European stocks fell on Wednesday as markets struggled to gain traction against a backdrop of rising US coronavirus cases. USA Tech stocks were a bright spot after a record session for the Nasdaq Composite. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP Index, -1.39% It fell 1.2% to 362.99, after a 1.3% gain …
Read More »Johnson & Johnson Baby-Powder Sentence Affirmed, Penalty
Johnson and Johnson (JNJ) – Get report Actions slowed Tuesday after an appeals court upheld a ruling in favor of 20 women who attributed their ovarian cancer to talc-based baby powder from the pharmaceutical giant. But the Missouri Court of Appeals reduced the amount set in a 2018 jury decision …
Read More »Fauci says that COVID-19 has a feature that I have never seen before: “I have been dealing with viral outbreaks for the past 40 years.”
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for three decades and one of the leading experts on pandemics in the United States for the past four decades, told US lawmakers Tuesday that SARS-CoV-2 took it for surprise. , particularly in a unique way that helped …
Read More »Scientists estimate the speed and distance of coronavirus transmission when people cough, sneeze, speak, and run
There are many scientists who know, and many who do not. In “Coughs and Sneezes: Their Role in Transmission of Viral Respiratory Infections, Including SARS-CoV-2,” published Tuesday, the researchers describe the various types and sizes of virus-containing drops present in sneezes and coughs, and how some medical procedures and devices …
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