coronavirus health news sept 2020

Introducing gluten to a baby’s diet before six months
may prevent children developing coeliac disease,
research suggests. The...
Media captionWatch the jet suit being tested in
mountain terrain A jet suit for paramedics which
would see patients...
Maternity units ‘too defensive’ and failing
to learn from mistakes
Some maternity units are too defensive when births
go wrong and causing a danger to patients, the chief
inspector of hospitals...
Flu jab waits and delays amid high
demand
Some GPs and pharmacies have run out of flu jabs
and are asking people to wait until more stock can
be delivered. Boots...
People who regularly use acid reflux
drugs are 24% more likely to develop type
2 diabetes
People who regularly use acid reflux drugs are 24%
more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, study finds
Proton pump inhibitors...
More than 90% of Americans say frontline
health workers should get a
coronavirus vaccine first
More than 90% of Americans say front-line health
workers should get a coronavirus vaccine first,
followed by ‘high-risk’...
Scientists to develop live coronavirus
vaccine in UK trial
Scientists ‘to infect 24 people in the UK’ with
sluggish genetically-modified coronavirus to develop
a ‘live’...
Local lockdowns could pop up across the
nation within 24 hours
Local lockdowns could be imposed within 24 hours
of a coronavirus outbreak thanks to real-time data
from the NHS app, it...
‘Helicopter’ parent? You may actually
have OCD
Racked by concerns for her newborn daughter’s
safety, Gini Wilde was assured by her friends that
her feelings were...
NHS faces a ‘triple whammy’ this winter,
report warns
The NHS will be hit by a ‘triple whammy’ this winter,
according to a report that warns the ‘road to
recovery...
On-the-spot coronavirus tests that give
results in 15 to 30 minutes set to be rolled
out
Millions of coronavirus tests that give on-the-spot
results in minutes are set to be rolled out across the
world, in what...
Coronavirus UK: 47 new fatalities in daily
preliminary death toll
Britain today recorded another 7,143 coronavirus
cases and 71 deaths as the outbreak continues to
grow with both infections...
Antibodies protect against wide range of
influenza B virus strains
The findings are published Sep. 24 in the journal
Immunity. “People forget that before COVID-19 hit
last winter, we...
Study provides additional support for use
of new class of diabetes drugs
The findings of their study were published in the
New England Journal of Medicine. “This class of
medications has turned...
New study highlights success of a mobile
clinical and outreach van in helping
people on the street with opioid addiction
“Through a non-traditional combination of clinical
care and harm reduction services, the program’s
clinical van...
COVID-19 shapes political approval
ratings
In the days and weeks with high numbers of new
COVID-19 cases there were also large boosts to
leader approval. These results...
Scientists studied nanoparticles
embedded in silver-ion-exchanged
glasses
IMAGE: Researchers have registered the formation
of silver nanoparticles in an ion-exchanged glass as
a result of infrared...
Kawasaki disease is not a homogenous
disease nor are its triggers
IMAGE: UC San Diego is internationally recognized
for interdisciplinary research that positively impacts
the lives...
Women could conceive after ovarian
tumors, study shows
“The ability to become pregnant seems to be
preserved with fertility-sparing surgery, a knowledge
that is absolutely...
One in three parents plan to skip flu
shots for their kids during COVID-19
pandemic, poll finds
It could be a double whammy flu season this year as
the nation already faces a viral deadly disease with
nearly twin symptoms....
Discovery of cells that heal cardiac
damage after infarction
IMAGE: From left to right: Dr Adrián Ruiz-Villalba
and Dr Felipe Própser, Regenerative Medicine and
Cell Therapy...
Geoscience: Cosmic diamonds formed
during gigantic planetary collisions
It is estimated that over 10 million asteroids are
circling the Earth in the asteroid belt. They are relics
from the early...