Recent studies provide more information on what treatments do or do not work for COVID-19, with high-quality methods that provide reliable results. British researchers published their research on Friday on the only drug that has been shown to improve survival: a cheap steroid called dexamethasone. Two other studies found that …
Read More »How an Alabama factory is helping to prepare the United States for a COVID-19 vaccine
As scientists from around the world compete to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, there is also a fight to make the millions of vials necessary to deliver it. CBS News has an exclusive look inside an Alabama factory that is doing its best to fill the vital need. “I don’t want …
Read More »Researchers analyze cannabis as a possible treatment with COVID-19
As new daily coronavirus infections continue to break records in the U.S., researchers are considering whether the cannabis plant has the potential to be used in the treatment of COVID-19. Experts from the University of Nebraska and the Texas Biomedical Research Institute recommend that scientists study the anti-inflammatory properties in …
Read More »Coronavirus deaths on the rise in America’s hotspots: “The person you’re putting in a body bag is your next-door neighbor.”
The coronavirus continues to increase in hot spots around the US, prompting drastic measures across the country. A city in South Carolina is urging people to pray that the virus be subdued, a hospital in Texas is bringing in military medical personnel, and morgues are running out of space in …
Read More »Los Angeles County sees record number of single-day coronavirus cases
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 4,592 coronavirus cases Thursday. The increase in infections represents a record single-day number of recently confirmed COVID-19 cases, reports CBS Los Angeles. “This week we have made significant achievements,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, the county’s director of public health, in a …
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