Even though it’s no longer on the market, new data has emerged around potential side effects of the permanent birth control device Essure. The device, pulled from the US market two years ago amid complaints about side-effects, is associated with higher rates of chronic lower abdominal or pelvic pain and abnormal uterine bleeding compared to…… MORE
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Coronavirus pandemic could cause wave of brain damage, scientists warn
The novel coronavirus pandemic could lead to a wave of brain damage in infected patients, warned British researchers in a new study released Wednesday. Experts at the University College London (UCL) were the latest to describe that Covid-19 could cause neurological complications including stroke, nerve damage, and potentially fatal brain inflammation — even if the…… MORE
Twin girls, joined at the skull, successfully separated in 18-hour operation in Vatican hospital
A pair of conjoined twin girls with an extremely rare condition have been successfully separated at a hospital in the Vatican City. Ervina and Prefina, aged 2, were joined at the skull before an operation that lasted 18 hours and involved 30 doctors and nurses, according to a press release from the Bambino Gesù Pediatric…… MORE
Light pollution ruins teen sleep and may contribute to mental disorders, study says
Hey sleepyheads — have you been turning off or covering up all your smartphone and computer lights in your bedroom at night? Blocking indoor light to keep your body in sleep mode is one of the first things any sleep expert will tell you to do for better sleep. Now, you may want to use…… MORE
The upcoming school year has everyone worried. Here’s what experts say
As Covid-19 spread across the United States this spring, teachers, parents and students scrambled to move classes to online platforms such as Zoom and FaceTime. It was an enormous effort that seemed, to some, to offer few rewards. Supporting online learning left parents exhausted, even as they worried that their kids were slipping behind academically.…… MORE
WHO confirms there’s ’emerging evidence’ of airborne transmission of coronavirus
The World Health Organization confirmed there is “emerging evidence” of airborne transmission of the coronavirus following the publication of a letter Monday signed by 239 scientists that urged the agency to be more forthcoming about the likelihood that people can catch the virus from droplets floating in the air. Dr. Benedetta Alleganzi, WHO Technical Lead…… MORE
Louisiana governor says progress against coronavirus has been wiped out in past three weeks
The gains the people of Louisiana made against Covid-19 in June have been wiped out over the past three weeks, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Wednesday. “We have a statewide pandemic. It’s no longer one or two regions,” Edwards told reporters in Baton Rouge. Edwards’ announcement comes as the United States passed 3 million coronavirus…… MORE
Coronavirus positivity rate: What the term means
From social distancing and self-quarantine to a new take on sheltering in place, our coronavirus vocabulary expands almost daily. Lately, a lot of health and elected officials have been using one term an awful lot: positivity rate. That’s the percentage of people who test positive for the virus of those overall who have been tested.…… MORE
AIDS 2020: Researchers describe a possible case of HIV remission and a new method to prevent infection
There were two notable announcements in the fight against HIV this week at AIDS 2020, the 23rd International AIDS Conference — a possible case of long-term remission from the virus, and research that found an injection can prevent HIV. Scientists presenting at the conference said a Brazilian man might be the first person to experience…… MORE
‘Silent spreaders’ may be responsible for half of Covid-19 cases, study finds
Remember “Typhoid Mary” Mallon? She was an Irish immigrant who worked as a cook for New York families and contaminated at least 122 people with typhoid fever in the 1880s, leaving five dead. As the first known healthy carrier of the bacterial disease, which is transmitted by a toxin in feces, Mallon refused to believe…… MORE
