The Omicron virus variant may lead to less severe cases of COVID-19 than earlier strains, according to data from South Africa, where the variant was first identified last month. Most of the hospitalized patients admitted with COVID-19 did not need oxygen, a contrast to earlier in the pandemic, the South African Medical Research Council said in…
Omicron Variant May Cause Less Severe Disease: Report
December 6, 2021
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Treating Erectile Dysfunction Naturally
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to get or sustain an erection. Also referred to as impotence, ED can hinder satisfying sexual activity and may prevent you from engaging in sexual intercourse. Men who suffer from ED can experience depression, loss of self-esteem, and relationship difficulties, among other negative impacts. ED may be a sign of one…
Anxiety Effectively Treated with Exercise
A new study from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden has found that both moderate and strenuous exercise may alleviate anxiety symptoms. Researchers believe that even when the disorder is chronic, exercise can play an essential role in helping to reduce the symptoms of anxiety. Published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, the study was…
Liver Transplants Increasing Among Older Adults
New data is showing that more older people are ending up on liver transplant waiting lists than at any point in history. And although the pandemic may play a small role in the uptick, it’s certainly not the main driver—alcohol use and obesity are. In fact, these two causes have overtaken hepatitis C as the…
Australian Health Department Denies Unvaccinated Patients Organ Transplant Surgery
December 6, 2021
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Major transplants of hearts, kidneys, or lungs will be restricted to fully vaccinated individuals in the state of Queensland, Australia. Queensland Health said the measures were in accordance with national and international protocols, according to a statement to The Epoch Times. “A recipient is highly immunosuppressed post-transplant, which is why it’s incredibly important for the…
In Defense of Leisure
One way to categorize time is into two buckets: work and leisure. When we’re doing an activity that requires effort and achieves a clear purpose, then we’re doing work. Pretty much everything else is leisure. I think the idea of leisure has fallen on hard times, and I’d like to make a brief defense in the words that…
CDC Director: FDA in Discussions to Authorize Omicron-Specific Vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) director confirmed Sunday that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is discussing how to streamline the authorization of an Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine. During an interview with ABC News, Director Rochelle Walensky said that vaccine makers Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson have told the agency that “they…
Lead Others With a Trust Mindset
It seems like everywhere we look, trust is breaking down. In the years I spent in trust-depleted villages as a Green Beret, this was something we had to contend with regularly as we worked to overcome trust gaps between tribes. Since I retired and started working with business leaders, I am seeing those same indicators…
Probiotics and Mental Health
You may wonder how beneficial bacteria could possibly have a positive impact on mental health. If you have heard of the brain-gut axis—the pathway that exists between the brain and the gut—then you might guess there is a definite link between these two areas of the body. This relationship is important to understand so you…
Why You Can’t Find Cheap At-Home COVID-19 Tests
While developing a rapid test that detects the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 in someone’s saliva, Blink Science, a Florida-based startup, heard something startling: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had received more than 3,000 emergency use authorization applications, and it didn’t have the resources to get through them. “We want to try to avoid the…
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