As wealthy countries race to secure supplies of potential COVID-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization (WHO) unveiled (PDF) an ambitious effort with global partners to provide billions of doses worldwide. Under an $ 18 billion program, the WHO—plus global groups Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)—aim to speed the… Read More »
New Delhi’s acting health minister says the Indian capital is facing a shortage of “trained and experienced” health care workers By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer June 28, 2020, 12:26 AM 3 min read 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article NEW DELHI — The acting health minister of India’s capital said… Read More »
Earlier this year, fitness YouTuber Alex Gharfeh committed to completing 50 clean pullups every single day for 30 days. While his original aim had been to hit 100 reps each day, totaling a godly 3,000 pullups by the end of the challenge, he eventually decided on a more achievable goal, tracking his progress as he… Read More »
A new study looked at subjects who ate dinner at 10pm and went to bed at 11pm, versus those who ate at 6pm and went to bed at the same time. No matter what food was in the meal, the fat burned was lower for the later meal time. The study’s author Jonathan C. Jun,… Read More »
By ADRIAN GROPPER, MD Until scientists discover a vaccine or treatment for COVID-19, our economy and our privacy will be at the mercy of imperfect technology used to manage the pandemic response. Contact tracing, symptom capture and immunity assessment are essential tools for pandemic response, which can benefit from appropriate technology. However, the effectiveness of… Read More »