Hospitals are OVERCOUNTING children admitted for Covid: Nearly half of kids recorded as needing inpatient treatment for virus were likely there for something else (and just happened to test positive), study suggests Stanford University research analyzed data on 117 kids who had tested positive for COVID-19 as inpatients at its pediatric hospital Only about 55% of … Read more
Let sleeping dogs lie…with your children! Kids get better quality shut-eye when they sleep next to their pets, study suggests Researchers analysed the sleep quality of 188 people aged between 11 and 17 They also looked at whether they had a pet at home and if they slept with them The authors found a clear … Read more
Crowds of mask-free revellers packed in for an event with no social distancing can be just as safe as dining at a restaurant or going shopping, early data has suggested. As long as measures such as pre-entry Covid tests – along with temperature checks – are in place, big events have a lowered risk of … Read more
Crowds of mask-free revellers packed in for an event with no social distancing can be just as safe as dining at a restaurant or going shopping, early data has suggested. As long as measures such as pre-entry Covid tests – along with temperature checks – are in place, big events are much less likely to … Read more
Modern smartphones are capable of handling high graphics intensive games in multiplayer modes, which pushes the thermal throttling to the peak. Though there are passive cooling solutions in place, something better always has its merits, and a physical cooling fan is the best solution. This brings to mind the Nubia Red Magic 3 or the … Read more
Covid vaccines are virtually 100 percent effective at protecting people from getting sick enough from the virus to need to be hospitalized, new, real-world data reveal. A medical research center in Cleveland, Ohio studied coronavirus vaccine effectiveness among its staff and found resounding success. Of about 2,000 caregivers in the study who tested positive for … Read more
Real name: B.1.617 — now divided into B.1.617.1; B.1.617.2; B.1.617.3 When and where was it discovered? The variant was first reported by the Indian government in February 2021. But the first cases appear to date back to October 2020. Its presence in the UK was first announced by Public Health England on April 15. There have since been … Read more
Up to half of all coronavirus cases in London could be caused by the new Indian variant, according to Public Health England figures. It was last week designated a ‘variant of concern’ by PHE because scientists say it could spread as fast – or even faster – than the dominant Kent strain (B117). But there … Read more
Unravelling the mystery of just how BIG Angkor Wat was: Ancient capital in Cambodia had up to 900,000 inhabitants before being abandoned in 1431 AD, study suggests The team created a demographic model of the demise of the ancient city This allowed them to determine it had 900,000 inhabitants at its peak Researchers say during … Read more
Cyclists and walkers appear more likely to catch Covid than those who take a bus or car to work, data has suggested. Office for National Statistics analysis shows those who work from home have been at a lower risk of Covid than people going into an office throughout the crisis. But the likelihood of testing … Read more