A new study on the global pandemic has found that those who contract COVID-19 may exhibit a predictable sequence of symptoms, and the sequence differs from what we experience with flu and other coronaviruses. To date, the most probable sequence of initial COVID-19 symptoms proves tendency to start with a …
Read More »Trump says FDA adheres to use of blood treatment therapy for patients with coronavirus policy
US President Donald Trump raises questions during a briefing on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at the White House in Washington, August 11, 2020. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he was ‘surprised’ by the Food and Drug Administration’s hold on allocating emergency use for an …
Read More »Great weight loss – or from surgery as a diet – has the same metabolic benefits
Gastric bypass surgery is the most effective therapy for treating or reversing type 2 diabetes in severely obese patients. A years-long theory has suggested that surgery may have unique, weight-loss-independent effects in treating diabetes. But new research from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that Louis …
Read More »Time’s Up About Uber-Lift ‘Evil,’ California’s Top Cop Tells Court
(Bloomberg) – California doubles its claim that Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. make immediate, radical changes to their business models in their home state by converting their drivers from independent contractors to employees with benefits. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra asked a state an appeals court Wednesday to ignore …
Read More »Playing public restrooms can flush clouds of virus-carrying particles
Discrete particle distribution of urinary lavage. Credit: Ji-Xiang Wang Using a public toilet? Mask up! Remember that you do not have to worry about anything COVID-19 while using a public toilet? A team of researchers from Yangzhou University in China recently reported that flushing public restrooms could release clouds of …
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