Tag: physician

Coronavirus FAQs: How To Stay Safe While Protesting, When To Go Out After Recovery

NPRJune 5, 2020

Malaka Gharib/NPR Malaka Gharib/NPR This is part of a series looking at pressing coronavirus questions of the week. We'd like to hear what you're...

Routinify raises $1.5M to provide holistic remote care seniors

Venture CapitalJune 5, 2020

The company will use the funding to expand its sales and marketing efforts It's no secret that the Baby Boom generation is getting older;...

FCC approves 53 telehealth applications; Amwell files for IPO; Evidation partners with BARDA

Venture CapitalJune 5, 2020

Virtual care, week of 6/5/20 In a strange way, healthcare seems to be reverting back to a style that had gone out of fashion...

COVID-19 Outbreak In Pacific Northwest Seafood Industry As Season Ramps Up

NPRJune 5, 2020

File photo of a seafood processing plant in Kodiak, Alaska. The industry faces an outbreak of COVID-19 just as salmon and pollack fishing...

High blood pressure linked to increased risk of dying from COVID-19

BioengineerJune 4, 2020

Patients with raised blood pressure have a two-fold increased risk of dying from the coronavirus COVID-19 compared to patients without high blood pressure,...

Iran frees American, U.S. allows dual citizen to visit Iran in deal

ReutersJune 4, 2020

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy veteran who said he contracted the coronavirus while detained in Iran since 2018 was freed on Thursday...

Iran frees American held since 2018, U.S. allows Iranian American to Iran

ReutersJune 4, 2020

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy veteran detained in Iran since 2018 was freed on Thursday and was on his way back home,...

Swiss say ready to help U.S., Iran with more releases

ReutersJune 4, 2020

GENEVA (Reuters) - Switzerland confirmed its role on Thursday in the “humanitarian gesture” that led to the release of two detainees, American Michael...

Immune from chronic stress? Limit inflammatory signaling to specific brain circuits

BioengineerJune 4, 2020

Anxiety and depression are significantly heightened during times of great stress such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, psychosocial stress is a major contributing...

Malaria drug touted by Trump fails to prevent COVID-19 in high profile study

ReutersJune 4, 2020

(Reuters) - The malaria drug promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a treatment for COVID-19 was ineffective in preventing infection in people...

Vision and balance issues are common in elementary school-age children with a concussion

BioengineerJune 4, 2020

Collaborative research between CHOP and CDC stresses importance of proper assessments at initial health care visit Philadelphia, June 4, 2020 – Head injuries that...