Category: healthcare

Fighting The Good Fight: Outbreak Lessons From Kerala And Malaysia

In the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, we can see positive and negative outliers in terms of how countries have responded to the crisis. Kerala state in India and Malaysia are positive exemplars. There are many lessons to be learnt from their experience.

Fossil Plants Could Help This South African Solve A 200-Year Puzzle

Paleobotanist Aviwe Matiwane is working in her native South Africa to find and catalog fossils of a plant that can provide us with a glimpse back in time to the climate and even food chains of a time before the dinosaurs. #globalsouthscience

Can Covid-19 Coronavirus Cause Hearing Problems Even With No Other Symptoms?

Here are what some scientific publications have indicated.

Spain’s Coronavirus Cases Rise To Worrying Levels After Weeks Of Staying Low

Other European nations, such as Germany and France, are also seeing their numbers rise after lifting some of their toughest restrictions.

Spain’s Coronavirus Cases Rise To Worrying Levels After Weeks Of Staying Low

Other European nations, such as Germany and France, are also seeing their numbers rise after lifting some of their toughest restrictions.

The Pandemic Really Has Changed The World Forever

This pandemic goes far beyond masks, hydro-alcoholic gels or lockdowns. The change we need won’t come overnight. The world has changed, before our eyes, in a few months. And when your world changes, if you insist on continuing to do things as before, i…

Covid-19 Can Cause ‘Prolonged Illness And Persistent Symptoms’ Even In Young People: Study

A small new study finds that a significant number of people diagnosed with the virus at one time point may still suffer from symptoms weeks later.

Trump’s Executive Orders On Drug Pricing Contain Caveats And Limitations

There are provisos that may prevent implementation of the the two executive orders with the greatest potential impact on pricing and patient out-of-pocket costs: International reference pricing for Medicare Part B drugs, and the rebate pass-through to …

Viral #MedBikini Response To Controversial Manuscript Leads Editor To Retract Article

One group based in Boston sought to take their own peak into the lives of young surgeons via fabricated social media accounts.

How To Prepare For A Prolonged Hospital Stay

As the number of coronavirus infections rise, you may have the experience of family, friends, or acquaintances coming down with serious illness, and it may hit you that you too may become ill. Are you prepared for a prolonged illness or hospital stay?