MEDICINE & HEALTH

Japan’s Kanji of the Year for 2020 a Nod to the Coronavirus Pandemic

POLICY 12.14.2020 22:00 PM

Japan has chosen the word "mitsu" for its 2020 "Kanji of the Year," which appeared in its government campaigns to enforce social distancing in response to the global coronavirus pandemic that has largely shaped this challenging year.

United Memorial Medical Center In Houston Staff Treats COVID-19 Patients

New COVID Study Shows Arthritis Drug, Baricitinib, Reduces Recovery Time for Adults

12.14.2020 21:00 PM

Hospitalized adults treated with an arthritis drug called baricitinib, in addition to COVID treatment programs, are found to recover faster, even in more serious cases of the highly contagious disease.

New Study Finding: Autism Is Thrice More Common in Boys, and Vitamin D Has Something To Do With It

12.14.2020 20:00 PM

An insufficiency in Vitamin D on the side of a mother could explain why autism spectrum disorder or ASD is thrice more typical in boys.

FDA Outlines Other Possible Side Effects of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

12.14.2020 11:00 AM

Young participants experienced side effects with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, which lasts for a day or two.

The First Shipments Of The Pfizer And BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Are Transported For Shipping

COVID-19 Vaccines Are On Its Way to the US: Here's What You Need To Know

12.14.2020 06:00 AM

The US FDA has finally issued emergency authorization for the first COVID-19 vaccines to be distributed in the country. Here are the important things that you should know.

Do You Have Sleep Apnea? Here’s What It Can Do to Your Heart

12.14.2020 05:00 AM

Individuals with sleep apnea who are experiencing longer nocturnal respiratory events are likely to suffer higher abrupt heart rate variability and bigger changes linked to reduced daytime alertness.

Top 5 Health Benefits That You Can Get From Olive Oil

Top 5 Health Benefits You Can Get From Olive Oil

12.12.2020 18:00 PM

Everyone knows the controversial effects of dietary fat. But olive oil, especially extra virgin olive oil, offers several health benefits supported by scientific research.

Do Not Drink Alcohol Before and After Sputnik V Administration

12.12.2020 12:00 PM

Russians are enraged after a health official warns them not to drink alcohol weeks before and after they received the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.

Here’s How Humans Are Still Evolving

12.12.2020 11:00 AM

Human evolution is a long process of change by which people, as the Smithsonian Institution explained, "originated from apelike ancestors."

Science Times - New York City's Central Park Zoo Opens New Snow Leopard Exhibit

Louisville Zoo’s NeCee is the Latest Large Cat Confirmed to Have Coronavirus

12.12.2020 08:00 AM

NeeCee, a five-year-old female snow leopard at the Louisville Zoo, has tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, a type of coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in humans.

FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of COVID-19 Vaccine in the US

12.12.2020 02:38 AM

The FDA approved the emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine that Pfizer and BioNTech produced. Federal officials finally approved the emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine that Pfizer and BioNTech produced in a breakthrough decision that commits to drastically alter the fight against COVID-19 in the United States.