More Americans travelled Wednesday than on any other day in the last eight months — 1.1 million Americans — continuing the country’s long-standing annual tradition of gathering to give thanks. The same week the Pope apparently felt compelled to publish an opinion piece in one of the country’s largest newspapers to share his own thoughts about the pandemic. First, the Pope…
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Man’s ‘heart attack’ was really side effect from swallowed battery
When a man arrived at the emergency room, it looked to doctors like he was having a heart attack. But that was a false alarm: The man had actually swallowed a battery that messed with his electrocardiogram (EKG). Source: https://www.livescience.com/man-heart-attack-swallowed-battery.html
Rural hospitals are under siege from COVID-19. Here’s what doctors are facing, in their own words.
It’s difficult to put into words how hard COVID-19 is hitting rural America’s hospitals. Source: https://www.livescience.com/rural-hospitals-under-siege-covid-19.html
Experimental Antibody Treatment for Covid-19 Patients Wins ‘Emergency Approval’ in America
America’s Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization Saturday to an experimental antibody treatment (for people already experiencing Covid-19), reports the Washington Post: The drug, made by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, is designed to prevent infected people from developing severe illness. Instead of waiting for the body to develop its own protective immune response, the drug imitates the body’s natural defenses. It is…
Ultrasound captures worms squirming in a man’s stomach
Doctors observed a “tubular … structure that moved with a curling motion” inside his stomach. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ultrasound-roundworms-ascaris-lumbricoides.html
Coursera Comes Together with Disney and Pixar to Inspire Learners to Explore Their Passions and Achieve New Goals
By Stephanie Hale, Director of Brand, Coursera New course from the University of Michigan and exclusive course collections explore themes from the upcoming Disney and Pixar movie, “Soul” During times of change and uncertainty, we find joy and purpose in the world around us—in the moments that reveal the beauty of the human spirit. Time […]
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Study Claims 18% of Covid Patients Later Diagnosed with Mental Illness
A new article summarizes research from the University of Oxford and NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre. Slashdot reader AleRunner writes: Nearly one in five people who have had Covid-19 are diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder such as anxiety, depression or insomnia within three months of testing positive for the virus,” Natalie Grover writes. Although “people with a pre-existing mental health…
Harvard, Oxford, Stanford Docs Among Leaders of Global Anti-Lockdown Movement
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Mercury News: Doctors at Stanford University are at the forefront of a global movement of health experts who are criticizing lockdowns to control COVID-19 and say schools and businesses should reopen, but with a focus on protecting the elderly and infirm who are most vulnerable to the virus. Called the Great Barrington Declaration…
He Called it a ‘Scamdemic’ – Then Saw His Family Getting Sick
A remarkable first-person story in today’s Washington Post: I used to call it the “scamdemic.” I thought it was an overblown media hoax. I made fun of people for wearing masks. I went all the way down the rabbit hole and fell hard on my own sword, so if you want to hate me or blame me, that’s fine. I’m doing…
Trump’s COVID case could be entering a crucial stage
Doctors say the president, who tested positive for COVID-19, could be heading for a bad stretch in prolonged illness — or an upward path to recovery. Source: https://www.livescience.com/trump-covid-enters-crucial-stage.html