By Mayo Clinic Staff Overview Honey is a sweet fluid made by honeybees using the nectar of flowering plants. There are about 320 different varieties of honey, which vary in color, odor and flavor. Honey contains mostly sugar, as well as a mix of amino acids, vitamins, minerals, iron, zinc […]
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Building Ghana’s Universal Electronic Health Records (EHR) With Medtrack
INTRODUCTION If the recent Ebola and COVID-19 pandemics have taught us anything at all, it is that technology can help Africa prepare better and transform how health care is delivered. Easier access to health information data is instrumental in the delivery of better outcomes by health care professionals and in […]
Coronavirus in South Africa: Scientists explore surprise theory for low death rate
Source: bbc.com As the number of infections dips sharply in South Africa, and stays relatively low across much of the continent, experts are reaching towards a startling hypothesis. Crowded townships. Poor hygiene. The impossibility of social distancing in communities, where large families often share a single room. For months health experts […]
Post-COVID Heart Problems Are Real, Despite Study Corrections
— Conclusions still stand, group says after fixing a raft of data errors by Crystal Phend, Senior Editor, MedPage Today August 25, 2020 Corrections to a study of lingering cardiac abnormalities after COVID-19 recovery, criticized for data analysis problems, didn’t alter the overall conclusions. The study from Germany had been flagged on Twitter for using inaccurate metrics […]
CDC: COVID-19 Patients Should Delay Flu Shot
— But vaccine especially important for high-risk patients this year, agency says. by Molly Walker, Associate Editor, MedPage Today August 20, 2020 Patients with COVID-19 should delay getting their influenza vaccine, not because of any evidence about how the virus affects vaccination, but in order to ensure others in the healthcare setting […]







