting mice to walk again after a complete cross-sectional injury. The nerve cells produced the curative protein themselves.Tags: Health 22 people like this. Like New review highlights heat-health outcome relationship in the urban contextJanuary 16, 2021 at 1:50 PM Over the last half-century, the probability of heat extreme events has changed by orders of magnitude in almost every region of the world, with occurrences that are now up to a hundred times more in respect to a century ago.Tags: Health 9 people like this. Like Study: NTRK fusions are far more frequently seen in pediatric tumorsJanuary 16, 2021 at 1:43 PM In a large study of pediatric cancer patients, researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have analyzed the frequency, fusion partners, and clinical outcome of neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase (NTRK) fusions, which are clinical biomarkers that identify patients suitable for treatment with FDA-approved TRK inhibitors.Tags: Health, Philadelphia, Fda, NTRK 29 people like this. Like The US screwed up its vaccine roll out in part because it was too choosy about who should get shots firstJanuary 16, 2021 at 10:20 AM Tags: Health, Florida, Texas, Science, News, Washington Post, Cdc, White House, Israel, US, San Francisco, West Virginia, Trends, Bloomberg, North Dakota, Astrazeneca 73 people like this. Like Grief during the pandemicJanuary 16, 2021 at 11:00 AM Tags: Health, Los Angeles, Infectious Disease, Conditions, PA NP, Hospital-Based Medicine, CRNA, COVID-19 Coronavirus 147 people like this. Like Turn it down: how to silence your inner voiceJanuary 16, 2021 at 11:00 AM Your internal monologue shapes mental wellbeing, says psychologist Ethan Kross. He has the tools to improve your mind’s backchatAs Ethan Kross, an American experimental psychologist and neuroscientist, will cheerfully testify, the person who doesn’t sometimes find themselves listening to an unhelpful voice in their head probably doesn’t exist. Ten years ago, Kross found himself sitting up late at night with a baseball bat in his hand, waiting for an imaginary assailant he was convinced was about...Tags: Psychology, Science, US news, Medical Research, Michigan University, Kross, Ethan Kross, Coronavirus 47 people like this. Like Merging the wisdom of pain medicine and addiction medicine to optimize outcomesJanuary 16, 2021 at 9:00 AM Tags: Health, Pain Management, Meds, PA NP, CRNA 60 people like this. Like Covid-19: Lichfield Cathedral becomes a vaccination hubJanuary 16, 2021 at 6:56 AM In the Middle Ages, Lichfield Cathedral was a pilgrimage for the sick - now it's become a vaccination centre.Tags: Health, Lichfield Cathedral 45 people like this. Like The answer to hate speech or false speech is not censorshipJanuary 16, 2021 at 7:00 AM Tags: Health, Policy, PA NP, Public Health & Policy, CRNA 129 people like this. Like |
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