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The impact of a new Covid vaccine will kick in significantly over summer and life should be back to normal by next winter, one of its creators has said. Prof Ugur Sahin, BioNTech co-founder, also raised hopes the jab could halve transmission of the virus, resulting in a “dramatic reduction in cases”. Last week, BioNTech […]
Hey, people who sit a lot (so, um, probably everyone): This back and biceps workout might be just what you need to help improve your posture so you can stand up straighter. When you spend a ton of time sitting—especially if you’re hunched over a screen—your head, neck, and shoulders tend to pull forward, leading […]
Joe Biden issued a scathing condemnation of President Donald Trump’s announcement Tuesday that he’s giving up on congressional negotiations over another COVID-19 stimulus package until after the presidential election. “Make no mistake: if you are out of work, if your business is closed, if your child’s school is shut down, if you are seeing layoffs […]
Worried about getting back into the gym post lockdown? Worry no more, Instagram fitness star Krissy Cela reveals 10 back to the gym tips If you haven’t yet heard of global fitness sensation Krissy Cela, you need to get to know. Not only is her Instagram full of real life transformations and badass workouts, but […]
We’ll freely admit that the lower back is not the most glamorous part of your body to target in the gym. You’re very unlikely to ever get complimented on your rippling lower back muscles, and in most cases working it requires tricky, technical moves with little weight. However, it’s important not to ignore it, because […]
Back stretches are key to relieving desk hunch. With many of us spending more time than usual hunched over a computer when working from home, Finola Burrell demonstrates these 5 stretches The global pandemic has seen the majority of us working from home. Even now that restrictions have been lessened, many people are either still […]
I’ll be the first to admit that I enjoy some convenience in life. I mean some days are really hard, so if something can make a task easier, why not? But the price of convenience is usually the environment, as easy doesn’t always mean biodegradable or waste-free. That’s where sustainable beauty comes in. Sustainable beauty […]
CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta on Monday warned that “we are right back to square one” about talk of flattening the curve of the coronavirus in some parts of the United States. On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN Tonight,” Gupta lamented to host Don Lemon how the talking point about tackling the pandemic had not […]
Is the one good thing about lockdown the fact that you can keep bad hair days to yourself and hide your thinning hair from the world? Must be the strangest silver lining ever. But, have you thought of how you’ll manage the situation when things go back to normal? Bring back all sorts of hats […]
More than 1,500 UK paediatricians have signed a letter to the prime minister calling for clear plans on getting children back into school. They say the absence of millions of children from schools “risks scarring the life chances of a generation of young people”. Their concerns centre on the mental and physical health of children […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo shows a face mask at a daily briefing at North Shore University Hospital, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhasset, New York, U.S., May 6, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday that the number of new daily Covid-19 hospitalizations had […]
Dr. Paul Giotopoulos of Quaker Ridge Dental Source: Dr. Paul Giotopoulos of Quaker Ridge Dental The health care sector lost a record 1.4 million jobs in April led by more than half a million job cuts at dentist offices according to the Labor Department, as the coronavirus pandemic kept most non-emergency health care services on […]
ZURICH/GENEVA (Reuters) ― The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that countries emerging from restrictions to halt the new coronavirus must proceed “extremely carefully” or risk a rapid rise in new cases. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said countries needed to ensure they had adequate measures to control the spread of the COVID-19 respiratory disease […]
Months after splitting off from McKesson Corp., Change Healthcare made two deals to buy back its pharmacy business and sell its analytics business. The company bought back eRx Network, its former pharmacy unit, for $ 212.9 million plus cash on the balance sheet. The deal would reincorporate eRx Network, which serves more than 59,000 pharmacies, […]
Whether you started a new walking habit around your home to cope with lockdown angst or you’ve spent the last 35 days missing your regular walks or jogs like the deserts miss the rain, hearing that we can finally walk outdoors is a welcome relief to all of us! So we’ve created a walking challenge […]