Category: healthcare

His Dengue Project Shut, So This Salvadoran Virologist Tackles Covid-19 Instead

Virologist David Martinez has worked his whole career to find a way to a better vaccine for Dengue, a disease rife in his native El Savador, but now he’s using those same skills to help find ways to block the novel coronvirus from infecting people. #gl…

Walgreens Suffers $700 Million Hit From Coronavirus ‘Stay At Home’ Orders

Walgreens Boots Alliance suffered a negative impact of $700 million to $750 million as the company sustained a major loss of global business from the surge of cases of the coronavirus strain Covid-19 that caused its customers to shelter in their homes.

How Your Mental Health & Menstrual Cycle Are Linked

Dealing with the physical manifestations of your menstrual cycle can be tough enough. Bleeding, breast tenderness, cramps and bloating can seriously interrupt your daily life. However, your menstrual cycle is also intrinsically linked to your mental he…

Super Heated Air Filter Can ‘Catch And Kill’ Coronavirus

Implementation of a specialized air filter to “catch and kill” SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19, may be one step closer to reality.

XpresSpa Warns That New Covid-19 Testing Service May Have A Limited Rollout

The specialist airport spa retailer is being cautious about where its newly-created XpresCheck brand might go next.

Should We Experimentally Infect People With Covid-19 To Speed Up Vaccine Development?

Dr. Stephen Thomas, Chief of Infectious Diseases at SUNY Upstate Medical University, discusses his experience volunteering for a malaria vaccine trial in 2001 and how to evaluate the risks of human challenge experiments in search of a coronavirus vaccine.

Prisoners 550% More Likely To Get Covid-19, 300% More Likely To Die, New Study Shows

“Covid-19 in US prisons is unlikely to be contained without implementation of more effective infection control,” say the researchers.

Gilead Testing Inhaled Form Of Remdesivir That Could Be Used To Treat Covid-19 Outside Hospital

The inhaled form of remdesivir, one of the only medications that’s shown any promise in treating Covid-19, could be given to patients outside of the hospital.

Kanye West Says Planned Parenthood Was Arranged By ‘White Supremacists To Do The Devil’s Work’

His comment echoed a long-standing claim that goes back to the start of Planned Parenthood more than 100 years ago.

Cuomo Slams Trump: ‘School Reopenings Are A State Decision’

“It’s not up to the president,” Cuomo said.