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 investigators released their investigation on Friday in the only drug that has been shown to improve survival: a cheap steroid called dexamethasone. Two other studies found that …
Read More »Exposed by his son, a man fights COVID-19 in a Florida hospital
MIAMI (AP) – For weeks, Michelle Zymet pleaded with her stepson to avoid dating friends and to always wear a mask. “It just isn’t the time,” says the Florida woman who told her, begging her to think about her father, who is at increased risk for serious COVID-19 disease because …
Read More »Mosquitoes fly free as health departments focus on viruses
Sprayer, bloated welts, citronella. It is mosquito season. And in a typical year, the Delaware County Health Department in Ohio would put up more than 90 mosquito traps per week – black tubs of standing water with nets designed to catch small insects. But this year, due to COVID-19, the …
Read More »Alabama Senate race is shaping up to be a controversial fight
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) – With United States Senate control on the line, Alabama’s career is shaping up to be a contentious showdown between a college football coach backed by President Donald Trump and the body’s most threatened Democrat. , who will need to motivate. its base and court moderated voters …
Read More »Can a pregnant woman transmit the coronavirus to her fetus?
Can a pregnant woman transmit the coronavirus to her fetus? It is possible, but it seems to be relatively rare and scientists think they know why. Many viruses can cross the placenta and infect the fetus in utero, and there is increasing evidence that the coronavirus can also do so. …
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