A new large-scale review has confirmed some of the main symptoms associated with COVID-19, including persistent cough, fever, and loss of smell. Conducted by researchers at the University of Leeds, UK, along with four other universities, the new review is one of the largest so far to investigate the symptoms …
Read More »Ancient drug promises against serious COVID-19 in early trial
There is new evidence that a 2,000-year-old drug could offer hope against a modern scourge: COVID-19. The medicine, called colchicine, is an anti-inflammatory that is taken in pill form. It has long been prescribed for gout, a form of arthritis, and its history dates back centuries. The drug was first …
Read More »NJ Coronavirus Updates: 9-State Travel Quarantine Begins; Arcades, museums to reopen; Trump visits this weekend. What you need to know. (June 25, 2020)
The list of public places that will be allowed to reopen with restrictions next week was expanded on Wednesday when Governor Phil Murphy said bowling alleys, libraries, gambling halls and museums can welcome guests as the spread of the coronavirus slows down in New Jersey. Murphy also announced that people …
Read More »Cornelius Fredericks: Three charged in the death of a Michigan teenager who suffered cardiac arrest
A fourth person was charged with negligence for allegedly failing to seek adequate medical care for the teenager. Cornelius Fredericks was staying at Lakeside Academy, a residential treatment center in Kalamazoo for young adults ages 12-18 placed through the foster care system or by their parents for behavioral health services. …
Read More »With the disappearance of the coronavirus in the United Kingdom, the Oxford vaccine trial expands in South Africa and Brazil.
Soweto, South Africa – Prince William of Great Britain went to Oxford University on Wednesday to meet with patients participating in a human trial of coronavirus vaccine. But with cases of COVID-19 plummeting in England, the researchers fear the 10,000-person trial may not yield conclusive enough results to show that …
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