Cellphones Are ‘Trojan Horses’ for Viruses, Study Finds
By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Cellphones carry all kinds of germs, a new study finds, and researchers say phones should be
Continue readingThailand reports three new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
A Buddhist monk passes his time at an almost empty temple which used to be crowded on the Vesak Day also known as Buddha Day during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand May
Continue readingSupreme Court Justice Ginsberg Treated for Gallbladder Infection
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been treated in hospital for a gallstone that was causing an infection, the court announced Tuesday. A
Continue readingIndia now has 52,952 cases of coronavirus, death toll 1783: health ministry
FILE PHOTO: People wait to receive free food at an industrial area, during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Delhi, India, April 23, 2020.
Continue readingGermany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,284 to 166,091: RKI
An empty street is pictured on Labour Day, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, Germany May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke Berlin (Reuters)
Continue readingWhy Are Minorities Hardest Hit By COVID-19?
By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The new coronavirus is disproportionately striking minority populations — particularly
Continue readingMexico coronavirus infections rise to 27,634 cases and 2,704 deaths
Medical workers wearing protective suits load a capsule with a resident of the nursing house “Retirement house Luis Elizondo” into an ambulance to be transferred to a hospital, as the spread
Continue readingBlood Thinners Could Boost COVID-19 Survival
Blood thinner therapy was associated with improved survival among COVID-19 patients both in and out of intensive care, the study authors said. Among patients placed on ventilators, nearly 63%
Continue readingWill Gilead price its coronavirus drug for public good or company profit?
(Reuters) – Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD.O) faces a new dilemma in deciding how much it should profit from the only treatment so far proven to help patients infected with the novel coronavirus. FILE
Continue readingU.S. COVID-19 Death Estimate Doubled
TUESDAY, May 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States predicted by a model often cited by the Trump administration has doubled. The model from the Institute
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