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France extends weekend lockdown to northern region
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Hundreds of thousands of people in northern France went back into lockdown Saturday, while health officials stepped up a nationwide vaccination campaign […]
Resistance to Guinea Ebola response remains high: Red Cross
Ebola virus particles (red) on a larger cell. Credit: NIAID As Guinea grapples with a fresh Ebola outbreak, community resistance to measures needed to rein in […]
Rapid Covid tests sell out in Germany on first day
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Germans flocked to supermarket chain Aldi on Saturday to snap up the first rapid coronavirus tests to go on sale nationwide, with […]
Open spaces, no pharmacies: rural US confronts vaccine void
Debbie Monahan, a school nurse, pulls down Charles Robbins’ sleeve after giving him his second shot of the coronavirus vaccine at Surry County High School in […]
Vaxi Taxi targets vaccine anxiety as UK minority uptake lags
Dr Tamara Joffe prepares to administer a Covid-19 jab using the AstraZeneca vaccine to Leslie Reid in the back of a London Taxi cab during the […]
Europe staggers as infectious variants power virus surge
by Colleen Barry In this Saturday, Feb. 7, 2021 file photo, people crowd Via del Corso shopping street in Rome, following the ease of restriction measures […]
Study finds mask mandates, dining out influence virus spread
In this March 3, 2021, file photo, mariachi perform for diners at a restaurant on the River Walk in San Antonio. U.S. employers added a surprisingly […]
Gaza girl dons 3D-printed mask to heal burnt face
The moment Maram al-Amawi gets back from school, she slips on the 3D-printed mask that covers her face and treats her severe burns from a blaze […]
Online dating: Super effective, or just… superficial?
“It’s extremely eye-opening that people are willing to make decisions about whether or not they would like to get to another human being, in less than […]
Rapid 3D printing method moves toward 3D-printed organs
It looks like science fiction: A machine dips into a shallow vat of translucent yellow goo and pulls out what becomes a life-sized hand. But the […]
What’s the Best COVID Vaccine?
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 Americans love to have choices, and now there are three COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in the […]
COVID Leaves Most Pro Athletes With No Lasting Heart Damage: Study
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) In some reassuring news for professional athletes, a new study finds very few develop inflammatory […]
Opioid Use (and Overuse) for Knee Arthritis Takes Big Financial Toll
FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) Opioids and arthritic knees are a costly mix, new research claims. “These data offer new evidence of the magnitude of […]
Perils of the Pandemic: Scooters, Cleansers and Button Batteries
Latest Prevention & Wellness News THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) Fireworks, skateboards and button batteries are among the products associated with increased trips to the […]
AHA News: Why Did Yankees Manager Get a Pacemaker, and How Does It Work?
FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (American Heart Association News) With each beat of your heart, the muscle squeezes, feeding blood to the rest of your body. The […]
Shortage of Syringes for COVID-19 Shots
FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Countries worldwide are struggling to find enough syringes to administer COVID-19 vaccines. Experts say between 8 billion and 10 […]
When Facebook, Twitter Flag Posts as ‘Unverified,’ Readers Listen
FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) Readers pay attention when social media sites label an article as “unverified” or “suspicious,” a new study suggests. But how […]
Formaldehyde in Hair Straighteners Prompts FDA Warning
FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) You might decide your frizzy locks aren’t so bad after all, given a new warning from the U.S. Food and […]
Lockdowns Tied to Temporary Drops in Illicit Drug Seizures
Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) Seizures of illegal drugs fell sharply in the United States during early COVID-19 lockdowns, but spiked […]
It’s Too Soon to Lift COVID Restrictions: Fauci
By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (Healthday News) Coronavirus restrictions should not be lifted until the daily toll of new […]
February 25, 2021
11 Tips for First-Year Residents: You matched! After earning your bachelor’s, completing medical school, acing your residency application, and nailing your residency interview, you now are […]
February 23, 2021
Thank A Resident Day is February 26, 2021 Take the time this February 26, to show your appreciation to your resident staff. Download our Resident Appreciation […]
February 18, 2021
Thank a Resident Day is February 26, 2021 Thank A Resident Day was initiated by the Gold Humanism Honor Society in 2018 to honor residents for […]
January 7, 2021
PEPID in 2020: A Year in Review 2020 is a year to remember, no doubt. Amidst government-mandated lock-downs, spikes in COVID-19 cases, and a roll-out of […]
January 5, 2021
For Immediate Release: December 16, 2020 — Phoenix, AZ Phoenix, AZ – December 16, 2020 – PEPID, a global provider of trusted evidence-based clinical decision support […]
January 2, 2021
Let’s take a moment in the midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic, to discuss one of the other major issues within America today: the obesity epidemic. Obesity […]
December 31, 2020
10 Months Later On March 11, 2020, The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus, now named COVID-19, a global pandemic. 10 months after being […]
December 31, 2020
Logistical Hurdles of 2020-2021 Flu Season As we navigate the 2020-2021’s flu season, clinicians must prepare for a level of coinfection between influenza and COVID-19 during […]
December 15, 2020
The holidays can be the most wonderful time of the year, but that’s not always the case. In fact, for some the holiday season could mean […]