Editor’s Editor: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Here are the stories of coronavirus that Medscape editors around the world think you need to know today: Oleander extract for COVID-19? Expert says “No” Oleandrin, a toxic cardiac glycoside found in the poisonous oleander plant, …
Read More »Dangerous Oleander Extract Not a COVID-19 cure
An unusual and highly toxic compound makes headlines after President Trump reported it in an interview in the Oval Office. Axios reports that Trump expressed support for oleandrin, a botany made from the poisonous oleander plant, during a meeting in July attended by MyPillow.com founder and CEO Mike Lindell and …
Read More »Scientists likely discover sequence of COVID-19 symptoms
The most common symptoms noticed for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), include fever, cough, and difficulty breathing. As the pandemic evolves, additional symptoms were reported by those who carried the infection, such as headaches, body aches, nausea, diarrhea, and loss …
Read More »CDC investigates salmonella outbreak in 23 states
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating a salmonella outbreak in 23 states, with reports of hundreds of sick people. The federal agency announced in a statement on Friday 87 additional diseases, and eight new states had been affected since the last update on the matter on …
Read More »CDC investigates salmonella outbreak in 23 states
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating a salmonella outbreak in 23 states, with reports of hundreds of sick people. The federal agency announced in a statement on Friday 87 additional diseases, and eight new states had been affected since the last update on the matter on …
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