Covid-19: Nurses call for better masks to protect all staff
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Covid-19: Protect us from unlawful killing charges – medics
Health groups say NHS staff fear prosecution over decisions if hospitals are overwhelmed. Source link
Covid jab ‘very likely’ to protect against new variant
The new variant has also been found in Denmark, the Netherlands and South Africa – countries which, like the UK, are experienced at carrying out genome sequencing – and is likely to be present in many more. Source link
How Much Does Wearing a Mask Protect You?
Henning Bundgaard, PhD, cardiologist, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. F. Perry Wilson, MD, associate professor, Yale University; director, Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator, New Haven, CT. Linsey Marr, PhD, professor of civil and environmental engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA. Christine Laine, MD, editor-in-chief, Annals of Internal Medicine; clinical associate professor, internal … Read more
Can a Portable Air Cleaner Protect You From COVID?
Joseph Allen, DSc, assistant professor of exposure assessment science and director, Healthy Buildings Program, Harvard University. Shelly Miller, PhD, environmental engineer, University of Colorado-Boulder. Linsey Marr, PhD, professor of civil and environmental engineering, Virginia Tech. Shelly Miller blog: “A Hopefully Helpful Short Report on Air Cleaners.” Clinical Infectious Diseases: “It Is Time to Address Airborne … Read more
Diabetes Drug Metformin May Protect Aging Brains
By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A common type 2 diabetes drug called metformin may have an unexpected, but positive, side effect: New research suggests that people taking the drug appear to have significantly slower declines in thinking and memory as they age. “Our six-year study of … Read more
Flu Shots for Kids Protect Everybody, Study Shows
FRIDAY, Aug. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — When elementary school students get their annual flu shot, everyone benefits, a new study shows. An increased vaccination rate among grade schoolers in California was associated with a decrease in flu hospitalizations for folks in every other age bracket, researchers report. The results come as no surprise to … Read more
Can You Protect Kids from COVID-19 at School?
Taylor Heald-Sargent, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Candice Jones, MD, pediatrician, Orlando, FL. Marybeth Sexton, MD, assistant professor, Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. CDC. CNN. Northwestern University. NBC’s “Today” show. Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics: “Age-Related Differences in Nasopharyngeal Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 … Read more