Report examines implications of false-negative COVID-19 tests
Photo Cred: Polina Tankilevitch/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury More emphasis should be placed on addressing the inaccuracy of diagnostic tests, which play a key role in containing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Read MoreWHO guidance advises mask use in public
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The World Health Organization (WHO) issued guidance on Friday advising the use of cloth masks for the prevention and control of the novel...
Read MoreClinical trial shows hydroxychloroquine has no benefit over placebo in preventing COVID-19
Photo Cred: Pietro Jeng/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The University of Minnesota Medical School researchers published the results from the first randomized clinical trial testing hydroxychloroquine for the post-exposure prevention of...
Read MoreCoronavirus may change patient appointments permanently, researchers say
Photo Cred: Vlada Karpovich/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has prompted many medical centers to switch from in-person appointments to telemedicine visits. For some hospitals, video visits may...
Read MoreStudy shows childhood obesity worse due to COVID-19 lockdowns
Photo Cred: Pixabay/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Lockdowns implemented across the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic have negatively impacted diet, sleep, and physical activity among children with obesity, according to...
Read MoreNew national poll shows increase in self-care since COVID-19
Photo Cred: Carolyn V/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Most U.S. adults say they will be more mindful about practicing self-care regularly following the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a new...
Read MoreTrump withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization
Photo Cred: Gerd Altmann/Pixabay By Katherine Shagoury President Donald Trump announced on Friday the United States would be terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO). During an afternoon...
Read MoreStrategies for stress to optimize immune response
Photo Cred: Artem Beliaikin/Pexels By Kim Furtado, ND In today’s world, fears can become tangible, threatening, and are constantly evolving, and a person can exist predominantly in sympathetic overload. The...
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