At a briefing on the global COVID-19 situation today, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) credited stringent measures in countries for a decline in cases over the past 4 weeks, but he warned that complacency is as dangerous as the virus. In another encouraging trend, deaths have fallen for the second week in a [...]
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed a third Ebola case this week in North Kivu province, said provincial health minister Eugene Nzanzu Salita on Friday. Credit: Athalia Christie Read more… The post Democratic Republic of Congo confirms third Ebola case in North Kivu province appeared first on Healthier Environment Living [...]
Background The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in critically ill adults is increasing. There are currently no guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis. We analyzed 7 years of prophylactic antimicrobial use across three time series for patients on ECMO at our institution in the development, improvement, and streamlining of our ECMO antimicrobial prophylaxis protocol. Credit: iStock, Paolo_Toffanin [...]
Although clinical trial data are encouraging, real-world evidence with regard to the COVID-19 vaccine remains scarce. In particular, response to the vaccine among those previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 is still not completely understood. Researchers from Bar-Ilan University and Ziv Medical Center now report preliminary evidence that people previously infected with the virus responded very strongly to [...]
Objective To evaluate whether early initiation of prophylactic anticoagulation compared with no anticoagulation was associated with decreased risk of death among patients admitted to hospital with coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) in the United States. Design Observational cohort study. Setting Nationwide cohort of patients receiving care in the Department of Veterans Affairs, a large integrated national healthcare [...]
The North Bay health unit says a COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at an apartment building in the community. The Skyline-Lancelot Apartments has seen a small number of people test positive, officials say. zoranm Read more… The post North Bay health unit declares outbreak at Skyline-Lancelot Apartments appeared first on Healthier Environment Living Program.
Canada’s chief public health officer says national-level COVID-19 data is showing a “continued downward trend” in daily case numbers — but she noted the need for continued caution and said strong measures are necessary to keep the trend moving in the right direction. This came on the same day that Newfoundland and Labrador announced a record high [...]
A woman who has to travel to Germany for brain cancer treatment says new travel rules are adding hundreds of pounds to the cost of her therapy. Natalie Paul, from Bubbenhall in Warwickshire, was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour in 2017. When chemotherapy failed, she started a course of treatment in Cologne but faces [...]
Over the past day, 2,141 cases of coronavirus infection have been laboratory-confirmed in Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of the Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health. Of the total number of cases, 130 people are children and 71 are medical workers. The largest number of new cases was recorded in Ivano-Frankivsk (398), Zhytomyr [...]
One in 10 adults in the United States struggles with depression, and antidepressant medications are a common way to treat the condition. However, pills aren’t the only solution. Research shows that exercise is also an effective treatment. “For some people it works as well as antidepressants, although exercise alone isn’t enough for someone with severe [...]
