The surge in covid-19 cases in Southwestern Pennsylvania is infecting a younger, less vulnerable demographic, and thus far the most recent cases appear to be less severe, doctors at UPMC said Thursday. The latest cases are mainly linked to younger people who contracted covid-19 after traveling out-of-state or while socializing, said Dr. Graham Snyder, UPMC’s…
With the coronavirus spiking in a number of states, a group of Texas doctors has released a ranked list on how risky certain activities are when it comes to contracting COVID-19.The Texas Medical Association’s COVID-19 Task Force and Committee on Infectious Diseases ranked 37 activities on a scale of 1-10.Opening the mail? The lowest risk…
A senior health official with the Orange County, Florida Department of Health says that asking about activism during the recent George Floyd protests, has not been a part of the coronavirus contract tracing questions in the Sunshine State.“The information that we collect is voluntarily offered to us,” Dr. Raul Pino told a local news outlet when…
WILLIAM PETRI, THE CONVERSATION 28 JUNE 2020 With over 2 million cases in the US since the coronavirus pandemic began in late December, there are now many people who have recovered from COVID-19.At the same, there have been reports of people who continue to have long-term side effects from the infection. I am a professor and…
Donnelle Eller, USA TODAY Published 9:46 a.m. ET June 27, 2020 CLOSE Scientists are beginning a new study to tell if the blood plasma of COVID-19 survivors might help prevent infection in the first place. (June 12) AP DomesticThe claim: Doctors warn COVID-19 may trigger diabetes in otherwise healthy people ScienceAlert, an independent online site covering…
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Connecting people with clinical trials is complicated — even if people identify a promising match, there’s a slew of potentially thorny factors, including geographic incompatibility, and financial and time considerations. Simply finding an appropriate trial can present an enormous hurdle. In a recent online survey of more than 2,000 adults, 71% of patients with chronic
Peter Muller 5 min read FOR TOO MANY guys, back muscles like the lats and traps get short shrift in training. Not on purpose, of course—after all, who doesn’t want a back that turns heads from behind or fills out a t-shirt like it’s stretched over a Greek statue—but since you can’t see those muscles