During a heated exchange with Trump Campaign Communications Director Tim Murtaugh, CNN anchor Brianna Keiler claimed that hydroxychloroquine, a decades-long anti-malaria drug, “kills people.” The comments were cut in the online version of the interview, but were streamed live. His claim comes after a major study, reported by CNN, of …
Read More »Teens, Tweens More Likely to Spread COVID-19
For more news on diabetes and endocrinology, follow us on Twitter and Facebook. According to a new study in South Korea, children and teens ages 10 to 19 are more likely to spread the coronavirus among family members than adults and children under the age of 10. The results were …
Read More »Antibodies fade quickly, but protection against coronavirus may last longer, research suggests
New research suggests that the antibodies that the immune system makes to fight the new coronavirus may last only a few months in people with mild illnesses, but that doesn’t mean that protection has also disappeared or that it won’t be possible to develop an effective vaccine. “Infection with this …
Read More »COVID-19 cases increase in LA when 15 sick children with a rare virus-related syndrome
LOS ANGELES – The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Los Angeles County reached its highest level over the weekend since the pandemic began, as 15 children were diagnosed with a rare and life-threatening inflammatory syndrome related to the virus . The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health registered 2,216 …
Read More »Full results of the dexamethasone trial confirm benefits
The full results of a randomized low-dose dexamethasone clinical trial confirmed previous preliminary findings that it could save the lives of up to a third of hospitalized patients with severe respiratory complications from COVID-19. The RECOVERY (Randomized Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY) trial led by the University of Oxford found that …
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