Study Will Track Coronavirus in Kids, Their Families
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — U.S. researchers have started enrolling participants in a study to assess the rate of new coronavirus infection among children and their families. The
Continue readingPfizer, BioNTech set to begin U.S. coronavirus vaccine trial
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and BioNTech SE (22UAy.F) said on Tuesday they have begun delivering doses of their experimental coronavirus vaccines for initial human testing in the United States.
Continue readingKey Areas of the Brain Triggered in Recent Heart Attack Survivors
TUESDAY, May 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — People who’ve recently had a heart attack show increased activity in the area of the brain involved in stress and emotions. And this is associated
Continue readingItaly’s daily coronavirus death toll falls, new cases broadly stable
A cyclist passes the Trevi Fountain, as Italy begins to ease some of the restrictions of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown, in Rome, Italy May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane ROME (Reuters)
Continue readingNew Coronavirus Strain More Contagious, Scientists Say
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A new, mutated strain of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has become dominant and appears to be more contagious than the strain that spread during
Continue readingBecton Dickinson to boost testing capacity for potential second COVID-19 wave
(Reuters) – Medical technology company Becton Dickinson and Co said on Thursday it was preparing to ramp up manufacturing operations to handle demand for COVID-19 testing kits in the event of a
Continue readingDangerously Hot Days for U.S. Farm Workers Could Double by 2050
Latest Prevention & Wellness News TUESDAY, May 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Dangerously hot days for crop pickers in the United States will double over the next three decades because
Continue readingU.S. records first coronavirus death of immigrant detainee
(Reuters) – The first immigrant in U.S. detention has died of the novel coronavirus, local health authorities in the state of California said on Thursday, as infections steadily climbed among the
Continue readingFewer Kids in Cancer Trials, Which Might Not Be a Bad Thing
TUESDAY, May 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There’s been a sharp decline in the number of U.S. children taking part in cancer clinical trials over the past few decades, but researchers say that
Continue readingChina says it backs WHO in tracing COVID-19, denounces U.S. ‘lies’
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Thursday it supports the World Health Organization (WHO) in trying to pinpoint the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
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