[Reprinted: HCB News, 8-24-2020] Radiologists are making more errors when interpreting CT studies overnight than they are when examining scans in the daytime. That’s according to researchers at Mayo Clinic, who found errors frequently occurred more in off-hour body CT interpretations examined overnight, and more so in the latter half of nighttime assignments. Radiologists were also found to have … [Read more...]
Garlic – A Healing Spice
[Reprinted: CNW, 8-8-2020] As COVID-19 continue to rage globally, increasingly one of the home remedies being recommended to help prevent people from contracting the virus id garlic, long regarded as a natural healing spice. Sure, garlic has a propensity to leave a foul order in the mouth when consumed raw, but that stench may be worth bearing, as this strong spice has been long touted as one … [Read more...]
Delaying radiation therapy has little effect on survival among prostate cancer patients
[Reprinted: HCB News, 8-18-2020] Delaying radiation therapy due to the COVID-19 pandemic may make little difference in mortality outcomes for patients with prostate cancer. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that conducting radiation therapy at a different time than originally planned was unlikely to affect survival for men with unfavorable intermediate-risk or high-risk … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 133,584
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 8-20-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of August 20: Dominican Republic- 88,127 cases, 1501 deaths, 56,760 recovered Puerto Rico- 12,576 cases, 367 deaths French Guiana- 8711 cases, 54 deaths, 8112 recovered Haiti- 7949 cases, 196 deaths, 5337 recovered Cuba- 3482 cases, 88 deaths, 2863 recovered … [Read more...]
Telemedicine Is Here: Experts Offer Tips for Seniors
[Reprinted: US News & World Report, 8-10-2020] Virtual medical visits have been invaluable for many during the COVID-19 pandemic, but older adults may still need help managing them -- especially if they are hard of hearing. That's according to doctors at Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore. Writing in the Aug. 11 Annals of Internal Medicine, they offer some practical advice on navigating … [Read more...]
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