Category Archives: News

Brazil Covid variant detected in New York resident for the first time, Cuomo says

Nurses talk in front of the 28 de Agosto Hospital in Manaus, Amazon State, Brazil, on January 14, 2021, amid the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. MICHAEL DANTAS | AFP | Getty Images Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday that a more contagious Covid-19 variant, originally identified in Brazilian travelers, has now reached New York. The strain was… Read More »

Palestinians expand vaccination campaign after UN shipment

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Palestinian Health Ministry began administering the first doses of coronavirus vaccines it received from the global COVAX initiative to health care workers and older residents in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Sunday. The World Health Organization and its partners running the United Nations COVAX program delivered 61,400… Read More »

Making Basil Essential Oil at Home Guide

Basil essential oil is a common and popular essential oil, long used in applications ranging from aromatherapy to natural and complementary medicine. Basil leaves are easy to find at the grocery store or to grow at home. Dried, sweet basil leaves can add a warm, aromatic, and fragrant scent and flavor to all manner of… Read More »

Tech sites hype Apple Watch for COVID-19 prediction without providing the evidence

Milwaukee oncologist Michael Thompson, MD, wrote to me yesterday morning (February 10)  about an article – “New Study Suggests Apple Watch Heart Rate Sensor Can Predict COVID-19 Up to a Week Before a Swab Test” – promoted on Twitter by MacRumors.com. The story was about the so-called Warrior Watch Study at Mount Sinai Medical Center in… Read More »