Arachnophobia, an exaggerated fear of spiders and other arachnids, has long been treated by psychologists with desensitization and relaxation techniques, but these may now give way to therapy via smartphone. At the University of Basel in Switzerland, researchers have developed an augmented reality app for smartphones to help treat arachnophobia, which showed success during the […]

At least 14 people have been killed in a fire at a temporary building set up to treat COVID patients in North Macedonia, officials said. On Wednesday night “in the Tetovo COVID center, a huge tragedy happened in which, due to explosion and fire, there are 10 victims, and this number may increase. The fire […]

COVID-19 is a threat to humans and animals alike. Eight animals at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., are presumed to have tested positive for COVID-19. Six African lions, a Sumatran tiger and two Siberian tigers are being treated for COVID-19 and under close observation, the zoo said. Final confirmation of the preliminary test […]

A recently published study reveals that 70 percent of the children of regular smokers have nicotine particles in their hair — not resting on their hair but as an integral part of the strands. When parents become aware of this effect, they are more likely to take steps to prevent secondhand smoke exposure. Tel Aviv […]

The two-dose Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 is initially effective in reducing the viral load of breakthrough infections — even with the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, An Israeli study has found. The lower the viral load, the lower the chance of transmitting the virus and developing symptoms. But after analyzing viral loads of over […]

La última importación del Lejano Oriente no es algo que encuentras en WalMart. Se trata de certificados de vacunación COVID-19 falsificados, con errores tipográficos torpes, y el gobierno federal los está confiscando tan rápido como puede encontrarlos. Los funcionarios de aduanas en cuatro ciudades estadounidenses confiscaron recientemente envíos de más de seis mil certificados de […]

Israeli women’s health startup Illumigyn recently signed a memorandum of understanding to deliver 2,500 high-tech speculums to the Gulf states. Illumigyn, based in the Jerusalem area, has developed Gynescope, a cervical examination system resembling a gynecology endoscope. The device enables high-end imaging of the cervix, vagina and external genitalia that can be uploaded to the […]

When the United States failed to reciprocate the European Union’s lifting COVID-19 travel restrictions on American travelers this summer, two Italian researchers took the fight to social media. Francesca Taraballi and Bruna Corradetti launched an Instagram page called “BringUShome,” aimed at connecting Italians and Europeans affected by the US ban on non-essential travel. The page […]

The latest import from the Far East can’t be found on a shelf at WalMart. It’s a counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination card, complete with clumsy typos, and the federal government is confiscating them as fast as they can find them. U.S. customs officials in four U.S. cities recently seized shipments of more than 6,000 fake COVID-19 […]

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — Members of the Free Brazil Movement (MBL), Vem pra Rua and other groups opposing President Jair Bolsonaro protested against the government on Sept. 12 in various Brazilian capitals. But the protests had a low turnout, compared to the Sept. 7 demonstrations supporting the president. In many cities, the call for protests included the slogan “Neither Lula […]

Los niveles altos de azúcar en la sangre previos a la infección se han relacionado con un mayor riesgo de casos graves de COVID-19, incluso en personas no diabéticas, según un nuevo estudio. La investigación conjunta de la Facultad de Tecnología de Jerusalén, la Universidad Hebrea de Jerusalén, el fondo de salud Meuhedet y el […]

A virus that infects black-eyed pea plants might one day be used to treat deadly metastatic cancer in the lungs if promising research proves conclusive. A paper published Sept. 14 in the journal Advanced Science indicates that when researchers injected the cowpea mosaic virus, which is harmless to humans and animals, the body registered it […]