Low-carb diets that replace carbohydrates with protein or fat are gaining widespread popularity as a health and weight loss strategy. On the other hand, vegetable-based low carb diets were associated with a lower rate of death from heart disease and all causes The low-carbohydrate diet was more effective for weight loss and cardiovascular risk factor… Read More »
Melbourne’s controversial lockdown curfew was brought in with no input from Victoria Police, according to Chief Commissioner Shane Patton. He said the first they were aware of the measure was when the state government sent them a copy of the guidelines only a couple of hours before they were approved. The curfew has become another… Read More »
“Does the #DemConvention know @NYGovCuomo forced nursing homes across NY to take in COVID positive patients and planted the seeds of infection that killed thousands of grandmothers and grandfathers?” — Michael Caputo, assistant secretary for public affairs, Department of Health and Human Services, in an Aug. 17 tweet This story was produced in partnership with… Read More »
This is part of our Coronavirus Update series in which Harvard specialists in epidemiology, infectious disease, economics, politics, and other disciplines offer insights into what the latest developments in the COVID-19 outbreak may bring. Hospital officials, anticipating a surge of COVID-19 cases, urged deferring routine, nonemergency care so doctors, nurses, and other personnel could focus… Read More »
Britain has the HIGHEST rate of excess deaths in Europe as figures show up to 55,000 more people have died in the UK this year than expected Excess deaths in the UK are up nearly 70 per cent compared to five-year average Belgium deaths are 57 per cent higher than normal and in Spain it’s… Read More »