FILE PHOTO: United States President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference on the US economy and new US employment and unemployment numbers in the Brady Press Room Press at the White House in Washington, USA, July 2, 2020. REUTERS / Tom Brenner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States President Donald …
Read More »Rare case of freshwater amoeba found in Hillsborough
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Florida. – The Florida Department of Health has confirmed a case of Naegleria Fowleri Florida infection in Hillsborough County. Naegleria fowleri is a single-celled microscopic live amoeba. The amoeba can cause a rare brain infection called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis that destroys brain tissue and is usually fatal. The …
Read More »WHO stops hydroxychloroquine, anti-HIV drugs in COVID trials after failing to reduce death
GENEVA, July 4 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday it would suspend its trials of the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine and the combined HIV drug lopinavir / ritonavir in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 after that failed to reduce mortality. “These interim trial results show that hydroxychloroquine and …
Read More »Just when it seemed safe to return to restaurants, a new coronavirus outbreak threatens job recovery in the U.S.
The United States received good news Thursday with the rehiring of 4.9 million people in June, but the economy’s two steps forward in May and June could be followed by a step backward in July. The problem? A resurgence in coronavirus cases, especially in states that allowed their economies to …
Read More »WHO stops hydroxychloroquine, anti-HIV drugs in COVID trials after failing to reduce death
FILE PHOTO: The drug hydroxychloroquine is displayed by a pharmacist at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, USA, May 27, 2020. REUTERS / George Frey / File Photo GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday it would suspend its trials of the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine and the …
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