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COVID-19 outbreaks hit 13 local preschools, child care centers
The virus infected 62 people, including 25 young children enrolled at these centers.
Hands, face, space? Johnson's Covid message has got priorities wrong, scientists warn
‘Space’ is most important factor in containing spread of coronavirus and should be listed first, say experts
Post-COVID heart damage alarms researchers: 'There was a black hole' in infected cells
While more studies are needed, researchers and doctors throughout the country are warning of a likely connection between COVID-19 and a serious heart condition.
What the 'Emergency' Blood Plasma Debacle Reveals
If the FDA’s emergency authorizations aren’t used responsibly, they could lose their power.
Emergency Use Authorization of Medical Products
Explains FDA's general recommendations and procedures applicable to authorization of the emergency use of certain medical products
State treasurers urge Gilead to lower the price of remdesivir
In a letter to the drug maker, the state treasurers warn that prices “disconnected from market forces will ultimately backfire."
Advances In ICU Care Are Saving More Patients Who Have COVID-19
One thing that has improved a lot over the course of the pandemic is treatment of seriously ill COVID-19 patients in intensive care units. Here's one man's success story.
TWiV 659: Sloppy coronavirus immunity with Christian Drosten | This Week in Virology
Christian Drosten returns to TWiV to provide an update on the COVID-19 situation in Germany, and general thoughts on testing, immunity, vaccines, therapeutics, epidemiology, reopening schools, and what will happen this fall.
Antibody-Based Drug May Reduce COVID-19 Hospitalizations: Study
Eli Lilly reports a 72 percent reduction in hospitalization risk among patients who received its monoclonal antibody compared to those who received a placebo.
In This Woodpecker Kingdom, War Is a Spectator Sport
When prime habitat is up for grabs, acorn woodpeckers travel from all around to see who will win.
AstraZeneca, Under Fire for Vaccine Safety, Releases Trial Blueprints
Experts are concerned that the company has not been more forthcoming about two participants who became seriously ill after getting its experimental vaccine.
Epidemic | Lapham’s Quarterly
The Summer 2020 issue of Lapham’s Quarterly.
Trump’s attacks highlight CDC’s stumbles on public health messaging
The CDC is fumbling its mission to communicate vital information about Covid-19 and the federal pandemic response to the American public.
Coronavirus is heat tolerant, self-healing and very resilient in lab tests
Hungarian team finds virus particle withstands being probed by a nano needle 100 times, possibly making it the most physically elastic virus known
Fears about Covid-19 are complicating care for patients with sickle cell
Many physicians are concerned that fear is keeping patients with sickle cell disease from seeking the care and pain management they need.
A patient has died after ransomware hackers hit a German hospital
For the first time ever, a patient’s death has been linked directly to a cyberattack. Police have launched a “negligent homicide” investigation after ransomware disrupted emergency care at Düsseldorf University Hospital in Germany. The victim:...
Declining COVID-19 Case Fatality Rates across all ages: analysis of German data - CEBM
Jason Oke, Daniel Howdon, Carl Heneghan, This analysis shows that the fatality rate from COVID-19 has declined in all age
U.S. Public Now Divided Over Whether To Get COVID-19 Vaccine
There are widely held concerns about the safety and effectiveness of a possible vaccine and the pace of the approval process.
COVID-19 Case-Age Distribution: Correction for Differential Testing by Age
Background: SARS-CoV-2 is a novel pathogen and is currently the cause of a global pandemic. Despite expected universal susceptibility to a novel pathogen, the pandemic to date has been characterized by higher observed incidence in the oldest...
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hbd chick - #FFCE
i'm not feeling so good today. (O.O)
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hbd chick - #FFCE
starting to suspect AI doesn't really like us humans. (O.O)
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