As a longtime supporter of New York City’s public schools, mom of four Rebecca never imagined she would need to educate her kids outside of the system. But last month, the Queens-based nurse and her husband, a self-employed contractor, used a home-equity loan to pay a total of $ 36,000 in tuition for their three… Read More: Parents risk going broke paying for private schools over virtual »
Poor regulation of antibodies tests – that could indicate if someone has had coronavirus – could be putting the public at risk, doctors have warned. The Royal College of Pathologists has written to the health secretary, calling for rules to be tightened on kits sold direct to consumers. The letter warns they can “mislead the… Read More: Coronavirus antibodies tests ‘put public at risk’ »
New research from Wuhan, China shows that, in patients with COVID-19 but without a previous diagnosis of diabetes, abnormally high blood sugar is associated with more than double the risk of death and also an increased risk of severe complications. The study is by Dr Yang Jin, Union Hospital and Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University… Read More: Study links abnormally high blood sugar with higher risk of… »
Study after study has shown that statins can prevent heart attacks, strokes and death in middle-aged adults. But in 28 major clinical trials of statins, only 2 percent of participants have been 75 years or older. This means that even though older adults are at greater risk of heart disease and death, there is scant… Read More: Among older adults, statin use tied to decreased risk of… »