Individuals with psychiatric disorders are at higher risk for obesity than the general population, as well as for medical comorbidity, such as diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular disease. Because obesity is associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, we examined the effect of obesity on neonatal and maternal outcomes in a group of… Read More »
Having someone in a family or shared home with Covid-19 poses big risks to other people living there. So are there any things you can do to curb the spread? Paul Little and colleagues from Southampton University offer some advice in the British Medical Journal. Most people with mild-moderate Covid-19 are nursed at home, which… Read More »
The hit Hulu miniseries, “The Great” is being binge-watched all over the country — showing (loosely) how Catherine the Great, a German princess came to rule Russia. But while Catherine was indeed great — she was not the only powerful woman to lead a nation much better than the men before or after her. Here… Read More »
I wake to a WhatsApp call. It is my aunt, who lives in India. “We are all worried about you,” she says. “All of us here are praying for you. Make sure that you stay safe.” Coincidentally, she is a nun, so I’ll take her prayers whenever I can get them. I promise her that… Read More »
When you talk to intensive care doctors across the UK, exhausted after weeks of dealing with the ravages of Covid-19, the phrase that emerges time after time is, “We’ve never seen anything like this before.” They knew a new disease was coming, and they were expecting resources to be stretched by an unknown respiratory infection… Read More »
NHS and care workers will FINALLY get free coronavirus antibody tests after Number 10 agrees deal with pharmaceutical giant Roche Hundreds of thousands of frontline NHS and care workers to be offered the tests Tests scour the blood for antibodies, produced by body in response to COVID-19 Presumed that presence of antibodies provides degree of… Read More »
May 19, 2020 Credit: @AZ.BLT via Twenty20 Part of the The Coronavirus Outbreak: What You Need to Know Special Report The COVID-19 pandemic likely has you thinking about your health at least a little differently — especially if you are 65 or older. Routine activities now require more planning than before, including a once simple… Read More »