The United Nations Health Agency, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed the organization is analyzing dexamethasone, a steroid that scientists from the United Kingdom (UK) say can save the lives of critically ill COVID-19 patients. Scientists from the University of Oxford, UK, announced on Tuesday that they had found dexamethasone Read more…
Causes of Postural Defects – Overview Poor posture is the posture that results from certain muscles tightening up or shortening while others lengthen and become weak, which often occurs as a result of one’s daily activities. Postural defects may lead to pain, injury, or other health problems. There are several Read more…
As India’s health system grapples with the coronavirus, doctors are increasingly going online to consult with patients suffering less critical or chronic diseases, while the south Asian economy prepares to emerge from a nationwide lockdown. To head off a rush at clinics and an accompanying risk of infection, many doctors Read more…
A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that affects the urinary tract which consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. The role of the urinary tract is to make and stores urine. Urine is one of the waste products of your body. Urine is made in the kidneys Read more…
Mike Ryan, the Executive director of the World Health Organization health emergency program, has said that just like HIV, the novel Coronavirus may never go away. HIV/AIDS was first clinically observed in 1981 in the United States and almost 40 years after, no vaccine or cure has been developed for the virus which Read more…
Neonatal jaundice, also known as infant jaundice is a yellow discoloration of a newborn baby’s skin and eyes due to high levels of bilirubin. Other symptoms include excess sleepiness and poor feeding. Bilirubin is a yellow substance that comes from the breakdown of red blood cells and is excreted by Read more…
Spinal stenosis is a medical condition whereby the spinal canal is abnormally narrow resulting in pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots. Symptoms of spinal stenosis include pain or numbness in the arms or legs. In severe cases, there may be loss of bladder control, loss of bowel control Read more…
Japan will fast-track a review of Gilead Sciences Inc’s antiviral drug remdesivir so that it can hopefully be approved for domestic COVID-19 patients a week after the U.S. firm’s filing for such approval, the health minister said on Saturday. Health Minister Katsunobu Kato’s comment comes after remdesivir was granted emergency Read more…
The new coronavirus appears to be causing sudden strokes in adults in their 30s and 40s who are not otherwise terribly ill, doctors reported Wednesday. They said patients may be unwilling to call 911 because they have heard hospitals are overwhelmed by coronavirus cases. There’s growing evidence that Covid-19 infection can Read more…
Police in Peru on Sunday arrested a Chinese citizen for illegally conducting rapid COVID-19 tests on the public with newly-delivered kits stolen from Peru’s health ministry. Tianxing Zhang, 36, was arrested in the Brena district of Lima as he was about to take samples from two women at the Read more…
The Trump administration views May 1 as a target date for relaxing stay-at-home restrictions across the United States, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn said on Sunday, but he cautioned that it was still too early to say that target would be met. “We see light at the end Read more…
China has confirmed two cases of African swine fever in northwestern Gansu province, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Thursday. One outbreak occurred in a co-operative that had bought piglets from another province, while the second case was detected in a truck transporting piglets from elsewhere. Swine Read more…
Breast Implant Cost – Overview A breast implant is a medical device implanted into the breast to alter its size and shape. Breast implants are used to restore a natural-looking breast after breast removal due to cancer or to correct a birth defect. Also, breast implants can be placed for Read more…
U.S. researchers, following the lead of scientists in other countries, have launched studies to see whether widely-available, low-cost generic drugs can be used to help treat the illness caused by the new coronavirus. There are currently no vaccines or treatments for the highly-contagious COVID-19 respiratory illness, so patients can only Read more…