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New Study Looks At Covid-19 Risk In Child Care Workers
A study published in this month’s Pediatrics looked at the incidence and risk factors associated with Covid-19 infections in adults caring for children in the early months of the pandemic.
Duracell Adds Safety Measure To Prevent Accidental Injuries From Disc Batteries
Large 3-volt lithium disc batteries, which are about the size of a nickel, can be deadly if swallowed.
Need Complex Surgery? Chances Are, Your Surgeon Won’t Be A Woman
While the fact that 1 in 4 surgeons are female surgeons is up from two decades ago, when it was 1 in 7, a recent study looked at what kinds of surgeries those women are doing.
Study: Masks Do Not Increase Carbon Dioxide Levels In Patients With Chronic Lung Disease
Politics aside (if that’s at all possible), those with medical conditions related to lung disease have voiced concerns that mask-wearing could lead to dangerous rise in carbon dioxide levels.
Mike Pence Acknowledges “The Climate Is Changing.” What Will Your Doctor Do About This?
The American Medical Association, along with multiple other groups, created The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health, hoping to facilitate public awareness of climate change impacts on health.
Eddie Van Halen Has Died From Throat Cancer
Eddie Van Halen, founder of the eponymous group Van Halen, has died due to mestastatic throat cancer at the age of 65.
Covid-19 Nasal Swab Test Led To Spinal Fluid Leak
Many who’ve had a nasal Covid-19 test performed on themselves have described it as feeling like that swab got as far back as their brains.
New Executive Order May Put Palliative Care For Newborns At Risk
Progress in specialty care of extremely premature newborns, many of these babies weighing less than 2 pounds, has led to substantial improvements in short term an long term outcomes in their lives.
Cornell University Has Gotten Its Covid-19 Protocols Right. Other Schools Have Not.
By Labor Day weekend, SUNY Oneonta closed its doors to all in-person classes, and sent students who were living in campus dormitories home for the remainder of the fall semester.
How Our Teeth Have Fared During Covid-19
When Covid-19 began to spread like wildfire, some of the first to close their doors were dental offices.
