Medicine
NY Gov. Cuomo Links Municipal Funding to Police Reforms to Fight Racism
- June 14, 2020
Floyd's murder, God bless this country for standing up and saying enough is enough", said Cuomo. Cuomo lamented that Garner's death in 2014, and pleas of "I can't breathe" to police, was so closely echoed in George Floyd's killing five years later. (more...)
- June 14, 2020
Floyd's murder, God bless this country for standing up and saying enough is enough", said Cuomo. Cuomo lamented that Garner's death in 2014, and pleas of "I can't breathe" to police, was so closely echoed in George Floyd's killing five years later. (more...)
One blood type may provide some coronavirus protection, study suggests
- June 14, 2020
Preliminary data from the study - which is still underway and includes 750,000 participants, including 10,000 who told the company they had COVID-19 - indicates that people with Type O blood are between 9 and 18 percent less likely than those with other blood types to have tested positive for the disease. (more...)
- June 14, 2020
Preliminary data from the study - which is still underway and includes 750,000 participants, including 10,000 who told the company they had COVID-19 - indicates that people with Type O blood are between 9 and 18 percent less likely than those with other blood types to have tested positive for the disease. (more...)
Astrazeneca wins coronavirus vaccine deal with Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands
- June 13, 2020
Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands signed an initial deal with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca for over 300 million doses of a promising coronavirus vaccine now still in the experimental phase, Germany's health ministry confirmed Saturday. (more...)
- June 13, 2020
Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands signed an initial deal with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca for over 300 million doses of a promising coronavirus vaccine now still in the experimental phase, Germany's health ministry confirmed Saturday. (more...)
Marshall County sees 2 percent increase in COVID-19 cases
- June 13, 2020
There have been a total of 23 resident COVID-19 cases and 10 non-resident cases since the first case was identified in Dare County in March. As a public service, Shaw Media will provide open access to information related to the COVID-19 ( Coronavirus ) emergency. (more...)
- June 13, 2020
There have been a total of 23 resident COVID-19 cases and 10 non-resident cases since the first case was identified in Dare County in March. As a public service, Shaw Media will provide open access to information related to the COVID-19 ( Coronavirus ) emergency. (more...)
Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Two further Covid-19 deaths confirmed
- June 13, 2020
Per Friday's daily report, Lehigh County saw a 19-case rise and one more death, bringing its totals to 3,926 cases and 264 deaths. This week saw an increase of 2.4 percent in reported positive cases with 911 cases reported June 4 to 937 reported cases this week. (more...)
- June 13, 2020
Per Friday's daily report, Lehigh County saw a 19-case rise and one more death, bringing its totals to 3,926 cases and 264 deaths. This week saw an increase of 2.4 percent in reported positive cases with 911 cases reported June 4 to 937 reported cases this week. (more...)
Active COVID-19 cases increase slightly heading into key weekend
- June 13, 2020
Another 686 cases were reported in the state's daily briefing on Friday, along with 56 more deaths across the state, which raises the death toll to 6,169. On Friday, 12 counties moved from yellow to the least-restrictive green phase. Data released by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre on Thursday night confirmed that eight more people with Covid-19 have died. (more...)
- June 13, 2020
Another 686 cases were reported in the state's daily briefing on Friday, along with 56 more deaths across the state, which raises the death toll to 6,169. On Friday, 12 counties moved from yellow to the least-restrictive green phase. Data released by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre on Thursday night confirmed that eight more people with Covid-19 have died. (more...)
Ontario to allow families to expand social circles to 10 people
- June 13, 2020
Ford stressed that he is listening to their advice, so Toronto can only move to the next stage if Dr. Eileen de Villa, the city's chief public health official, gives the green light. Other municipalities expressed some concerns about people travelling in from areas still in Stage 1 to take advantage of the looser restrictions. Other facilities, such as splash pads, will reopen in the coming week. (more...)
- June 13, 2020
Ford stressed that he is listening to their advice, so Toronto can only move to the next stage if Dr. Eileen de Villa, the city's chief public health official, gives the green light. Other municipalities expressed some concerns about people travelling in from areas still in Stage 1 to take advantage of the looser restrictions. Other facilities, such as splash pads, will reopen in the coming week. (more...)
HHS rolls back Obama-era transgender health care protections
- June 13, 2020
Susan Bailey, the group's president. One group said it planned to sue the administration over the new rule. The Department of Health and Human Services issued a statement Friday that the government's interpretation of sex discrimination will be based on "the plain meaning of the word "sex" as male or female and as determined by biology". (more...)
- June 13, 2020
Susan Bailey, the group's president. One group said it planned to sue the administration over the new rule. The Department of Health and Human Services issued a statement Friday that the government's interpretation of sex discrimination will be based on "the plain meaning of the word "sex" as male or female and as determined by biology". (more...)
Dr. Amy Acton Steps Down As Ohio Department of Health Director
- June 13, 2020
You've done this", said Acton. The former OH health director will join other guests including Olympic gold medal gymnasts Laurie Hernandez and Simone Biles, CEO of Baltimore City Schools Sonja Santelises and "Sesame Street" characters Elmo and Grover, among others. (more...)
- June 13, 2020
You've done this", said Acton. The former OH health director will join other guests including Olympic gold medal gymnasts Laurie Hernandez and Simone Biles, CEO of Baltimore City Schools Sonja Santelises and "Sesame Street" characters Elmo and Grover, among others. (more...)
Fauci: 'Nightmare' coronavirus pandemic is far from over
- June 13, 2020
Dr. Anothony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says that COVID-19 turned out to be his "worst nightmare" and cautioned that the global pandemic "isn't over yet". "I mean, Ebola was scary". Yet Fauci said he remained surprised at "how rapidly it just took over the planet", asking, "Where is it going to end?" "HIV, as important as it is, was drawn out over an extended period of time". (more...)
- June 13, 2020
Dr. Anothony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says that COVID-19 turned out to be his "worst nightmare" and cautioned that the global pandemic "isn't over yet". "I mean, Ebola was scary". Yet Fauci said he remained surprised at "how rapidly it just took over the planet", asking, "Where is it going to end?" "HIV, as important as it is, was drawn out over an extended period of time". (more...)
Minnesota sees 490 new COVID-19 cases, 25 deaths
- June 13, 2020
In Mahoning County, the ODH reports 1,576 cases, with 331 hospitalizations and 204 deaths. Note: According to MDH - "Because all data are preliminary, the change in number of cumulative positive cases and deaths from one day to the next may not equal the newly reported cases or deaths". (more...)
- June 13, 2020
In Mahoning County, the ODH reports 1,576 cases, with 331 hospitalizations and 204 deaths. Note: According to MDH - "Because all data are preliminary, the change in number of cumulative positive cases and deaths from one day to the next may not equal the newly reported cases or deaths". (more...)
Ontario to allow expanded ‘social circles’ of 10 people
- June 12, 2020
Frontline healthcare workers can join a circle, so long as everyone understands the risks. The government says people at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 may not want to participate. "The social circle police aren't going to be knocking on your door". "With 182 new cases of COVID-19, today is the lowest day-over-day increase since March 28 and a positive sign that the downward trend in new cases is continuing". (more...)
- June 12, 2020
Frontline healthcare workers can join a circle, so long as everyone understands the risks. The government says people at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 may not want to participate. "The social circle police aren't going to be knocking on your door". "With 182 new cases of COVID-19, today is the lowest day-over-day increase since March 28 and a positive sign that the downward trend in new cases is continuing". (more...)
World Health Organization expert backtracks after saying asymptomatic transmission 'very rare'
- June 12, 2020
This coronavirus has a lengthy incubation period - the time between when someone gets infected to when they start showing symptoms (if they get symptoms at all). "This means that the virus can spread between people interacting in close proximity-for example, speaking, coughing, or sneezing-even if those people are not exhibiting symptoms". (more...)
- June 12, 2020
This coronavirus has a lengthy incubation period - the time between when someone gets infected to when they start showing symptoms (if they get symptoms at all). "This means that the virus can spread between people interacting in close proximity-for example, speaking, coughing, or sneezing-even if those people are not exhibiting symptoms". (more...)
Lizzo slams body shamers in workout TikTok: 'I am beautiful'
- June 12, 2020
And it may come as a surprise to y'all that I'm not working out to have your ideal body type . "I'm working out to have my ideal body type , and you know what type that is?" The " Truth Hurts " rapper took to her TikTok account on Tuesday, June 9, to shut down her haters and explain how she doesn't work out for an "ideal body type". (more...)
- June 12, 2020
And it may come as a surprise to y'all that I'm not working out to have your ideal body type . "I'm working out to have my ideal body type , and you know what type that is?" The " Truth Hurts " rapper took to her TikTok account on Tuesday, June 9, to shut down her haters and explain how she doesn't work out for an "ideal body type". (more...)
Pioneering lung surgery saves coronavirus patient, giving hope to others
- June 12, 2020
Ankit Bharat, chief of thoracic surgery. "We are anticipating that she will have a full recovery, " said Dr Rade Tomic, medical director of the hospital's lung transplant program. "She was put on a ventilator and on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation device which supports the heart and the lung", said Bharat. Double-lung transplants - in which both lungs are replaced with healthy ones from donors who have died - were first performed in the 1960s, but didn't become widespread until the ... (more...)
- June 12, 2020
Ankit Bharat, chief of thoracic surgery. "We are anticipating that she will have a full recovery, " said Dr Rade Tomic, medical director of the hospital's lung transplant program. "She was put on a ventilator and on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation device which supports the heart and the lung", said Bharat. Double-lung transplants - in which both lungs are replaced with healthy ones from donors who have died - were first performed in the 1960s, but didn't become widespread until the ... (more...)
World Health Organization clarifies remarks on 'very rare' asymptomatic Covid-19 spread
- June 12, 2020
Raymond concluded that "from a public health and prevention point of view, we should assume there is potential asymptomatic spread and take the necessary precautions such as wearing masks, social distancing, reducing the number of people we are in contact with and remembering it's not just ourselves that we are protecting, but those around us". (more...)
- June 12, 2020
Raymond concluded that "from a public health and prevention point of view, we should assume there is potential asymptomatic spread and take the necessary precautions such as wearing masks, social distancing, reducing the number of people we are in contact with and remembering it's not just ourselves that we are protecting, but those around us". (more...)
COVID-19: Official Alberta death toll down, 40 new cases
- June 12, 2020
While new cases have been identified in all zones across the province, the Calgary zone continues to report the highest number of cases, with 204, and 4,724 recovered. In total, there have been 317,402 COVID-19 tests conducted across the province. "We are just doing our best to adjust our guidance based on the most current level of risk, and for some people I understand that's incredibly frustrating", she said. (more...)
- June 12, 2020
While new cases have been identified in all zones across the province, the Calgary zone continues to report the highest number of cases, with 204, and 4,724 recovered. In total, there have been 317,402 COVID-19 tests conducted across the province. "We are just doing our best to adjust our guidance based on the most current level of risk, and for some people I understand that's incredibly frustrating", she said. (more...)
Albertans not affected by Babylon Health data breach company says
- June 12, 2020
The data breach comes as millions of people who have been forced to stay at home as a result of the coronavirus pandemic have increasingly turned to telemedicine apps to stay in touch with their doctors over health concerns. An update to the company's software that was rolled out after midday on Tuesday suffered a glitch that exposed three users to the GP appointments of other patients. (more...)
- June 12, 2020
The data breach comes as millions of people who have been forced to stay at home as a result of the coronavirus pandemic have increasingly turned to telemedicine apps to stay in touch with their doctors over health concerns. An update to the company's software that was rolled out after midday on Tuesday suffered a glitch that exposed three users to the GP appointments of other patients. (more...)
Johnson and Johnson announces human trials for COVID-19 vaccine in July
- June 12, 2020
The company informed via a press release that they have been able to further accelerate the clinical development of the investigational SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, Ad26.COV2-S, recombinant. Moderna has received US$483 million (RM2.05 billion) in U.S. government funding, and on May 18 announced its first results among eight participants from the first phase of testing, which were seen as encouraging. (more...)
- June 12, 2020
The company informed via a press release that they have been able to further accelerate the clinical development of the investigational SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, Ad26.COV2-S, recombinant. Moderna has received US$483 million (RM2.05 billion) in U.S. government funding, and on May 18 announced its first results among eight participants from the first phase of testing, which were seen as encouraging. (more...)
Widespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves
- June 12, 2020
The reproduction or "R" number - the number of people an infected individual passes the virus onto - needs to stay below 1.0 for the pandemic to slow. From next week, face coverings will be compulsory on all public transport. Of course, it's a virtual impossibility for 100% of people to wear face masks (and all models are wrong, remember), but this is a good indication of how useful masks can be. (more...)
- June 12, 2020
The reproduction or "R" number - the number of people an infected individual passes the virus onto - needs to stay below 1.0 for the pandemic to slow. From next week, face coverings will be compulsory on all public transport. Of course, it's a virtual impossibility for 100% of people to wear face masks (and all models are wrong, remember), but this is a good indication of how useful masks can be. (more...)
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