Does wearing contact lenses put you at greater risk of getting COVID-19?

Can the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for COVID-19, be transmitted by tears or by touching the eyes? Are contact lens wearers therefore more at risk? As these...

The steroid dexamethasone is the first drug shown to reduce COVID-19 deaths

Red Cross recruits 1,000 Canadians to join its humanitarian workforce in long-term care homes in Quebec

In support of the Government of Quebec the Canadian Red Cross has launched a recruitment campaign to build a humanitarian workforce of 1,000 individuals to work...

Fast COVID-19 vaccine timelines are unrealistic and put the integrity of scientists at risk

The scope and length of vaccine testing experiments usually mean decade-long timelines for development. (Pixabay) The average times of the fastest sprinters in the 100-metre dash...

At A Time Of Great Need, Public Health Lacks ‘Lobbying Muscle’

SACRAMENTO — If there were ever a time for more public health funding, health experts say, it’s now. Yet California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state’s...

Strange physical symptoms? Blame the chronic stress of life during the COVID-19 pandemic

During the current COVID-19 pandemic have you been wondering why you’re getting headaches more often? Or stomach aches? Or feeling itchy or getting pimples? Or why...

How to support kids’ and teens’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Children and teens with pre-existing mental health conditions are vulnerable to stressors during the pandemic. (Pixabay) Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant amount...

Having trouble concentrating during the coronavirus pandemic? Neuroscience explains why

Fear, anxiety, worry, lack of motivation and difficulty concentrating — students cite all sorts of reasons for opposing distance learning. But are these excuses or real...

Society Is Reopening. Prepare To Hunker Down At Home Again.

Even before the May 25 killing of George Floyd in police custody drew large crowds of protesters into the streets of U.S. cities, people were beginning...

When A Doctor No Longer Accepts Medicare, Patients Left Holding The Bag

Pneumonia. Heart problems. High cholesterol. Betsy Carrier, 71, and her husband, Don Resnikoff, 79, relied on their primary care doctor in Montgomery County, Maryland, for help...