With Tokyo back under a Covid state of emergency there will now be no spectators at Olympic events when the Games open next weekend. In the capital, enthusiasm for the games is hard to find. But in some small towns in remote
By making seva the song of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak instilled service in their DNA. This is why Sikh vegetable vendor, Baljinder Singh, has spent every Friday afternoon for the last 40 years looking after the footwear of the Muslims praying in
A handful of top golfers are flirting with the cut line at the 2021 British Open on Friday. The top of the 2021 leaderboard has plenty of contenders who can challenge for the Claret Jug over the weekend. That includes Louis Oosthuizen, who clung to a
The 2021 NHL offseason is here and it’s already buzzing with activity. But, before the usual events like the draft and free agency commence, the NHL’s newest franchise gets, er, Kraken on building their roster. Yep, the Seattle Kraken is officially official and
Thirty-two experts from 17 countries published a consensus statement today in JAMA Network Open to guide health leaders through COVID-19 pandemic recovery and prepare for future emergencies. The consensus statement emphasizes the importance of bolstering pandemic preparedness for future pandemics and promoting
Study identifies metrics tied to respiratory infection antibiotic overuse More than two thirds of antibiotics prescribed for respiratory tract infections at primary care practices within an academic health system were inappropriate, with unnecessary prescribing strongly linked to respiratory infections that almost never
Country delegates at the World Health Assembly (WHA) today came to a consensus on holding a special session in November to consider an international treaty on pandemic preparedness, with the goal of shoring up political commitment in the battle against infectious disease
NIH research could lead to new treatment strategies for stomach cancer Glucocorticoids and androgens promote a healthy stomach pit by inhibiting inflammation, left, while their absence promotes inflammation and SPEM seen in a diseased pit, right. SPEM glands are also much larger
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A team of Oregon State University scientists has discovered a new class of anti-cancer compounds that effectively kill liver and breast cancer cells. The findings, recently published in the journal Apoptosis, describe the discovery and characterization of compounds, designated
Saudi Arabia reports fatal MERS case Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health (MOH) today reported a new MERS-CoV case, which involves a 36-year-old man who died from his infection. The man was from Hafr Al-Batin in the country’s northeast. An investigation found that