A recently discovered cell type may one day help rheumatoid arthritis patients predict the onset of painful outbreaks of the disease. In a small study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine, scientists found that the unseen cell type appeared in patients’ blood a week before their symptoms …
Read More »Larry Hogan, Maryland Governor, chronicles efforts to secure test supplies while criticizing Trump’s ‘desperate’ response
Hogan’s strong criticism of the president’s response comes as the number of coronavirus cases accelerates in the US and states take preventative action in their own hands on how to curb the spread. Hogan, who is president of the National Association of Governors, has called for more help from states …
Read More »Study suggests COVID-19 ICU deaths may be declining
As cases of the new coronavirus continue to rise in many states across the country, the new data provides some encouraging details. A recent study suggests that for people admitted to intensive care units for severe infection with COVID-19, the death rate has decreased by about a third since the …
Read More »United Kingdom, United States and Canada allege Russian cyber attacks at Covid-19 research centers
A notice released by the UK’s National Center for Cyber Security (NCSC) details the activity of the Russian piracy group and explicitly calls for efforts to target US vaccine research and development organizations. USA, UK and Canada. “APT29’s campaign of malicious activity is ongoing, predominantly against government, diplomatic, think tank, …
Read More »Wesley Ira Purkey executed by lethal injection, this week’s second federal execution
The United States carried out its second federal execution this week by killing Wesley Ira Purkey on Thursday morning by lethal injection. Purkey, who was convicted in 1998 of the kidnapping and murder of Jennifer Long, 16, before dismembering, burning, and dumping her body in a septic tank, was executed …
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