Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began — and Might End
FRIDAY, May 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — They’re small spiny mammals that look like anteaters with scales. And pangolins — which some credit with playing a role in the emergence of the
Continue readingRussia records more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases in past day
FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask walks along a street amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Moscow, Russia May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina MOSCOW (Reuters)
Continue readingExperts Cast Doubt on Notion That New Strain of Coronavirus Is More Infectious
THURSDAY, May 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A new study suggesting that the new coronavirus has mutated to become even more infectious should be viewed with skepticism, multiple experts said Wednesday. Earlier
Continue readingAndrogens May Explain Male Vulnerability to COVID-19
Among another 79,661 patients in the Veneto region with cancer other than prostate cancer, 312 developed COVID-19 and 57 died. “This is the first paper to suggest a link between ADT and
Continue readingCaregiving Is Never Easy, and COVID-19 Has Made It Harder
THURSDAY, May 7, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Melia Wilkinson cares for her husband, Kerry, who in 2014 had a massive stroke. Today, the 57-year-old has no use of his left hand, limited
Continue readingFDA commissioner in self-quarantine after exposure to person with COVID-19
FILE PHOTO: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn addresses the daily coronavirus task force briefing as White House coronavirus coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx listens at the
Continue readingU.S. Jobless Rate at Nearly 15 Percent as Coronavirus Cases Top 1.2 Million
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, May 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — With U.S. coronavirus cases topping 1.2 million and the death toll climbing
Continue readingThailand reports four new coronavirus cases, one new death
FILE PHOTO: People in face masks run inside a park, after the government started opening some restaurants outside shopping malls, parks, and barbershops during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak
Continue readingMay 8, 2020 — A roundup of the latest news about COVID-19
Reopening the economy isn’t as simple as making a pronouncement. The CDC has been forced to take a back seat, and experts are worried. And the world is entering a period of high-stakes experimentation.
Continue readingChina reports one new coronavirus case, 15 asymptomatic cases
FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks exit a subway station during a rainy day, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing, China May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins BEIJING
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