When you first get the call letting you know that a loved one is ill, a million things go racing through your mind: What’s the prognosis? Should I drop everything and go to them right
Guilt Is An Unexpected (But Common) Part of Caregiving
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Researcher talks vaccine realities in an unprecedented time
“At what point do knowledge and questioning become pessimism?” This was a question that came up in a recent conversation with UConn vaccine researcher Paulo Verardi. We met via Zoom to talk about the likely
Your essential first aid guide: What to do in an emergency
Your essential guide for what to do in an emergency – as research suggests 40 per cent of Britons would be worried about giving first aid Most basic of first aid knowledge could be the
Instacart and Costco partner up for an important new feature
While Instacart has been busier than ever as pandemic-driven demand for home grocery delivery surges, they’ve still been receiving some criticism for how they’ve been handling the crisis-fueled workload. Instacart shoppers nationwide staged a strike
Virus outbreak was an accident? Director of the Wuhan lab, talks about theory
The head of laboratory of the Institute for Virology in Wuhan, China has rejected accusations that his device could be the origin of the Corona pandemic. “I know that this is impossible,” said Yuan Zhiming,
'I Was An Active 35-Year-Old—And I Had A Heart Attack Without Even Realizing It'
Warning: You can have a heart attack and not even know it—crazy-sounding but true. And you’re not exempt from the possibility of a “silent” one even if you’re young and active (sorry!). The time to
You’re Most Likely To Contract Novel Coronavirus From An Infected Person’s Cough Or Sneeze
A *lot* is happening right now with novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and you’re likely hearing new updates throughout the day. There are more than 1,000 cases of COVID-19 in the U.S., according to the latest report
How door-to-door canvassing slowed an Ebola epidemic
Liberia was the epicenter of a high-profile Ebola outbreak in 2014-15, which led to more than 10,000 deaths in West Africa. But for all the devastation the illness caused, it could have been worse without
Antibiotic resistance in an intensive care unit
A study coordinated by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country did not detect any increase in antimicrobial susceptibility after applying a selective digestive decontamination (SDD) protocol. The research, conducted in collaboration with the Microbiology Service
Scientists are 'optimistic' about an HIV vaccine
HIV vaccine could be available by 2021 as scientists tackling the AIDS-causing virus reveal they are ‘optimistic’ about three ongoing trials HVTN 702, Imbokodo and Mosaico are in trial with results as early as 2020