Category: Features
New COVID-19 study finds significant link between vitamin D and virus death rate
Researchers have found something unexpected: low virus mortality rates for those afflicted with COVID-19 is likely linked to high levels of vitamin D, based on data from at least 20 European countries. In our bodies, vitamin D modulates the action […]
Necklace ECG enables fast and easy monitoring for a trial fibrillation
A trial fibrillation – essentially an abnormal heart rhythm – is a major, often symptomless cause of strokes. An experimental new necklace designed by scientists at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) could greatly help people most at risk of […]
Medical Fair Asia postponed to December
With the ongoing onslaught of the Covid-19 pandemic globally, the Singapore-held 13th edition of Medical Fair Asia, originally scheduled for 9-11 September 2020, will be postponed to the last quarter of the year from 9-11 December 2020. Rescheduling the trade […]
Taiwan, the Vatican collaborate to provide 100,000 facial masks to Africa
The Holy See will donate 100,000 surgical face masks provided by Taiwan – which arrived in the city-state along with two infrared thermal imaging cameras – to certain African countries to help them combat the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Taiwan’s […]
Adults with dysfunctional childhoods more at risk of heart disease, health issues
A high level of childhood family environment adversity has been shown to increase a person’s risk of having heart disease in their 50s and 60s. Children who experience trauma, abuse, neglect and family dysfunction are also likely to report higher […]
People with heart conditions have increased risk of a severe COVID-19 infection, South Korean cardiologist claims
A 21-year-old woman in Daegu, South Korea, was the first case of a heart disease linked to COVID-19 – the young woman had noprior medical conditions but suffered an acute myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and had to be […]
Using soil may form a wound-sealing plug that also prevents blood loss
A surprising new discovery by scientists at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada, suggests that sanitised soil could be used to halt bleeding – while regular dirt contains many microorganisms that may cause infections if applied to […]
In-ear nerve stimulation could help relieve indigestion
An earbud-like device inside a person’s ear could help with chronic indigestion, a team of researchers from notable US institutions suggest. The research involved the use of a specific therapeutic device known as a Respiratory-gated Auricular Vagal Afferent Nerve Stimulation […]
Covid-19: Navigating cancer during the pandemic
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, cancer patients may feel worried about how the virus might affect them. It is only natural to feel that way as they are at a higher risk of infection due to their weakened […]
US study finds holistic interventions help more to overcome drug-use than alcohol-use
A new study has found that multidimensional interventions – those tackling biological, social, environmental and mental health obstacles while also addressing a person’s substance use – does wonders for someone hoping to stop using drugs; while people with alcohol addiction […]
