Guidance for vaccinated Americans is on the way Much needed guidance on how vaccinated Americans should navigate social distancing restrictions is expected from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week. Mar 8, 2021 0 2
EU to get 100 mn vaccine doses per month from April: von der Leyen EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Monday she expects the bloc to receive 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccines every month from April, giving a boost to Europe's stuttering inoculation campaign. Mar 8, 2021 0 2
Paris hospitals told to make room for COVID emergencies Hospitals in the Paris region have been ordered to cut all non-COVID patient care and surgery by 40 percent as new virus cases risk overwhelming their intensive care capacity, health authorities said on Monday. Mar 8, 2021 0 3
Think the brain is always efficient? Think again. A Purdue University neuroscientist's findings suggest that the brain is not as efficient as we think. Mar 8, 2021 0 54
No sense of smell after COVID? Therapies can help bring it back So, you had COVID-19 a few months back and you still can't smell that first steaming cup of coffee in the morning. Is there anything you can do to hasten the return of that vital sense? Mar 8, 2021 0 13
Cambodia turns hotel into COVID hospital as cases rise A defunct luxury hotel in Cambodia's capital finished conversion into a 500-room coronavirus hospital on Monday, as authorities enforced a new law imposing criminal punishments for violating health rules and infections continued ... Mar 8, 2021 0 4
Italy extends AstraZeneca vaccine to over-65s Italy on Monday authorised the administration of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to those over 65 years of age. Mar 8, 2021 0 2
Austria withdraws AstraZeneca batch as death probed Austria will stop using doses from one batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine while the death of a nurse who received it is investigated, health officials have said. Mar 8, 2021 0 4
Alzheimer's: Mouse study may have uncovered drug that can prevent the disease Although around one in 14 people over 65 have Alzheimer's disease, there's still no cure, and no way to prevent the disease from progressing. But a recent study may bring us one step closer to preventing Alzheimer's. The ... Mar 8, 2021 0 21
Local pharmacists step up in COVID-19 vaccination effort They're just your regular neighborhood pharmacists, but some now wear superhero capes. Mar 8, 2021 0 5