Health

[ad_1] TOPLINE British healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic say that standard-size personal protective equipment is leaving women vulnerable while treating coronavirus patients because the kit is often designed with male bodies in mind. A nurse in Moscow, Russia removes protective equipment after a shift in …

[ad_1] The World Health Organization is investigating whether the coronavirus causes some children to develop a rare inflammatory disease, WHO officials said on Wednesday. Health officials in the UK warned doctors over the weekend that Covid-19 could be causing a rare inflammatory condition in children. The British Pediatric Intensive Care …

[ad_1] YouTube faces a backlash for deleting a video interview of two California doctors who argued that the coronavirus closings have gone too far, after the video streaming platform said it would not allow content that ‘challenges the efficacy of the guide of the local health authority ‘. The nearly …

[ad_1] As the world sees armed protesters in the United States demanding an end to “shelter-in-place” orders, read stories of shopping malls in Brazil reopening as their president joins anti-blockade protests, and hears voices of laissez-faire By calling on their governments to “ease” the restrictions as soon as possible, we …

[ad_1] In common with the thousands of people whose lives have been suddenly devastated by Covid-19, Ken Sazuze cannot know exactly when the coronavirus landed in his family and caused its terrible damage. His wife, Elsie, was 44, a well-loved nurse, mother of her children, Anna, 16, and Andrew, 22; …

[ad_1] Screenshot According to the government, there are now 43 regional test sites across the UK. Coronavirus testing is available to millions more people in England starting today after the government loosened the rules on who can apply. Expanded eligibility now means nursing home residents and staff with or without …

[ad_1] Look we have it: Sheltering in place is a tremendous burden. If you are lucky, you will go crazy. The less fortunate have lost a job or are struggling with mental illness. But governments do not take this strategy lightly: the best way to prevent hospitals from overwhelming Covid-19 …

[ad_1] How France prepares to end its closure on May 11, the government has released a number of key dates for the gradual reopening of public life, Kim Willsher, reports the Guardian correspondent in Paris. Everything will depend on the spread of the virus. If there are still too many …

[ad_1] Early 19th century The second cholera pandemic “People wanted the certainty of expert knowledge” There were six cholera pandemics in the 19th century. Originally from India, the disease first came to Europe in 1831 during the second pandemic, through military and commercial routes. In Britain, the disease was first …

[ad_1] A healthcare professional takes blood to detect antibodies at Mt Sinai Hospital while the spread of Covid-19 continues in New York on April 25, 2020. – Photo by Reuters NEW YORK, April 29 – For the first time yesterday, hundreds of New Yorkers were able to get tested for …