Category: healthcare

New CDC Guidelines Decrease Testing For Those Who Need It Most

The Center for Disease Control updated its Covid-19 testing guidelines to exclude those exposed to the virus who are asymptomatic.

Cream Used To Treat Skin Cancers Could Stop Scars In Their Tracks

A cream currently used to treat skin cancers and warts could hold the answer to stopping scar formation after injury.

Is Covid-19 Airborne?

One of Covid-19’s hottest topics is the possibility and scale of airborne transmission. Here’s the evidence.

Walgreens Taps Former Rite Aid CEO Standley As President To Lead Operations

Walgreens Boots Alliance Monday named former Rite Aid CEO John Standley as president of Walgreens, saying he will lead all of the drugstore chain’s operations.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer Cast Reunites To Surprise Frontline Worker

A simple post in a Facebook mom group they belong to, led to a group of friends helping to reunite the cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in a video to surprise longtime fan and physician Alex Anderson MD.

Can You Restore Your Aching Knees? New Stanford Study Shows Promise

Knee pain is one of the most common afflictions among athletes and among older people in general. A radical new treatment developed by Stanford researchers offers the promise, for the first time, of growing brand-new knee cartilage.

Why Is Your Period Keeping You Up At Night?

If you notice that your sleeping pattern falls out of place on the run-up to your monthly bleed then you may have your menstrual cycle to blame.

Where Government Responses To Covid-19 Score High Marks With The Public [Infographic]

A recent Pew Research Center survey gauged public attitudes to the government’s coronavirus response across 14 advanced economies.

Twitter Removes Claim About CDC And Covid-19 Coronavirus Deaths That Trump Retweeted

“Only 6%” was trending on Twitter, because a QAnon supporter made inaccurate claims regarding a CDC statement about Covid-19 coronavirus deaths.

People Wear Condoms For Selfish Reasons. Are Masks Different?

Using a condom to block HIV/AIDS can be compared to wearing a mask to slow the spread of Coronavirus/Covid-19.