Doctors warn an inability to smell could be a symptom of Covid-19 — but caution the evidence is preliminary
Health care workers are calling attention to a potential new symptom of a novel coronavirus…
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As coronavirus spreads, thousands of foreign doctors could be blocked from U.S. entry, group warns
The status of 7,000 foreign doctors who were chosen to do medical residencies in American…
Opinion: Antibiotic resistance: the hidden threat lurking behind Covid-19
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic highlights the critical need for rapid development of vaccines and antiviral…
Ecuador becomes the latest country to eye compulsory licensing for Covid-19 products
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, Ecuador has become the latest country in which…
STAT Plus: An Indian drug maker is slammed by FDA for tossing ‘cartloads of trash bags’ filled with documents
Amid global anxiety over the novel coronavirus, a newly issued warning letter by the Food…
STAT Plus: AbbVie waives all worldwide restrictions on making generic copies of its Kaletra HIV pill
In an unexpected development, AbbVie (ABBV) is waiving restrictions on licenses held by a nonprofit…
STAT Plus: Startup Spotlight: Carisma Therapeutics wants to make a cell therapy that will work in solid tumors
When Michael Klichinsky was rotating through University of Pennsylvania hospitals as a pharmacy student more…
Opinion: What Singapore can teach the U.S. about responding to Covid-19
Our country, Singapore, has managed to contain the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus within its…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Researchers identify 70 drugs for possibly fighting Covid-19; Gilead pauses access to experimental drug
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We hope the weekend break was something…
As Covid-19 spreads, disruptions to clinical trial and drug development accelerate
The disruption of clinical trials due to the novel coronavirus pandemic is becoming an almost…
How-To: Staying Safe And Sane Amid The Coronavirus Lockdown
Here’s some simple measures you can do to stay sane and safe amid quarantine. Read…
‘The Invisible Man’: Is The Suit From The Movie Possible In Real Life?
Recently, a film titled “The Invisible Man” introduced a technology that allows the character Adrian…
Are We Becoming Too Dependent On Technology?
Are we getting addicted to technology? And if so, is there a way to help…
OneWeb Launches Additional Satellites For Its Growing Mega-Constellation
London-based satellite operator OneWeb recently launched 34 more satellite spacecrafts in order to reportedly beef…
Here Are Some Of The Deadliest Diseases Ever Found In Video Games
Here are some of the deadliest disease ever made in video game worlds, all to…
Astronaut Preparations Disrupted By COVID-19 Pandemic
What’s supposed to be tradition that have been followed for decades by countless astronauts are…
Opinion: The white scarf on the door: a life-saving lesson from the 1918 Spanish flu
In 1918, a white scarf tied to the door of my grandmother’s family’s apartment on…
Opinion: Covid-19 is reshaping the world of bioscience publishing
The Covid-19 pandemic is rapidly changing our lives in previously unimaginable ways and forcing us…
I asked eight chatbots whether I had Covid-19. The answers ranged from ‘low’ risk to ‘start home isolation’
U.S. hospitals, public health authorities, and digital health companies have quickly deployed online symptom checkers…
For people with underlying health conditions, the coronavirus presents ‘all the ingredients’ for danger
An infection from the coronavirus can be a formidable threat to anyone. But it is…
Best Nutrition Tips For Vegans Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Here are the best vegan nutrition tips that can be practiced amid the coronavirus pandemic….
How We Could Benefit From Warmer Weather Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
As the month of March slowly starts to ease itself out the door, summer 2020…
Coronavirus Symptoms: Patients Experience Loss Of Taste, Smell
Experts have recently revealed that the loss of both our taste and smell can also…
Tucson Man Steals 29 Coronavirus Test Kits Amid Outbreak
According to latest reports, police authorities from Tucson, Arizona, are reportedly asking the public to…
Effective Strategies To Lower Your Dementia Risk According To Nutritional Therapist
A nutritional therapist has shared some effective strategies that will lower your dementia risk. Read…
Merck Donates a Half a Million Masks to Support COVID-19 Emergency Response in New York City
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In response to the calls for personal protective equipment…
COVID-19 Pandemic: US Grocery Stores Meet Demand For Non-Perishable Food
U.S. authorities have given their assurance that the supply chain network is currently in place…
Why President Trump is at odds with his medical experts over using malaria drugs against Covid-19
One of the most wrenching questions in medicine has been playing out to garish effect…
Gilead suspends access to experimental Covid-19 drug due to ‘overwhelming demand’
Gilead Sciences has temporarily stopped granting patients access to remdesivir, its experimental drug against the…
Simple Tricks To Lose Belly Fat Fast
Poor diet and lifestyle choices could increase belly fat. Read ahead to know how to…
Best Strategies To Boost Your Immune System Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Here are some tips to build your immunity against various infections in general, which could…
Beware of quacks! Alternative medicine is injurious to health – Economic Times
Beware of quacks! Alternative medicine is injurious to health Economic Times Read Original Article: Beware of…
As public hungers for coronavirus tests, FDA warns new at-home kits are ‘unauthorized’
As a wave of at-home tests for coronavirus are coming on the market, federal regulators…
New coronavirus test returns results in 45 minutes, but it may be limited to hospitals
A new diagnostic test for the novel coronavirus will return results in just 45 minutes,…
A plea from doctors in Italy: To avoid Covid-19 disaster, treat more patients at home
A dozen physicians at the epicenter of Italy’s Covid-19 outbreak issued a plea to the…
Opinion: We don’t send soldiers to fight a war without weapons. Give doctors what they need to fight Covid-19
My husband has been an emergency physician for 30 years. During that time, I have…
Opinion: I fought Ebola. Here’s my advice for health workers fighting Covid-19
In the summer of 2014, as I was preparing to fly to West Africa as…
Merck Recommends Rejection of TRC Capital’s “Mini-Tender” Offer
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside…
Can alternative treatments help with painful fibroids? – Harvard Health
Can alternative treatments help with painful fibroids? Harvard Health Read Original Article: Can alternative treatments help…
Coronavirus has caused a face mask and N95 respirator shortage. Health care workers are asking people to dona… – Vox.com
Coronavirus has caused a face mask and N95 respirator shortage. Health care workers are asking…
STAT Plus: Congress’s coronavirus stimulus package contains plenty of unrelated wins for the health industry
WASHINGTON — A $1 trillion stimulus proposal unveiled Thursday evening by Senate Majority Leader Mitch…
AbbVie will allow generic copies of its HIV pill in Israel after the government approved a license
After the Israeli government approved licensing for a generic copy of the Kaletra HIV pill…
Trump says his belief in one potential coronavirus drug is ‘just a feeling’
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday admitted that his enthusiasm for an antimalarial drug unproven…
At-home tests for coronavirus are here. Should you take them?
With delays in testing hampering the country’s ability to accurately track the new coronavirus and…
STAT Plus: Pfizer’s top-selling vaccine won’t prevent Covid-19, but could get a boost because of it
Vaccines tend to get a bad reputation among biotech investors. Which makes it easy to…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Trump adviser slams PhRMA pushback against ‘American-made’; drug makers boost production of malaria pill for Covid-19
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Locked In Quarantine? Hit The Roads By Playing American Truck Simulator
Feel like going on a road trip during the coronavirus lockdown? This truck driving simulator…
Viral Video Game Provides Information About How To Best Deal With The Coronavirus
Plague Inc., a video game that simulates virus outbreaks, is reportedly teaching people how to…
Coronavirus Quarantine: What You Can Still Safely Do Outside
There’s only so much you can do in self quarantine before you start getting cabin…
Spring Floods To Be Milder This Year, Per Scientists
People oftentimes say that disasters often come in threes. Thankfully, a new study by scientists…