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Hospitals in Michigan and Minnesota on Tuesday reported a wave of COVID-19 patients not seen in months as beds were filled with unvaccinated people and health care leaders warned that staff were being worn down by yet another surge. Michigan had slightly more than 3,000 COVID-19 patients in hospitals this week, the first time it

Hospitals in Michigan and Minnesota on Tuesday reported a wave of COVID-19 patients not seen in months as beds were filled with unvaccinated people and health care leaders warned that staff were being worn down by yet another surge. Michigan had slightly more than 3,000 COVID-19 patients in hospitals this week, the first time it

A commonly available oral diuretic pill approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may be a potential candidate for an Alzheimer’s disease treatment for those who are at genetic risk, according to findings published in Nature Aging. The research included analysis showing that those who took bumetanide—a commonly used and potent diuretic—had a significantly lower

Record 111,000 pupils missed school with Covid last week – TWICE as high as figure last month, official figures show An estimated 209,000 pupils were absent from school last week due to Covid  This was due to testing positive, a suspected case of the virus, or school closure  Unions have called for stricter such as

Driving along busy Custer Avenue in Helena, Montana, residents and visitors may notice a large billboard that simply reads: “We Support Dr Tom Weiner.” The sign costs $750 per month to rent and is funded entirely by cancer patients and locals. They got together to raise $5000 through a huge yard sale this summer. Some

Yes, it’s September but advent calendar season is in full swing already. In fact, you may already be too late to the game. Bonne Maman dropped its highly coveted advent calendar awhile ago, and naturally, it sold out right before our eyes. Somehow, though, we discovered that it’s still in stock at a very unexpected

Sydney loves cocaine. Melbourne and Canberra aren’t far behind, according to sewage drug monitoring reports. Yet when another celebrity is caught snorting the stuff, everyone acts appalled and it’s called a scandal. It suggests the public rhetoric clashes with private attitudes and people are keeping up appearances by feigning shock. Isn’t it time we all

All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. This Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2021 is chock-full of so much goodness. To top off the already stellar list of beauty, fashion, and home brands that are discounted, the retailer

In the context of meditation practice, meditators can experience a state of ‘pure awareness’ or ‘pure consciousness’, in which they perceive consciousness itself. This state can be experienced in various ways, but evidently incorporates specific sensations as well as non-specific accompanying perceptions, feelings, and thoughts. These are just some of the findings of the most

Look, some time’s you’re craving food that’s totally not in season and that’s okay. There are a ton of ways to turn your year-round favorites into seasonal must-haves. Example? Martha Stewart’s latest recipe. If you love cooking as much as we do, then you’ve probably tried some of Martha Stewart’s recipes before. Our favorites include

It is estimated that during a heart attack, one billion cells in the heart are lost. In the wake of the heart attack, the lost tissue is replaced by scar tissue, which can lead to heart failure, arrhythmia and death. In a new study, researchers from the University of Tsukuba have shown how cells in

Uncontrolled bleeding continues to be one of the most common causes of preventable death from a traumatic injury. However, patient survival from such injuries has improved in Los Angeles County due to an increased use of tourniquets to help stop severe bleeding before a patient arrives at a hospital. Findings appear in a Journal of

(HealthDay)—There are high rates of macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae throughout the United States, according to a study published online Feb. 4 in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Vikas Gupta, Pharm.D., from Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, and colleagues used the BD Insights Research Database to identify 3,626 patients with a positive S.

South Korea struggled to find enough beds for its sick, Italy grappled with a rising number of deaths and concern grew over an expanding outbreak in the United States on Wednesday as the new virus that tormented China expanded elsewhere. As the number of new cases drops precipitously in China, attention has shifted to South

Why painkillers make your agony even WORSE: It’s the latest troubling aspect of our prescription pill epidemic – patients given ever-larger doses that never seem to work Around 8m people in the UK live with chronic pain with persistent symptoms Growing concern is many people are now being prescribed opioid painkillers  In 2017, GPs prescribed 23.8m

WWII codebreaker Alan Turing’s mathematical genius could create better detection tests for cancer and other fatal diseases, experts say Turing’s ‘weight of evidence’ theory may assist in better diagnostic tools  It could also personalise treatment to maximise a person’s chances of recovery Currently, modern-day testing relies on techniques developed in the mid 1980s  Alan Turing’s