The number of positive Corona Tests in Germany has risen to 176.486. Thus, the number of new infections is on the day, at 814. This is a significant increase. On Tuesday, the number of new infections at 499 was, on Monday, at 401. The reproduction number is on Wednesday rose…
Blocking the deadly cytokine storm is a vital weapon for treating COVID-19
The killer is not the virus but the immune response. The current pandemic is unique not just because it is caused by a new virus that puts everyone at risk, but also because the range of innate immune responses is diverse and unpredictable. In some it is strong enough to…
Type 2 diabetes: Experiencing this impairment in your ear is a warning of high blood sugar
Type 2 diabetes impacts a person’s blood sugar levels. Having frequent or ongoing high blood sugar can cause damage to the nerves, blood vessels and organs. This in turn can majorly impact the body and if experiencing this impairment in your ear it could mean your blood sugar levels are…
Pandemic threatens to deepen crisis in mental health care
More than three weeks after Brandon Bell stopped showing up at a New York office that serves people with schizophrenia, employees finally located him at a nearby homeless shelter. The office remains open, but patients aren’t stopping by as much during the pandemic. Group activities such as the weekly Caribbean…
New study warns of COVID-19 impact on cardiovascular health
A recent study shows that a significant number of people who develop coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) may experience serious cardiovascular complications. Moreover, some possible treatments of the respiratory disease could end up harming cardiovascular health. As they assessed data from people who received medical care for COVID-19, researchers recently started…
On the front lines: Sharon Abada
Sharon Abada, a medical student at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, describes volunteer work she is doing with the St. Louis County Department of Public Health on COVID-19 contact tracing. This video is part of a series of short videos focusing on how Washington University health-care workers, scientists and…
Stormi Webster’s Baby Album
Kylie Jenner has adopted a “privacy please” policy when it comes to sharing photos of her first daughter, Stormi Webster, with boyfriend Travis Scott. That’s why when the couple post pics of the little girl, whom they welcomed on February 1, 2018, they’re all the more special. The reality star…
Moderna's human tests suggest its vaccine may 'neutralize' coronavirus
Moderna’s experimental coronavirus vaccine produced antibodies that could block the virus in early human trials, raising hopes in fight against pandemic Early results from human trials of Moderna’s vaccine candidate showed the shot produced antibodies capable of neutralizing the virus The findings are from tests of the shot’s safety, however,…
New research finds ‘Dr. Google’ is almost always wrong
Many people turn to ‘Dr. Google’ to self-diagnose their health symptoms and seek medical advice, but online symptom checkers are only accurate about a third of the time, according to new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research published in the Medical Journal of Australia today. The study analysed 36 international mobile…
Coronavirus warning: ‘Take precautions’ – scientists warn of deadly COVID-19 spread in poo
Coronavirus is an infectious disease that has been confirmed in almost five million people across the world. The virus may be spread in the faecal matter of infected individuals, scientists have now warned. The UK has officially passed the peak of the coronavirus infection. The UK government has advised the…
