Serbia reports record daily virus death toll Serbia announced a record coronavirus death toll for a single day on Friday, as the government hit back at protests over its handling of the pandemic. Jul 10, 2020 0 8
US bets on untested company to deliver COVID-19 vaccine When precious vats of COVID-19 vaccine are finally ready, jabbing the lifesaving solution into the arms of Americans will require hundreds of millions of injections. Jul 10, 2020 0 48
U.S. sees another record-breaking day of new coronavirus cases (HealthDay)—States across America reported nearly 60,000 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, setting yet another daily record as the pandemic tightens its grip on a country struggling to reopen. Jul 10, 2020 0 27
With social distancing, schools should be safe to reopen this fall, experts say (HealthDay)—Kids should be able to safely return to reopened schools this fall, resuming their studies with little risk that they will contribute to the COVID-19 pandemic, some infectious disease experts argue. Jul 10, 2020 0 6
Mom and baby share 'good bacteria' through breast milk A new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and the University of Manitoba has found that bacteria are shared and possibly transferred from a mother's milk to her infant's gut, and that breastfeeding ... Jul 10, 2020 0 707
Age-related features of facial anatomy for increase safety during plastic surgery Researchers from the Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine together with colleagues from Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, University of Munich and Sechenov University used computed tomography to analyze the ... Jul 10, 2020 0 1
COVID-19 can be transmitted in the womb, study reports A baby girl in Texas—born prematurely to a mother with COVID-19—is the strongest evidence to date that intrauterine (in the womb) transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can occur, ... Jul 10, 2020 0 1183
Gender bias in evaluating surgical residency faculty members may be decreasing In the male-dominated field of surgery, female faculty of training programs tend to receive lower scores than male faculty on their teaching evaluations, which are important for career advancement, past research has found. ... Jul 10, 2020 0 0
Experts, advocates publish guidance for research on HIV, co-infections in pregnancy Pregnant women are among those most in need of safe and effective preventives and treatments for HIV and co-infections. Yet because they are commonly excluded from research, they are among the least likely to have robust, ... Jul 10, 2020 0 0
New research uncovers COVID-19's impact on college student mental health and well-being The COVID-19 pandemic is putting significant stress on college students, many of whom are worried about increasing financial pressures caused by the pandemic and the lack of easily accessible mental healthcare. Those are ... Jul 10, 2020 0 4