Health

[ad_1] CHICAGO: More than a third of patients treated for COVID-19 in a large New York medical system developed acute kidney damage and nearly 15 percent required dialysis, US researchers reported Thursday (May 14). The study was conducted by a team at Northwell Health, New York State’s largest healthcare provider. …

[ad_1] PARIS: Sanofi Chief Executive Paul Hudson said Thursday (May 14) that it was vital that any coronavirus vaccine reach all parts of the world, after infuriating the French government by saying some countries would gain priority access. But the CEO of the French pharmaceutical giant stood firm in the …

[ad_1] LONDON – Russia has nearly 250,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, the second highest number in the world after the United States. But its total death toll of just over 2,300 remains very low compared to other major European nations and a mere fraction of the death toll in …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Financial technology companies in Singapore can draw on a $ 6 million fund to help pay for their daily expenses, including the salaries of undergraduate interns. Established to foster innovation as well, the FinTech Solidarity Grant aims to be an opportunity for the industry during the current …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore recorded two new cases of COVID-19 in the community as of noon Thursday (May 14), the lowest daily count since the start of the “circuit breaker.” The daily number of discharged patients also crossed the 1,000 mark for the first time, with 1,164 more COVID-19 patients making …

[ad_1] MOSCOW: A candidate drug to treat the new coronavirus, favipiravir, has produced promising results in the first clinical trials in Russia, according to the Russian Direct Investment Fund, which provided 150 million rubles ($ 2 million) in funding for the project. RDIF Director Kirill Dmitriev said 60 percent of …

[ad_1] BEIJING: China said on Thursday (May 14) that it is opposed to what it called slander from the United States, which has accused Chinese hackers of trying to steal US COVID-19 research. Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian added on that any action online to sabotage efforts against the disease …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Coronavirus tests are conducted by 13 laboratories in Singapore, most of which are located in public health institutions such as hospitals, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said. He added Wednesday (May 13) that the test results are compared to the patients’ clinical symptoms and that he regularly …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: COVID-19 could be “with us for a long time,” but the coronavirus may be contained if Singapore follows its “dance steps,” leading infectious disease specialist Leo Yee Sin said on May 14. Calling the ongoing “circuit breaker” a “hammer” to slow the spread of the virus, he said …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: All preschool teaching and non-teaching staff will undergo a COVID-19 test beginning Friday (May 15) to reduce the risk of transmission when centers resume full services. About 30,000 preschool and early intervention staff, including teachers, principals, program staff, administrative staff, cooks and cleaners, will take the swab tests …