Districts asked to seek voluntary involvement of critical care specialists in private sector With the number of those requiring critical care for COVID-19 on the rise, the Health Department has formulated new guidelines for the efficient management of its pool of intensivists and critical care specialists, so that no COVID-19 […]
Month: October 2020
By Sophie Haslett For Daily Mail Australia 03:21 14 Oct 2020, updated 05:31 14 Oct 2020 Experts from The Healthy Mummy have shared how to slim your stomach down The stomach ‘overhang’ is a combination of visceral and subcutaneous fat To get rid of this, you need to cut some foods […]
Mount Sinai is on a mission to provide quality health care for all. October 12, 2020, 1:26 PM • 7 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article This report is part of “Turning Point,” a groundbreaking series by ABC News examining the racial reckoning sweeping the United States […]
We’re now in the second day of Amazon Prime Day 2020, but that doesn’t mean the deals are slowing down: In fact, they’re just heating up! With more than one million products on sale for this annual mega-savings event, which is regularly held in July and was pushed back due […]
The entrance to the resort Borgo Egnazia Soon after I learned about the Happiness Break at Borgo Egnazia—one of my favorite resorts in Italy, and in fact in the world—I booked a trip to Puglia. This is 2020, after all, and we could all use some help with happiness. I […]
Ditch the Dirty campaign Genexa As a parent, I’m always thinking of my six year old son and how to keep him healthy and safe. I was surprised to hear of the idea of “clean medicine” – and learn more about how common medications oftentimes contain ingredients which could be […]
What are your day-to-day tasks? You’ve got basic patient care, making sure they are washed, their nutritional needs are met and that they are hydrated. You check the patient’s observations – this includes their blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature and some people may need their blood sugar checked. […]
It’s finally here! Amazon Prime Day has arrived and brought with it tons of deals on Alo Yoga apparel. This athlesiure brand is a go-to for high-quality, on-trend pieces, which are even more enticing when they’re on sale. Score a deal or discount on all kinds of stylish leggings, sports […]
A computer outage at a major hospital chain thrust health care facilities across the U.S. into chaos Monday, with treatment impeded as doctors and nurses already burdened by the coronavirus pandemic were forced to rely on paper backup systems. Universal Health Services, which operates more than 250 hospitals and other […]
On Monday, the outraged Yelp comments and one-star reviews started pouring in for Pacifica Beach Yoga. The reviews all alleged the same thing: that a hot yoga studio in Pacifica was holding indoor classes without masks in violation of COVID-19 health guidelines. Owner Tommy Antoon confirmed to KRON4 that no […]
Our nurses in the Pediatric Cardiac Care Center receive specialized ICU training specific to pediatric cardiac care. In addition, all nurses remain certified in BLS and PALS and receive on-going education throughout their tenure in the PICU and in the PCCC. They are compassionate and seek to provide top […]
Anyone looking to get healthier or work on their fitness has been given a great chance to get some of the best shoes, tech and supplements for less on Amazon Prime Day. And with lockdown leaving a lot of us carrying a little more than round the middle than we […]
Ruth O’Regan, M.D., chief of Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care at the University of Wisconsin, has been named the next Charles A. Dewey Professor and Chair of Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s School of Medicine and Dentistry, pending approval by the University Board of Trustees. Dr. […]
Authorities claimed there was no loss of life or injury to the patients at the time of the fire, all of whom are critical COVID-19 positive cases A fire broke out in the trauma care unit of the Chhatrapati Pramila Raje (CPR) Civil Hospital in western Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district in […]
Yoga guru Ramdev fell off an elephant while he was doing yoga on its back. The Yoga guru was not injured in the incident which took place on Monday at the Ramnareti Ashram in Mahavan, Mathura. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media. Ramdev does yoga […]
The replies etched a clear pattern. Nursing homes were more than twice as likely to say they had no room when responding to inquiries from families saying they planned to pay for care with Medicaid — the government health program relied on by low-income residents — rather than paying privately. […]
IMAGE: A collection of drug response classifiers based on DCO networks view more Credit: SBNB lab (IRB Barcelona) Cancer driver genes are those with mutations that are essential for tumour development and spread. Led by ICREA researcher Patrick Aloy, scientists from the Structural Bioinformatics and Network Biology (SBNB) Laboratory at IRB […]
Census pressure and uncertainties caused by COVID-19 continue to threaten the nursing home industry. But at least one major real estate investment trust CEO sees this period as a time of good opportunity for nursing home operators. In brief, solid things are forged out of fire, believes Rick Matros, president […]
Sidra Medicine saves life of teen with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome 28 Sep 2020 – 18:28 Dr Volkan Tuzcu with an international patient Doha: An expert team from Sidra Medicine’s Heart Center have saved the life of a boy born with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome. WPW is a condition that causes the heart […]
When the change in season rolls around, I want to commit to incorporating more inflammatory-fighting foods into my regular diet. So to make that happen, I turned to Lauren Manaker, MS, RDN, LD, and founder of Nutrition Now Counseling, for some advice on following an anti-inflammatory diet while also cooking […]
KARACHI: A research facility at Karachi University (KU) in collaboration with the Indus Hospital (IH) has recently begun clinical trial of a traditional Chinese medicine to treat mild cases of Covid-19, sources told Dawn on Monday. According to researchers at Dr Panjwani Centre for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research at […]
Fitness blogs are trendy with people who can’t get to the gym during the pandemic. But are fitness blogs good places to get trusted fitness advice? Probably not. A recent study looked at almost 200 fitness and exercise blogs to see which ones were run by trained experts. More than […]
A mentally ill man who wrecked a friend’s house on the day he was let out of hospital was found wearing one of her dresses when police arrived. Matthew Lock was arrested repeatedly over the space of two months for shouting racist abuse at the police and ‘causing mayhem’ with […]
As the pandemic rages on, gyms have largely transitioned to include online programs, many with live workout classes you can join on Zoom. I recently sampled a few, and while I preferred them to the YouTube workouts I’d been doing before, I’m struggling to stay motivated. More often than not […]
CHICAGO (CBS) — Hundreds of nurses picketed outside University of Illinois Hospital, after going on strike Saturday morning, demanding better care for patients as part of an ongoing contract dispute. Nurses said they put an offer on the table early Saturday morning, before walking off the job at 7 […]