A 25-year-old Australian Australian woman was found to have tapeworm larvae in her brain – after experiencing a headache for more than a week, the researchers said. In a new study in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, an unidentified woman, Barista, who has never traveled abroad, is …
Read More »A black Belgian student saw a white fraternity as his ticket. It was his death.
Santa was starting his third year of school when he pledged to the unregulated club Rusegom for young men in Antwerp. “They represent a kind of social class,” said Kenny Van Minsel, former president of the Campus Student Association. “Primarily white – given that – and primarily upper class.” Mr. …
Read More »Melting Antarctic Snow Reveals Preserved Remains of 800-Year-Old Penguins
As the world warms, melting ice sheets around the world reveal everything from trapped methane gas to the remains of Viking. A new discovery has been made in the now-returning Snow Packs: the remains of an 800-year-old penguin. After discovering that the Antarctic coast was initially found to be fresh …
Read More »‘Keep calm and keep going’ may not work in times of epidemics
LONDON – During a recent visit to a private London hospital, I was horrified by the sensation of a delivery man wheeling in a supply load without wearing a face mask. The order of blue scrubs was standing inside the elevator, three feet from me, his mask wrapped around his …
Read More »Covid-19: Aerosols versus respiratory dot explained
Experts isolated the SARS-Cavi-2 in the first aerosols back in March, but the scientific world is still evaluating the extent to which the virus spreads in the air. In the meantime, it is important to understand some of the differences between respiratory drops and aerosols. Centers for Disease Control and …
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