SAN FRANCISCO — Ian MacDonald, a 14-year-old in Portland, Ore., got a treat from his parents the other day. He was allowed to go outside. It was for less than five minutes. “I let him take out the garbage. We wore N95 masks,” said his father, Dr. Kelvin MacDonald, who has been insisting his family… Read More »
We may be in the middle of a pandemic, but many of us still have the travel bug. Although we may be barred from entering some countries due to COVID-19, we’re trying to make the best of what we have. Turns out, there’s a lot we can do, right in our own backyard! Regular tourism… Read More »
A long-haired male golden hamster (via Wikipedia & Creative Commons) Earlier this week, a powerful opinion piece, “It Has Come To This: Ignore the CDC,” co-authored by former National Institutes of Health director Harold Varmus, was published in the New York Times. That’s on the science side. On the PR and journalism side, it has… Read More »
Global Cycling NetworkYouTube The low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diet is a controversial one, but many athletes and fitness enthusiasts swear by it and claim that it has had a positive impact on their performance. Curious about the kind of results he might be able to get from achieving ketosis, former professional cyclist Jeremy Powers recently embarked… Read More »
Health workers across the country looked on in horror when New York became the global epicenter of the coronavirus. Now, as physicians in cities such as Houston, Phoenix and Miami face their own COVID-19 crises, they are looking to New York, where the caseload has since abated, for guidance. The Guardian sat in on a… Read More »
Dive Brief: The most promising digital health startups this year raised more than $ 20 billion in total funding across over 600 deals from more than 900 investors, according to CB Insights annual rankings released Thursday. Sixty-two startups, or 41% of the list, sell remote telehealth services, including platforms such as Doctor on Demand, Heartbeat… Read More »
SATURDAY, Aug. 1, 2020 — Summer means higher odds of getting Lyme disease, so know how to avoid it, health experts say. Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium carried by some ticks and, if left untreated, can cause severe health problems. Ticks can live anywhere, but they thrive in woods and damp, dark or… Read More »