Gilead says drug helped moderately ill coronavirus patients
A California biotech company says its experimental drug remdesivir improved symptoms when given for five days to moderately ill, hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
Gilead Sciences...
Masks and social distancing work, new analysis finds
Masks and social distancing can help control the coronavirus but hand washing and other measures are still needed, a new analysis finds.
Researchers concluded single-layer...
New drugs make headway against lung, prostate, colon cancers
Doctors are reporting success with newer drugs that control certain types of cancer better, reduce the risk it will come back and make treatment...
Cancer, coronavirus are a dangerous mix, new studies find
New research shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former cancer patients. Those who developed COVID-19 were much more likely to die...
Pandemic halts vaccination for nearly 80 million children
LONDON — The coronavirus pandemic is interrupting immunization against diseases including measles, polio and cholera that could put the lives of nearly 80 million...
How should I clean and store my face mask?
Cloth face masks worn during the coronavirus pandemic should be washed regularly, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Public health experts...
Flatten the Curve
If COVID-19 has provided one thing during in isolation it is a refresher of 1st-year Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
As the World continues to...
Hospitals, health care sector reel from COVID-19 damage
The global coronavirus pandemic has created a huge need for health care in the U.S., but it also is delivering a devastating financial blow...
US begins ‘warp speed’ vaccine push as studies ramp up
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump vowed to use “every plane, truck and soldier” to distribute COVID-19 vaccines he hopes will be ready by...
UN says 7 or 8 ‘top’ candidates for a COVID-19 vaccine exist
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The World Health Organization chief said Monday there are around seven or eight “top” candidates for a vaccine to combat...
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