[ad_1] Published on: 02/12/2021 – 6:50 PMAmended: 02/12/2021 – 18:51 Doctors in France are treating a critically ill patient infected with the South African variant of the coronavirus, four months after recovering from Covid-19, in what the study authors said was the first such case. The 58-year-old man had a history of asthma and first … Read more
[ad_1] 3 things to know: Stable positive trends in the number of active cases, hospitalizations Trend in daily vaccination still stable week after week Gov. Tim Walz eases restrictions on restaurants and weddings Update at 12 p.m. The latest COVID-19 data from Minnesota continues to offer many reasons to be encouraged on the path to … Read more
[ad_1] Photo: David Goldman (AP) Life-saving treatments for people with severe covid-19 are still scarce, bNew results from a large trial underway in the UK have revealed that a The arthritis medicine called tocilizumab can significantly reduce the risk of death in hospital patients, especially when combined with steroid therapy. The RECOVERY – led by … Read more
[ad_1] Statins ‘reduce risk of death from Covid’: study finds cholesterol drugs taken by eight million Britons reduce risk of dying from virus by 43% in hospital patients Statins attack ‘bad’ blood cholesterol, used by eight million Britons Study has now found that giving statins to Covid patients may reduce risk of death The study … Read more
[ad_1] About five years ago, George Church and his new post-doctoral fellow, Ying Kai Chan, sat hunched over a laptop in the genetics pioneer’s office at Harvard, staring in amazement at an old piece of paper. The paper documented the early trials of Glybera, the first and at the time the only gene therapy approved … Read more
[ad_1] Zinc and vitamin C failed in a clinical trial after researchers found they made no significant difference in easing the duration of coronavirus symptoms. The Cleveland Clinic results were published Friday in JAMA Network, building on the results from April 27 to October 14, when 214 coronavirus patients at outpatient care sites in Ohio … Read more
[ad_1] As the second week of February draws to a close, so does the second straight week of consistent declines in all COVID-19 measures in California, according to data compiled by that news organization. However, cases, hospitalizations and deaths all remain at higher levels than at any time before this winter. As of Thursday, there … Read more
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (AP) – Six weeks ago, thousands of New Year’s revelers gathered under the neon-lit marquees on the Las Vegas Strip – even though the big annual fireworks display was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The sight of large crowds, including many without masks, has raised concerns that COVID-19 infections may skyrocket, … Read more
[ad_1] Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine was 93% effective in protecting against COVID-19, a major Israeli healthcare provider said Thursday. The results seem to show that the shot is working as hoped on a large sample of people, raising hopes that vaccine deployments around the world will be successful. Maccabi Healthcare Services said it had immunized some … Read more
[ad_1] Published on: 02/12/2021 – 15:38Amended: 02/12/2021 – 15:40 France recommended on Friday that people who have already recovered from Covid-19 receive a single dose of the vaccine, becoming the first country to issue such advice. The three Covid-19 vaccines approved for use in the European Union are given as two doses, given several weeks … Read more