Archive: 22/04/2020

Virus deaths up slightly in Spain for second day

Spain said Wednesday another 435 people died in the past 24 hours, a slight increase in the figures for a second day running and bringing the overall death toll to 21,717.

Apr 22, 2020

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A history of cannabis dependence associated with many negative mental health outcomes

More than 1% of Canadians have been dependent on cannabis at some point in their lives. Despite the fact that marijuana use is expected to grow with the recent legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada, little research ...

Apr 22, 2020

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Health disparities in rural US: Higher coronary artery disease death in women under 65 and people with heart failure

Women who live in rural areas are dying of coronary artery disease prematurely, and living in a rural area is one of the factors impacting heart failure survival, according to the findings in two separate research studies ...

Apr 22, 2020

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Russian internet giant offers free coronavirus tests

Russian internet giant Yandex has launched a free coronavirus testing service for the Moscow region as Russia boasts of one of the world's highest testing rates.

Apr 22, 2020

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New virus timeline: California had 2 deaths weeks earlier

Two people with the coronavirus died in California as much as three weeks before the U.S. reported its first death from the disease in late February—a gap that a top health official said Wednesday may have led to delays ...

Apr 22, 2020

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'Suffering, gasping': experts warn of oxygen shortages in poorer virus-threatened nations

As the coronavirus pandemic bears down on vulnerable nations in Africa and South Asia, experts say there are only weeks to help fill chronic shortages of what medics need to help people breathe.

Apr 22, 2020

Coronavirus second wave may be even worse: US health chief

A second wave of the novel coronavirus in the US could be even more destructive because it will likely collide with the beginning of flu season, one of the country's top health officials said Tuesday.

Apr 22, 2020

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Breast implants saved woman shot in chest

A woman's life was likely saved by her silicone breast implants after she was shot in the chest at close range while walking down a street in Toronto, doctors have said.

Apr 22, 2020

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New risk prediction model could identify those at higher risk of pancreatic cancer

A risk prediction model that combined genetic and clinical factors with circulating biomarkers identified people at significantly higher than normal risk of pancreatic cancer, according to results of a study published in ...

Apr 22, 2020

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Socioeconomics, metabolic syndrome, and osteopenia in postmenopausal women

The increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome and osteoporosis in postmenopausal women has prompted multiple research studies to understand why. A new study from South Korea examined the association of socioeconomic status-related ...

Apr 22, 2020

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