Man airlifted to hospital after two airboats collide in Broward
Man airlifted to hospital after two airboats collide in Broward.....»»
Obi-Wan Kenobi’s past and present collide in new trailer
The next Star Wars miniseries, Obi-Wan Kenobi, catches up with the Jedi Master as he finds the Empire breathing down his neck and an old friend out for revenge......»»
Study finds how Acinetobacter baumannii survives without water on hospital surfaces
The pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii can survive on hospital surfaces—without water—for months, an ability that has helped it become a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections......»»
Single-molecule techniques illuminate mechanisms of GPCR activation
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute are studying G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), membrane proteins that are the target of one-third of approved drugs. Using single-mole.....»»
Italian nurse acquitted of murder after statistical analysis
Italian nurse Daniela Poggiali was arrested and convicted of murdering two hospital patients in 2014. Her case attracted the attention of Leiden statistician Richard Gill. After his investigation, together with an Italian colleague, Poggiali was acqu.....»»
An easily reversed hydrogel male contraceptive
A team of researchers working at China's Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University has developed a new kind of male contraceptive that is easily reversed. In their paper published in the journal ACS Nano, the group describes their approach, the el.....»»
Encapsulated peptide blocks communication and virulence of resistant Staphylococcus
Antibiotic-resistant hospital pathogens are not to be underestimated as a health risk. A research team has now introduced a new approach for treating multiple-drug resistant Staphylococcus in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition. It is.....»»
Doomed love and time travel collide in Press Play trailer
A young woman's mixtape may allow her to go back in time and save her lover in Press Play. But are there consequences of messing with the past?.....»»
Autonomous Robots Used In Hundreds of Hospitals At Risk of Remote Hijacks
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: [R]esearchers are now finding vulnerabilities in newer hospital technologies that weren't as ubiquitous a decade ago. Enter autonomous hospital robots, the supposed-to-be-friendly self-controlled d.....»»
Dust storm covers Iraq for second time in a week
A dust storm blanketed Iraq again on Tuesday, sending people to hospital with breathing difficulties and leading airports to suspend flights......»»
The painfully simple reason Hong Kong saw one of the highest COVID death rates
The most vulnerable weren't vaccinated. Enlarge / Health care workers wearing personal protective equipment transport the body of a deceased patient onto a hearse outside the mortuary at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong, Chin.....»»
CDC study spotlights utter failure of China’s COVID-Zero policy in Hong Kong
The most vulnerable weren't vaccinated. Enlarge / Health care workers wearing personal protective equipment transport the body of a deceased patient onto a hearse outside the mortuary at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong, Chin.....»»
Two Point Campus is the perfect conduit for my repressed greed
The Two Point Hospital sequel might look cheerful, but I enjoyed it most when recreating all the worst parts of higher education......»»
Structure of a bacterial "drug pump" reveals new way to counter hospital-borne infection
By revealing the structure of a protein used by bacteria to pump out antibiotics, a research team designed an early-stage therapeutic that sabotages the pump and restores the effectiveness of antibiotics......»»
Structure of a bacterial "drug pump" reveals new way to counter hospital-borne infection
By revealing the structure of a protein used by bacteria to pump out antibiotics, a research team designed an early-stage therapeutic that sabotages the pump and restores the effectiveness of antibiotics......»»
When worlds collide: Studying impact craters to uncover the secrets of the solar system
While for humans the constants might be death and taxes, for planets the constants are gravity and collisions......»»
Ivermectin Didn"t Protect People from COVID-19, Finds Largest Trial Yet
"Researchers testing repurposed drugs against Covid-19 found that ivermectin didn't reduce hospital admissions, in the largest trial yet of the effect of the antiparasitic on the disease driving the pandemic," reports the Wall Street Journal: Public.....»»
How a pregnant Ukrainian Instagram influencer was used in a Russian disinformation campaign
On March 9, Russian forces struck a maternity and children's hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, leaving three dead at the scene and over a dozen injured.Many were horrified by the photos and videos of the aftermath. One photo, in particular, of an injure.....»»
Hot springs reveal where continental plates collide beneath Tibet
In the classic example of mountain-building, the Indian and Asian continental plates crashed—and continue colliding today—to form the world's largest and highest geologic structures: the Himalayan Mountains and the Tibetan Plateau......»»
COVID ups risks of dementia, cognitive impairment, and decline in older survivors
The study, which followed survivors for a year, suggests dementia could rise worldwide. Enlarge / Health care workers treat a COVID-19 patient at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. Photographer: Allis.....»»
Russia reportedly strikes Ukraine maternity hospital as health care attacks mount
Russia has attacked health facilities, health workers, and ambulances, WHO says. Enlarge / A nurse waits as another staff places sand bags near the window for protection in Kramatorsk City Hospital in eastern Ukraine. (credit: Getty |.....»»