Health

[ad_1] The first diagnosis Annalisa Malara, a 38-year-old anesthetist from the Codogno hospital in the northern region of Lombardy, was horrified when she saw the image of Mattia Maestri’s lungs, a healthy and fit person of the same age, while undergoing a CT scan. on the morning of February 20. …

[ad_1] The World Health Organization (WHO) has denied Donald Trump’s claims that the coronavirus was created in a laboratory. Last month, the President of the USA USA He suggested that the disease originated was man-made in China. When asked if he had seen anything to suggest that Covid-19 was created …

[ad_1] Plans are being drawn up to treat thousands of non-Covid-19 infected patients as the health service tries to catch up after two months in which normal services were shut down. The move comes when a high-ranking doctor warned of an “apocalyptic” increase in hospital waiting lists in the coming …

[ad_1] Cancer patients are at increased risk of death from COVID-19-19 and should take extra precautions to avoid infection, according to research led by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The study is the largest of its kind to investigate COVID-19 results for individuals with cancer. Dr. Vikas Mehta, co-author …

[ad_1] Tech firms are in talks with ministers about creating health passports to help Britons return safely to work using coronavirus testing and facial recognition. Facial biometrics could be used to help provide a digital certificate – sometimes known as an immunity passport – proving which workers have had Covid-19, …

[ad_1] It’s a mystery that has left doctors questioning the basic tenets of biology: Covid-19 patients who speak and are apparently not distressed, but who have oxygen levels low enough to cause unconsciousness or even death. The phenomenon, known to some as “happy hypoxia” (some prefer the term “silent”) raises …

[ad_1] Brazil’s leaders must take immediate steps to save the country’s indigenous peoples from a Covid-19 “genocide”, a global coalition of artists, celebrities, scientists and intellectuals has said. In an open letter to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, figures such as Madonna, Oprah Winfrey, Brad Pitt, David Hockney and Paul McCartney …

[ad_1] Scientists fear that fat will provoke a ‘problematic’ immune response to COVID-19. Scientists advising government ministers are exploring possible underlying mechanisms that could increase the risk of death for obese patients. According to data from intensive care units, people with a healthy weight constitute a minority of critical patients …

[ad_1] According to one of the leading figures in the industry, the true scale of the coronavirus crisis that is burning in nursing homes may never be known. Professor Martin Green, head of Care England, condemned the government’s pandemic strategy and said the sector could still be months away from …

[ad_1] Problematic doctors consume much more alcohol than normal because they are so stressed out by being isolated and deprived of support under the shutdown, the doctors revealed. However, they are struggling to get help because the NHS is very busy dealing with patients with Covid-19, and because specialized treatment …