Explaining a mass quarantine: What does it mean to ‘shelter in place’? And who has the power to call for it?
WASHINGTON — Six counties in the San Francisco metro area made headlines when they announced…
Year: 2020
Biotech Company Rejects Trump’s Offer To Make COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Only For The US’
German biotech firm CureVac reportedly rejected an offer from the Trump administration to create a…
Verily Launches Coronavirus Screening Website For People
According to the latest report made by the Verge, Verily, which is best known for…
Can Social Distancing Have Unintended Consquences?
As a direct response to the coronavirus outbreak, public health officials are asking people to…
Enough Sleep, Regular Exercise Reportedly Keep Coronavirus At Bay
Getting enough sleep, following a proper diet and exercising regularly are some of the best…
Top Tips For Pregnant Women Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Here are some of the top tips that will help pregnant women get through the…
Addressing The Problem With ‘Bad’ Hospital Food
As per many people, one of the biggest contradictions that can easily be seen in…
COVID-19 Pandemic: Scientists Continue Search For Coronavirus’ Real Origin
With the rapidly growing number of infections, scientists are increasing efforts to find an effective…
COVID-19 ‘Cure’ Coming Soon: Vaccine Trial In Progress
According to the latest update made by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,…
Coronavirus Challenge: Woman Licks Airplane Toilet Seat To Go Viral
22-year-old social media star Ava Louise said she filmed herself licking a toilet seat on…
Sauerkraut Health Benefits That Will Surprise You
A popular cabbage-based side dish, sauerkraut has health benefits that will surprise you. Read Original…
New Jersey Doctor Contracts Coronavirus, Now In Critical Condition
Hospital officials have confirmed that a top official who heads emergency preparedness at St. Joseph’s…
The First Symptoms Of Coronavirus And What You Should Do Right Away
The government encourages people with symptoms of COVID-19 to self-isolate for seven days and to…
Pregnant women take note: The prenatal effects of coronavirus may be risky – Washington Examiner
Pregnant women take note: The prenatal effects of coronavirus may be risky Washington Examiner Read Original…
‘You’re Already Worried’: Navigating Coronavirus While Pregnant – The New York Times
‘You’re Already Worried’: Navigating Coronavirus While Pregnant The New York Times Read Original Article: ‘You’re Already…
Pregnancy during coronavirus likely won’t harm baby in womb – Chicago Tribune
Pregnancy during coronavirus likely won’t harm baby in womb Chicago Tribune Read Original Article: Pregnancy during…
Study: Fish consumption during pregnancy pays off – 10News
Study: Fish consumption during pregnancy pays off 10News Read Original Article: Study: Fish consumption during pregnancy…
COVID-19 Impacts On Pregnant Women – WCJB
COVID-19 Impacts On Pregnant Women WCJB Read Original Article: COVID-19 Impacts On Pregnant Women – WCJB…
Singer Charlotte Church pregnant, three years after miscarriage – CNN
Singer Charlotte Church pregnant, three years after miscarriage CNN Read Original Article: Singer Charlotte Church pregnant,…
News in Brief 16 March 2020
Tedros renews call to countries to ‘test, test, test’ all cases of suspected infection COVID-19: WFP sends lifesaving…
Chinese hospitals in worst-hit region receive medical ventilators for critical patients
The largest humanitarian agency on the planet, the UN World Food Programme, or WFP, has sent lifesaving medical equipment to China…
FDA moves to boost coronavirus testing capacity by giving states more power
In response to a dire shortage of tests for detecting the fast-moving coronavirus, the Food…
Things To Do If You Are Struggling To Fall Asleep
Here are some key pointers to help you if you find yourself sleep deprived often….
Wheat Belly Diet For Weight Loss: Does It Work?
The wheat belly diet was outlined by Milwaukee-based cardiologist Dr. William Davis in his book…
Lower death rate estimates for coronavirus, especially for non-elderly, provide glimmer of hope
In a rare piece of good news about Covid-19, a team of infectious disease experts…
Microplastic fibers linked to respiratory, reproductive changes in fish
Chronic exposure to microplastic fibers causes aneurysms, erosion of surface layers and other serious damage…
UN Population Fund sounds alarm over dire situation facing women and girls in Syria after 10 years of war
The UN sexual and reproductive health agency UNFPA, is expressing increasing concern about the women and…
In strictest U.S. coronavirus response so far, six Bay Area counties order ‘shelter in place’
Six counties in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday announced a “shelter in place”…
‘You cannot fight a fire blindfolded’: WHO chief blasts slow virus testing response
“The most effective way to prevent infections and save lives, is breaking the chains of…
COVID-19: Mental health in the age of coronavirus
Since January when the World Health Organization (WHO) determined the outbreak of the novel coronavirus…
To spur new AI tools to fight coronavirus, tech leaders launch open database of scientific articles
Five organizations on Monday released a new open dataset of over 29,000 scientific articles published…
Trump urges people to avoid discretionary travel and limit gatherings to fewer than 10 people
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday urged the public to avoid “discretionary” travel, frequenting restaurants…
Soft corals near Virgin Islands recover from hurricanes, but stony corals declining
Soft corals at three sites in the US Virgin Islands were able to recover from…
Coronavirus spreads quickly and sometimes before people have symptoms, study finds
Infectious disease researchers studying the novel coronavirus were able to identify how quickly the virus…
China shows COVID-19 Coronavirus can be ‘stopped in its tracks’
China’s experience in containing the spread of the new coronavirus could serve as a lesson for other countries now facing the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior official…
Coronavirus model shows individual hospitals what to expect in the coming weeks
Spurred by reports of doctors in Italy rationing ventilators for coronavirus patients and of overwhelmed…
Covid-19: junior doctor calls on colleagues to gather supplies for staff working long hours
A junior doctor has called on her colleagues to gather supplies that will help healthcare…
On the front lines of coronavirus: the Italian response to covid-19
“Patient 1” can breathe on his own after more than two weeks in intensive care…
STAT Plus: Mallinckrodt loses a court case and is told to pay $650 million in overdue Medicaid rebates
In a setback to Mallinckrodt (MNK), a federal court judge upheld a move by the…
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Opinion: Overreaction may be a bigger threat to public health than the novel coronavirus
In many infectious diseases, the immune system’s reaction to a virus, bacteria, or other pathogen…
Covid-19: outbreak could last until spring 2021 and see 7.9 million hospitalised in the UK
The covid-19 outbreak is expected to last around one year (until spring 2021), with around…
STAT Plus: Novartis is scolded by Finnish regulators over hospital sales of a migraine drug
Regulators in Finland threatened to fine Novartis (NVS) for violating laws governing the distribution of…
Parkinson’s disease linked to gene targeted by blue-green algae toxin
Scientists have discovered a possible link between Parkinson’s disease and a gene impacted by a…
Primary care networks: LMC leaders vote to reject revised agreement on directed enhanced services
GP leaders have rejected the primary care networks directed enhanced service (DES) that was agreed…
Plastic building bricks could survive in ocean for up to 1,300 years
By measuring the mass of individual bricks found on beaches against equivalent unused pieces and…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Will countries nationalize anti-coronavirus supplies? Pandemic halts some academic labs
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. This week, however, ushers in a…
Drug makers grounding salespeople as coronavirus impact on business spreads
In another sign that the coronavirus pandemic is fundamentally interrupting the way biopharma conducts business,…
Mobile messaging with patients
What you need to knowMobile messaging has the potential to support clinical practice and should…
Ethnic minority patients receive worse mental healthcare than white patients, review finds
Doctors are more uncertain when it comes to diagnosing emotional problems and depression in ethnic…
How do I tell a colleague they have made a mistake?
“Get all the facts”Gabrielle Pendlebury, medicolegal consultant at Medical Protection, says, “To err is human….