US Food and Drug Administration officials announced today they have approved plans for nationwide trials of two treatments for Covid-19, the global pandemic disease caused by the new coronavirus–and for their simultaneous use in perhaps hundreds of hospitals. The therapeutic agents–convalescent plasma and hyperimmune globulin–are both derived from the blood […]
New York state’s COVID-19 death toll nears 9/11 level
3/3 (C) Reuters. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio appears at USTA Tennis Center indoor facility where portion will be converted into temporary hospital during coronavirus outbreak in New York 2/3 By Maria Caspani and Nathan Layne NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state braced for an onslaught of […]
Google Reveals Location Data to Help the Coronavirus Response
Google is revealing anonymized location data on the movements of people in 131 countries as a guide for public health officials during the coronavirus pandemic. The reports, available in PDF format, show how visits to broad categories of places–such as retail and leisure establishment, grocery and pharmacy stores, and residential […]
Google Reveals Location Data to Help the Coronavirus Response
Google is revealing anonymized location data on the movements of people in 131 countries as a guide for public health officials during the coronavirus pandemic. The reports, available in PDF format, show how visits to broad categories of places–such as retail and leisure establishment, grocery and pharmacy stores, and residential […]
The Biggest Coronavirus Myths, Busted
We’re living in uncertain, surreal times, as the coronavirus crisis worsens in the United States. As we’re struggling with a vacuum of reliable information, coronavirus myths are spreading as quickly as the disease, amplified by social media. Luckily, we’ve got Dr. Seema Yasmin, director of the Stanford Health Communication Initiative […]
Wellness Influencers Sell False Promises As Coronavirus Fears Soar
Ingrid De La Mare Kenny was vacationing in the French Alps in early March when cities across Italy started to shut down, alarmed by the climbing death toll from the new coronavirus. On Instagram, where De La Mare Kenny has over 55,000 followers, she posed with oysters and champagne, her […]
March Gun Sales Shatters Record
Gun sales across the United States were not just higher, they were record setting. As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, guns stores and online retailers reported the highest sales in terms of number of product in history. More than 2.5 million guns were sold in March, according to an analysis of […]
Covid-19 Is Killing More Men Than Women–Here Are Some Theories
Coronavirus appears to pose a particular threat to men. Middle-aged and older men, and those with underlying health conditions that affect the immune system, are being especially badly hit by the virus. And while scientists can’t say for certain why the current pandemic is discriminating by sex, it isn’t a […]
U.S. services sector growth slows; employment drops: ISM
Economic Indicators9 hours ago (Apr 03, 2020 10:25AM ET) 2/2 (C) Reuters. A woman walks through the financial district of New York City 2/2 By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. services sector activity slowed to a more than 3-1/2-year low in March, with industries reporting a moderation in new […]
For Open-Source Ventilators, Making Them Is the Easy Part
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