MiniThe study suggests effective masking could drastically slow the spread of COVID-19, reduce the magnitude of the pandemic peak by flattening the curve, and reduce the prevalence of severe cases fr… [+21 chars]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is tough to diagnose. Its symptoms are vague and overlap with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), leaving patients as well as medical experts confused. Moreover, there is no… [+1962 chars]
Nearly 50 million American adults suffer from chronic pain, according to a 2018 report released by the CDC. For some, theres a clear reason for their pain, whether it be ongoing diseases like arthrit… [+4387 chars]
The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to receive dozens of reports of cases of hepatitis in children whose origin remains to be determined, with a total of nearly 230 probable cases worldwide… [+1885 chars]
Heat, stagnant water and good weather This is the tiger mosquito’s favorite cocktail. The climatic conditions are favorable for its growth for the insect which can transmit dengue fever, chikungunya … [+4915 chars]
Inventor and founder of Milbotix Zeke Steer has developed smart socks that tracks heart rate, sweat levels, motion and how anxious a person is feeling. The socks look and feel like regular socks, can… [+2421 chars]
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Neuroscientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), University of Pennsylvania, and California State University, have established the existence of a biological differenc… [+6029 chars]
Bengaluru: The first man to have successfully received a pigs heart in a transplant may have died as a result of complications caused by a porcine virus, that was present in the heart in low amounts,… [+4261 chars]
The heart is the main organ in the body that keeps us alive. Without its smooth functioning, a number of medical problems may arise and cause major inconvenience. So how do we take care of our heart… [+2852 chars]
Diabetes almost doubles risk of death from Covid: People with diabetes were almost twice as likely to die with Covid and almost three times as likely to be critically or severely ill compared to thos… [+2980 chars]
