Medical
Coronavirus deaths in care homes quadruples in shocking development
Britain's health minister sought to downplay news on Tuesday that the true extent of the country's COVID-19 death toll was more than 40% higher than the government's daily figures indicated as of April 10. The latest figure for deaths is as of 5 p.m. (1600 GMT) on April 20, while the figure for confirmed cases is as of 9 a.m. (0800 GMT) on April 21. The number of deaths in care homes has doubled... [Full Article...]
Beware! Covid-19 to be worse next winter, warns US CDC Director
The first wave of the coronavirus has killed more than 42,000 people in the country. The death toll in the USA stood at more than 44,000 Tuesday evening - the highest in the world - with more than 800,000 confirmed infections. Mr Redfield stressed the importance of getting flu shots. To have both the flu and the coronavirus circulating at the same time could overwhelm hospitals and doctors' of... [Full Article...]
Jake Tapper Smacks Down Bill de Blasio's Parade Idea
Medical workers transport a patient outside of a special CCP virus intake area at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York City , on April 20, 2020. That day may not come for a while, according to city data. On Saturday, de Blasio released a video encouraging New Yorkers to take photos of individuals who may be violating social distancing rules, and to turn in offenders by texting the pi... [Full Article...]
COVID-19 symptoms map shows where people are feeling sick
The map is a partnership between Facebook and Carnegie Mellon University's Delphi Research Center , which is surveying Facebook users daily about symptoms associated with COVID-19. Each day, Facebook invites some of its U.S. users to voluntarily answer the CMU survey about any COVID-19 symptoms they might be experiencing. "Every day, a new sample of Facebook users over 18 years old within ... [Full Article...]
Hydroxychloroquine shows no benefit in COVID-19 patients
Survivors have been clamoring to donate blood in the hope that antibodies produced by their immune systems could help new patients recover from quickly from infection, but no one has finished a clinical trial to show whether the treatment actually helps and if so, how much plasma to use or which antibodies to filter out and administer. [Full Article...]
Breast implants saved Canadian woman who was shot in chest, doctors say
The miraculous details were shared in a case study by Sage Journals on Tuesday. When she looked down, she saw blood and promptly took herself to the emergency room where she was transferred to the hospital's trauma center . Doctors inspected the breast area to ensure that no other damage had occurred before removing both implants. This 3-dimensional image demonstrates the entry wound on the... [Full Article...]
Trump Slams GOP Governor Over Coronavirus Testing
I appreciate your administration's focus on information sharing, highlighting best practices, and empowering governors to assess conditions on the ground and make the decisions that best fit our states. Later Monday night, Hogan tweeted he was, "grateful to President Trump for sending us a list of federal labs and generously offering Maryland use of them for #COVID19 testing. [Full Article...]
New coronavirus vaccine trials start in United Kingdom this week
The Old Road Campus of Oxford University , which houses the Jenner Institute on April 19, 2020 in Oxford, England. After announcing that they will be giving £22m to Imperial's project to begin work on phase three of their trial, and that they will be giving £20m towards Oxford's, Hancock then delivered the very important news. [Full Article...]