Study suggests mask-wearing can increase struggles with social anxiety

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People who struggle with social anxiety might experience increased distress related to mask-wearing during and even after the COVID-19 pandemic. A paper authored by researchers from the University of...

Walmart COVID Vaccine Appointment: Company Provides Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record

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Walmart is empowering people with increased access to their health data through a free, secure digital wallet that they own and decide whether to use to share their...

CVS, King Kullen, Stop & Shop Covid Vaccine Registration:How to book...

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Everyone age 12 and older is now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in New York. Walk-ins are now available at all state-run mass vaccination sites, and some walk-ins...

Walgreens Covid Vaccine Registration: On the road with a mobile vaccination...

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Two weeks after Walgreens hosted its first mobile vaccination clinic in Washington D.C., the coach bus, equipped with six vaccination stations, rolled in to its fourth city, Detroit....

Study: Common antibiotic found useful in accelerating recovery in tuberculosis patients

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Globally, an estimated 10 million people develop tuberculosis (TB) each year and the disease remains a leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. Standard short-course anti-TB...

Research evaluates potential causes of increased transmission in SARS-CoV-2 variants

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Although two SARS-CoV-2 variants are associated with higher transmission, patients with these variants show no evidence of higher viral loads in their upper respiratory tracts compared to the...

Researchers learn what fuels the ‘natural killers’ of the immune system

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Despite a name straight from a Tarantino movie, natural killer (NK) cells are your allies when it comes to fighting infections and cancer. If T cells are like...

Bio-inspired hydrogel protects the heart from post-op adhesions, says study

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A hydrogel that forms a barrier to keep heart tissue from adhering to surrounding tissue after surgery was developed and successfully tested in rodents by a team of...

Study: System linked to operational hospitals, shorter lockdowns, lives saved

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A staged alert system, designed by scientists and public health officials to guide local policies, helped one city prevent hospital surges and long lockdowns, according to new research...

Treating Needle Fears May Reduce COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Rates by 10...

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A new large-scale study shows that a quarter of the UK adult population screens positive for a potential injection phobia. Strikingly, these individuals were twice as likely to...

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Star Dan Walker quits BBC's Football Focus after 12 years

Star Dan Walker quits BBC’s Football Focus after 12 years

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Dan Walker has announced he is quitting Football Focus after 12 years presenting show. The BBC Breakfast star, who has been a staple of the sports show, shared the news on Twitter. Walker has expressed...
Music icon Cher apologises for George Floyd tweets that sparked backlash

Music icon Cher apologises for George Floyd tweets that sparked backlash

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Cher has apologised for a tweet she made about George Floyd on Friday (April 2), in which she suggested she could have prevented his death. Expressing her feeling that the events leading to Floyd’s death...
Star Britney Spears Says She’s ‘Embarrassed’ by New Documentary

Star Britney Spears Says She’s ‘Embarrassed’ by New Documentary

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Britney Spears lamented how she is portrayed in the recently released New York Times documentary “Framing Britney Spears,” admitting that she found it embarrassing. The documentary which explored her life in detail premiered in February...
Yaphet Kotto, Jewish actor who was first Black Bond villain, dies aged 81

Yaphet Kotto, Jewish actor who was first Black Bond villain, dies aged 81

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Actor Yaphet Kotto, who is best known for his role in Alien and James Bond villain Mr. Big, has passed away at age 81. “I’m saddened and still in shocked of the passing of my...
Corinne Masiero: French actress strips for culture during Cesar Awards ceremony

Corinne Masiero: French actress strips for culture during Cesar Awards ceremony

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French actress Corinne Masiero protested naked at the César Awards (March 12th) to demand the government do more to support culture during the coronavirus pandemic. Corinne Masiero, best known for her lead role in the...