Category: healthcare

Why Your Hand Sanitizer May Be Ineffective Or Tainted By Cancer-Causing Chemicals

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, hand sanitizers have become a sought-after staple of life in a Covid-19-afflicted world.

No Major Benefits Of Plasma Therapy For Covid-19, New Study From India Finds

A randomized control trial conducted by India’s government found plasma therapy did not reduce death rates and doesn’t stop the progression of the disease.

Punctured Lungs Found In Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients

Doctors warn that the dangerous condition can be found in people who are not typically considered to be at risk for a punctured lung.

2021 Breakthrough Prize Winners Announced: Researcher Who Developed Protein Design Technology Awarded $3 Million

David Baker, whose protein design technology is being used to develop therapies for Covid-19 and cancer, received one of several awards to scientists from the Breakthrough Prize Foundation that add up to a combined total of $21.75 million.

Mounting Evidence Of Persistent Symptoms In Covid-19 `Long-Haulers’

There’s mounting evidence for serious long-term effects from Covid-19 for a growing number of patients. Additionally, even mildly ill or asymptomatic carriers of the novel coronavirus may exhibit impacts of Covid-19 in different organs, including the h…

Poll: As Covid-19 Vaccine Nears, Public Losing Confidence In Trump’s FDA

The public is losing confidence in the Donald Trump White House and the U. S. Food and Drug Administration as vaccine makers near the end of final stage clinical trials for a vaccine against the Coronavirus strain Covid-19, a new poll indicates.

It’s Still Not Too Late To Fight Covid-19 Like A Scientist

It will take a national effort to get it done. Here’s how.

China Drug Maker’s Shares Plunge On AstraZeneca Vaccine “Pause”

AstraZeneca has been considered to be a global leader in the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.

Not Just Wishful Thinking: Optimism May Reduce Hypertension Risk

Researchers have found an association between higher levels of optimism and lower risk of hypertension (high blood pressure), even when taking other, better-known risk factors into account.

International Scientists Skeptical Of Data In Russian Covid-19 Vaccine Trial

The scientists imply that some of the data may have been falsified and ask for access to the original data.