Archive: 18/06/2020

Study shows sedentary behavior independently predicts cancer mortality

In the first study to look at objective measures of sedentary behavior and cancer mortality, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that greater inactivity was independently associated with ...

Jun 18, 2020

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Answering the call: how COVID-19 hotline staffers helped panicked New Yorkers

(HealthDay)—"I live in Washington state," said the caller, "but my husband is on a plane to New York City, and I just got a call from my doctor telling me that he's positive for COVID! What should I do?"

Jun 18, 2020

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Azerbaijan reinstates strict lockdown as virus cases surge

Azerbaijan is to reinstate a tight coronavirus lockdown to contain the spread of the disease, officials said Thursday, as infections surged weeks after the country eased restrictions.

Jun 18, 2020

Decline in new US virus deaths may be temporary reprieve

The number of deaths per day from the coronavirus in the U.S. has fallen in recent weeks to the lowest level since late March, even as states increasingly reopen for business. But scientists are deeply afraid the trend may ...

Jun 18, 2020

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Canada to introduce virus tracing app in July

Canada is introducing a contact tracing smartphone app that will notify Canadians of exposure to the new coronavirus.

Jun 18, 2020

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NYC restaurants can open with outdoor seating on Monday

Restaurants will be allowed to open with outdoor seating on Monday as New York City enters the second phase of easing coronavirus restrictions, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday.

Jun 18, 2020

How well do Americans know the facts about COVID-19?

(HealthDay)—Months into a global pandemic, some groups of Americans simply don't know enough about COVID-19 to protect themselves and others against the highly infectious respiratory virus, a new study reports.

Jun 18, 2020

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Obamacare linked to fewer leg amputations for minorities

(HealthDay)—There's been a significant drop in diabetes-related lower leg amputations among non-white patients in states that expanded Medicaid under Obamacare, a new study finds.

Jun 18, 2020

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Despite medical advances, people with HIV still live shorter, sicker lives

HIV may not be the death sentence it was 20 or 30 years ago, but people who are HIV-positive still face much shorter lives than other adults—even if they're treated with medications that make the virus undetectable.

Jun 18, 2020

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Organ transplants make a turnaround from COVID-19 decline

Along with so much else across America, the coronavirus jolted the system that provides lifesaving organ transplants. As hospitals scrambled and doctors grappled with the risks to patients, the number of procedures plummeted.

Jun 18, 2020

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