By MICHEL ACCAD, MD With cases of COVID-19 either disappeared or rapidly diminishing from places like Wuhan, Italy, New York, and Sweden, many voices are speculating that herd immunity may have been reached in those areas and that it may be at hand in the remaining parts of the world that are still struggling with the… Read More: COVID herd immunity: At hand or forever elusive? »
US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson speaks during a press briefing about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, March 14, 2020. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) Ben Carson is being ridiculed online over a… Read More: Ben Carson slammed for coughing in his hand during coronavirus… »
Years ago, I was camping in the Badlands of South Dakota, unaware of how low the temperature would drop at night. I woke up at 3:00 am with a deflated air mattress on the cold ground, shivering and in need of a toilet. I walked to the restroom, where I found a line of women… Read More: Lots of Hot Air: Bathroom Hand Dryers »
Medications for children should be placed in hand luggage on a flight in case they become ill during the journey, a new study suggests. US experts say most in-flight incidents involve common conditions that should be easily treated – but airlines often fail to carry children’s medicines. They say their analysis should provide a “shopping… Read More: ‘Pack children’s medicines in your hand luggage’ »