Severe maternal morbidity (SMM) is higher for women in ZIP codes with the highest concentration of poor blacks relative to wealthy whites, which is partially attributable to the delivery hospital, according to a study published in the May issue of Health Affairs. Teresa Janevic, M.P.H., Ph.D., from the Icahn School…
Tennis, Golf, water-sports: state to loosen strict sporting rules – what applies now
After a week long by the Corona-crisis, the gradual prohibition of follow relaxations in the Sport. Also here is a patchwork, it is again, the rules and requirements differ in the individual Federal States. Gyms: the Association shall present the concept for the re-opening Even the gyms are closed in…
Genetic scoring can identify more men at risk for aortic aneurysm
A new genetic risk score based on 29 mutations in the blood identified more men at increased risk for an abdominal aortic aneurysm and who could benefit from screening to detect it prior to rupture, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Vascular Discovery: From Genes to…
L-thyroxine does not improve subclinical hypothyroidism in those 65 or older
(HealthDay)—L-thyroxine does not improve hypothyroid symptoms or tiredness among older adults with subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) and high symptom burden, according to a study published online May 5 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Maria de Montmollin, M.D., from the Bern University Hospital in Switzerland, and colleagues examined whether L-thyroxine improves…
Hawaii Has Just 1 New Coronavirus Case Over the Last Day: ‘We Have Flattened the Curve’
Hawaii is seeing positive results from social distancing and has “flattened the curve,” Gov. David Ige said Monday. Between Sunday and Monday, the state had just one new case of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, and had no new cases on May 3. “The numbers continue to look very good,” Ige…
Tennis, Golf, water-sports: state to loosen strict sporting rules – what applies now
After a week long by the Corona-crisis, the gradual prohibition of follow relaxations in the Sport. Also here is a patchwork, it is again, the rules and requirements differ in the individual Federal States. All of the information you read in the large Federal States-Overview with FOCUS Online. Baden-Württemberg Prime…
See How Adele Has Changed Through the Years
From the moment Adele first broke out onto the scene in 2008 with her debut album, 19, it was clear she was something different. And for the next decade plus, the British singer-songwriter (full name: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins) continued to show just how special she was in everything from…
Andy Cohen: Anderson Cooper Has Opened Up 'in New Ways' Since Becoming Dad
New dad, new man! Andy Cohen gushed about how fatherhood has already changed Anderson Cooper after he welcomed his son, Wyatt. “I already see Anderson light up and open up in new ways,” the Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen host, 51, said during Radio Andy on Monday, May…
Smallpox was defeated, but it wasn’t easy. Here’s how it’s relevant to COVID-19.
When the United States suffered a great wave of smallpox outbreaks at the turn of the 20th century, the public health field was in its infancy. Compulsory vaccinations were haphazard and often discriminatory. Many people did not trust the vaccines or the local governments doing the vaccinating. At the time,…
Scientific team finds new, unique mutation in coronavirus study
As the coronavirus pandemic has swept across the U.S., in addition to tracking the number of COVID daily cases, there is a worldwide scientific community engaged in tracking the SARS-CoV-2 virus itself. Efrem Lim leads a team at ASU that looks at how the virus may be spreading, mutating and…
