[ad_1] By now, you probably know that one of the first – and most unusual – signs of the unusual disease known as COVID-19 is loss of smell (anosmia). A new study has found that there may be an unusual – and therefore perfectly modern – way to measure its spread: via Amazon reviews of … Read more
[ad_1] The coronavirus was in the United States as of mid-December 2019, a period earlier than that officially identified in China or the United States, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study, published Monday, found evidence of the virus in 106 of 7,389 Red Cross blood … Read more
[ad_1] © Leah Millis / REUTERS White House Coronavirus Task Force Holds White House Briefing in Washington The United States has reported over 4 million coronavirus cases in November, which is higher than the total number of cases observed throughout the year by any country in the world except India and Brazil. Public health experts … Read more
[ad_1] Press release Monday, November 30, 2020 The fellowships set the stage for the next seven years of scientific clinical HIV research. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced the clinical researchers and institutions that will lead four NIH HIV clinical trial networks over … Read more
[ad_1] Our gut microbiomes – the many bacteria, viruses, and other microbes living in our digestive tract – play an important role in our health and pose risks for disease in ways that are only just beginning to be recognized. Researchers and collaborators at the University of California, San Diego recently demonstrated in older men … Read more
[ad_1] FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) – California set a record Sunday with 7,415 people hospitalized with COVID-19. Fresno County’s hospitalization rate was approaching levels we haven’t seen since July and August. As a result, holiday cheer will go hand in hand with holiday dread for hospital staff due to a peak in Valley cases. Fresno County … Read more
[ad_1] ST. GEORGE – Dixie Regional Medical Center has seen a substantial increase in the number of new coronavirus patients over the past few days to the point that 20% of the hospital’s capacity is now filled with COVID-19 patients. There are also now more COVID-19 patients requiring intensive care in hospital than the number … Read more
[ad_1] Every second, they fear that in trying to protect their youngest child from the pandemic, they may lose their homes and hurt their other children. And that may not yet be enough. “Is it better to stay home or is that going to end up putting us in a homeless shelter where she is … Read more
[ad_1] The head of the World Health Organization said “Mexico is in bad shape” with the pandemic and urged its leaders to take the coronavirus seriously and set examples for its citizens. Comments from WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus came on Monday as the death toll in Mexico stood at 105,940 – the fourth highest … Read more
[ad_1] © Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times If CDC director Dr Robert R. Redfield approves the group’s recommendations, they will be shared with states. After months of deliberation and debate, a panel of independent experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to decide on Tuesday which Americans it will … Read more