Category: Editors’ Pick

What A Stanford Researcher’s Fight Against COVID-19 Can Tell Us About The Future Of Drug Discovery

While clinical trials can take years, in a matter of weeks this Stanford lab identified a drug that could help in the fight against COVID-19. Though it is unlikely a silver bullet, this lab is on the cutting edge of a significant trend in artificial in…

AMA, Nurses And Hospitals Plead With Americans To Wear Masks As Coronavirus Cases Surge Again

The American Medical Association, American Hospital Association and American Nurses Association pleaded Monday with Americans to wear a mask and practice social distancing to stop the surge of cases of the coronavirus strain Covid-19.

Broadway Star Nick Cordero Dies At 41 After Covid-19 Coronavirus Battle

Cordero’s passing after a three month struggle shows that the Covid-19 coronavirus is far from “harmless.”

Bubonic Plague Warning In China’s Inner Mongolia, Here Is What It Means

There’s a suspected case of the bubonic plague in Bayan Nur.

10 Examples Of Covid-19 Coronavirus Advice That May Be Difficult To Follow

Here is how recommendations during the pandemic have to change.

Brain Eating Amoeba Infection Reported In Florida, Here Is What It Is

Naegleria fowleri is a foul infection to get and can cause primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM).

Missouri’s The Next Red State Test For Medicaid Expansion At Ballot Box

The expansion of Medicaid benefits via ballot initiative in Missouri next month is gaining momentum after last week’s successful vote in Oklahoma to expand health coverage in that deep red state.

Covid-19 Coronavirus Won’t Be Last Or Worst Pandemic, How To Stop Panic-Neglect Cycle

The Pandemic Action Network has put forth recommendations on how to prevent the next pandemic.

Sentencing Older COVID-19 Patients To Death By Triage

Older COVID-19 patients face age discrimination when medical practitioners decide who should get access to life-saving treatments.

An Infectious Disease Doctor Explains Why Coronavirus Cases Are Skyrocketing

Dr. Mark Kortepeter, who’s been involved in combating multiple epidemics, explains why Covid-19 cases are on the rise in the United States.