‘It’s too late’: Alabama doctor shares final moments of Covid patients
(Antonio Planas/ NBC News) — A doctor in Alabama pleaded on Facebook this week for Covid-19 skeptics to get vaccinated — unlike some of her patients who paid the ultimate price.
Dr. Brytney Cobia’s impassioned and sobering Facebook post from Sunday has been widely circulated on social media. The Birmingham physician said …
Severe menstrual cramps linked to air‑pollution exposure: study
(Saumya Kalya/ The Swaddle) — Long-term exposure to air pollutants can greatly increase the risk of developing dysmenorrhea, a condition in which people experience severe cramps and period pain, according to a new, important study that decodes the role air pollution plays in menstrual cycle function.
Dysmenorrhea is …
The four most urgent questions about long COVID
(Michael Marshall/ Nature) — When Claire Hastie fell ill in March of last year, she reacted the way she usually would to a minor ailment: she tried to ignore it. “It started off incredibly mild,” she says. “I would normally have paid no attention to it whatsoever.”
But within a week she was flattened. “I had just never felt ill …
The pandemic made science more accessible than ever – let’s keep it that way
(Jackie Flynn-Mogesen/ Mother Jones) — In early January 2020, weeks before the World Health Organization officially uttered the word “pandemic,” the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, a hospital associated with Fudan University, received a sample of a mysterious virus that had sparked a cluster of pneumonia …
The 3D technology that could revolutionize the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee
(Nicola Hagemeister, Nathalie Bureau, Neila Mezghani/ The Conversation) — A new technology called knee kinesiography is changing the way doctors treat of osteoarthritis of the knee. This technology was developed by researchers from the École de technologie supérieure, the Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier …
Tooth loss associated with greater risk of dementia
(Timothy Huzar/ Medical News Today) — In a new meta-analysis, researchers have identified a connection between tooth loss and a risk of cognitive decline and dementia.
The researchers found that the more teeth a person had lost, the greater their risk of developing dementia or cognitive decline.
The research, published …
Oxford University researchers start trial for HIV vaccine
(Brooklyn Neustater/ CTV News) — Researchers at the University of Oxford in England are trialling a potential breakthrough vaccine for HIV that they hope could also serve as a cure for infected individuals.
The clinical trial, known as HIV-CORE 0052, will test the HIVconsvX vaccine. University of Oxford …
Quebec nurses pan ‘barbaric’ working conditions amid staffing crisis in ERs
(Sabrina Jonas/ CBC News) — Nurses in Quebec are detailing the dismal work conditions that are prompting them to leave the public sector in droves, departures that have triggered a staffing crisis at emergency rooms across the province.
They are also pushing the provincial government to take more drastic steps to address …
Sunscreen recall: What the finding of a cancer-causing chemical means for you
(Sandee LaMotte/ CNN News) — The burning heat of summer has us all reaching for sunscreens. But before you slather that product on your skin, first check to see if it is part of a voluntary recall by sunscreen brands Neutrogena and Aveeno.