Category: healthcare

Johns Hopkins To Shut Down Online Covid Tracker Despite 500 Americans Still Dying Every Day

The Johns Hopkins online covid-19 tracker, a resource that provided invaluable global information during the pandemic, will be shut down on March 10.

New York State Drops Face Mask Requirements For Hospitals, Health Care Facilities

The New York state government has allowed the mask mandate that had been in place for health care facilities to lapse on February 12.

Lawyer Dies After Shot By His Own Concealed Gun Triggered By MRI Machine

The lawyer allegedly brought in a concealed weapon even though he was asked to remove all metallic objects before entering the room with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine.

New Fungus-Killing Compounds Named After Keanu Reeves

This so excellent fungus killer is normally present in Pseudomonas bacteria.

Super Bowl Injury Reports: Here Are The Statuses Of Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts

The Philadelphia Eagles listed six players and the Kansas City Chiefs listed eight players on their injury reports.

Norovirus Surging, 225 Outbreaks In U.S. This Season Per CDC

A February 9 report from the U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA) indicated that norovirus cases in the U.K. have been 66% higher than the typical average for this time of the year.

Can Intermittent Fasting Help You Live Longer?

Intermittent fasting is unique to other forms of dieting because you do not necessarily have to change what you eat to see results. Now, a recent study from the University of Utah hints that it may also help you to live longer.

Lab-Grown Red Blood Cells May Soon Be Available For Safe Transfusions

The National Health Service recently launched a world-first clinical trial that tests the safety of transfusing lab-grown blood cells into patients.

Inherited Differences In Antibody Genes May Explain Variable Responses To Covid-19 Infection

Genetic differences from person to person may influence the antibodies they develop to SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens.

Ruling Could Cut Off 40 Million Women’s Abortion Access, NARAL Study Says

Anti-abortion advocates are trying to revoke the FDA’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, and a ruling could come within weeks.