Brazil’s coronavirus case load exceeded 2 million, doubling in less than a month as the United States went through 3.5 million total infections. The UN aid chief says support for the coronavirus to poor countries has so far been “extremely inadequate,” urging the G20 to step up aid or “pay …
Read More »Almost all patients with symptoms of Covid-19 had at least one of these three, according to a small CDC survey.
Since Covid-19 was a new disease and information on symptoms was limited, especially among patients who had not been hospitalized, the CDC sent an additional survey to patients identified by local health leaders. Patients were asked to report a wide variety of symptoms and also any additional symptoms that were …
Read More »Hydroxychloroquine still does nothing, new data shows
“In my opinion, hydroxychloroquine should not be used in the hospital setting,” says Martin Landray, a physician and researcher at the Nuffield Population Health Department at the University of Oxford and one of the chief recovery officers. “Outside of the hospital setting, it would be reasonable to use it in …
Read More »“Danger!” Host Alex Trebek says his cancer treatments are “paying off”
Alex Trebek gave viewers a health update for the first time in months on Thursday. The legendary “Danger!” The host told fans that he is “fine” and that his treatments pancreatic cancer they are “bearing fruit”. “I’m fine,” said the 79-year-old host in a video recorded at his home. “I …
Read More »France accelerates plans to order face masks over COVID-19 fears
FILE PHOTO: People, wearing protective face masks, lined up outside a test site for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) installed inside a gym in Laval, in the department of Mayenne, France, July 15, 2020. REUTERS / Stephane Mahe / File Photo PARIS (Reuters) – France on Thursday accelerated plans to make the …
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