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The World Health Organization said on Friday that the second stage of an investigation into the origins of COVID-19 should include further studies in China and lab audits. In a closed-door briefing to member states, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus proposed five priorities for the next phase of the investigation. They included “audits of relevant

Over the last year, digital has transformed the caregiver experience, but pharma has also been undergoing a metamorphosis in order to reach patients. During the pandemic, life science companies were pushed to reconfigure their care in order to meet the needs of some of the most at-risk patients. MobiHealthNews sat down with the leader of pharma giant

As COVID-19 began to spread last spring, apps were developed to track cellphone signals and other data so people who had been near those who were infected could be notified and asked to quarantine. The novel coronavirus rapidly outpaced such efforts, becoming so widespread that tracing individual exposures could not contain it. But the issues

Mini cast members! Lauren Conrad, Audrina Patridge and more Hills alums have welcomed children over the years. The fashion designer welcomed her eldest son, Liam, in July 2017, three years after she married guitarist William Tell. Charlie arrived in October 2019. The Sweet Little Lies author strives to “find balance” as a working mom, she

Turning the tassel! Kelly Ripa and more celebrities celebrated their kids’ graduations from home amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Live With Kelly and Ryan cohost, 49, posted a throwback photo of her and Mark Consuelos’ eldest son, Michael, 22, in May, witting via Instagram: “Fours years passed in the blink of an eye and today

Washington, D.C., officials are targeting next Monday for the start of phase two of reopening the nation’s capital after months of social restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday that she would make a final decision and announcement on Friday. But if the numbers continue “trending in the right direction,” Bowser

Grocery stores have been adjusting their store policies in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and Costco is the latest to add more requirements for shoppers. Starting next month, customers are required to wear a face mask or face covering while inside Costco facilities. Some of the already existing procedures include special shopping hours for

Kids may be home from school, but that doesn’t mean after-school snacks are a thing of the past. And one of the best stores to pick up healthy, kid-friendly snacks is Aldi. Aldi has a wide selection of kid snacks, many of which ditch the preservatives and sugar but still taste great. Two brands in

For nearly a century, efforts to develop a vaccine to prevent genital herpes have failed. At least nine prospects, including several that made it to late-stage human testing, have flopped in the last decade. Considering that history, University of Pennsylvania scientists are justifiably excited about their vaccine against the herpes simplex 2 virus, even though

Tick tock! Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra-Jonas tied the knot in December 2018, and the musician opened up about their family plans. “We’re taking our time,” the Jonas Brother, 26, told Extra Opens a New Window. on Monday, April 15. For now, the Jumanji actor is focusing on another set of nuptials: His brother Joe

Sinks situated next to patient toilets in hospital rooms may be reservoirs for Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC), increasing the risk of dangerous germ transmission, according to new research published in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), the journal of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. The study found a high prevalence

Have you ever walked into a restaurant fully intending to order that strawberry-walnut with Gorgonzola salad you’ve been dreaming about the whole car ride over, but next thing you know, you’re reaching into a basket of bottomless fries and staring down a cheeseburger dripping with grease? You were probably thinking to yourself, "What went wrong

A new study from the University of Bristol found that lean people generally consider the time interval between two meals when selecting portion sizes. This means, for example, that they might go easy on arvo tea, if there’s an early dinner on the horizon. The researchers found people with a high BMI were less influenced

San Diego’s Dexcom has won regulatory approval for its latest continuous glucose monitoring system that eliminates the need for finger pricks and is nearly one-third smaller than its current wearable sensor for diabetes patients. The Food and Drug Administration this week gave the green light to Dexcom’s G6 system for delivering real time blood sugar