[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Find the latest news and guidance on COVID-19 at Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Giving steroids to critically ill people with COVID-19 appears beneficial and could save the lives of some, a new meta-analysis and multiple related studies suggest. Critically ill patients who received systemic corticosteroids were 34% …
Read More »Scientists Report Steroids May Save Covid-19 Patients’ Lives
[ad_1] International clinical trials published on Wednesday confirm the hope that cheap and widely available steroids can help seriously ill patients survive Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Based on the new evidence, the World Health Organization issued a new treatment guide, strongly recommending steroids to treat critically ill …
Read More »Face shields, valve masks ineffective against SARS-CoV-2, according to study
[ad_1] Many countries around the world are experiencing a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases, with the total number of cases globally reaching more than 25.86 million. Face masks have become one of the most effective means of combating the spread of the virus, especially when used in combination with regular …
Read More »Intel ‘Tiger Lake’ laptop CPUs: a little faster, a lot smarter
[ad_1] Intel releases new versions of its Core laptop processors every year, and most years the company tends to talk about how faster they are than the previous generation. But Wednesday’s launch of its newest silicon, the 11th-generation “Tiger Lake” chips, is different. Intel’s main claim with Tiger Lake is …
Read More »China Expected to Hugely Increase Nuclear Weapons
[ad_1] The United States military says China will increase the size of its nuclear weapons supply by at least 100 percent over the next 10 years. The Defense Department made the prediction in an annual report to Congress, called “China Military Power.” The report was released on Tuesday. He says …
Read More »Trump is silent on poisoning top Putin critic Alexei Navalny
[ad_1] World leaders on Wednesday condemned Russia over Germany’s announcement that Vladimir Putin’s main opponent was poisoned, but President Donald Trump was notably silent. The nerve agent Novichok was found in Alexei Navalny’s system, Germany said on Wednesday. The spokesman for the National Security Council issued a statement, but Trump …
Read More »Will the agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel in Malaysia change anything?
[ad_1] After Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached a historic agreement to normalize relations, it remains unlikely that Malaysia will accept Israel as a state anytime soon. But there are promising signs that attitudes are changing, albeit slowly. By Umair Jamal | In an unprecedented development, Israel and the …
Read More »Fall Guys – What’s the appeal?
[ad_1] Gemma Cockrell Gemma delves into the appeal of Fall boys and why it has been so well received and loved by game fans. If you’re into remote video games, you’ve heard Fall boys mentioned in non-stop conversation this month. For those who do not know Fall Boys It consists …
Read More »What we’re seeing: Navalny poisoning confirmed, truce between Israel and Hamas, aspiring prime minister of Japan
[ad_1] So, it’s pretty ugly. I wish this boy the best. I can’t imagine that we will hear from him for long. But that is the situation in Lebanon. Good luck. With daily COVID cases rising to record highs, why is India reopening? Well, a couple of reasons. First, because, …
Read More »As students return to school, are face shields effective against COVID-19?
[ad_1] Face shields are likely fine to protect against COVID-19, right? Incorrect. That’s according to the latest experiment on the subject that shows how respiratory droplets that could carry the virus spread while people wear a face shield and a mask with exhalation valves compared to how droplets spread from …
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