MEDICINE & HEALTHOxford's experimental coronavirus vaccine, ChAdOx1 vaccine, passed its clinical trial on monkeys with flying colors. With the company just merely getting started on human trials, the Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer, vouched to start making doses of the vaccine ASAP, in case it worked. Click the link to read the full story.
After two cats and now a dog in the US have been reported to test positive for the virus, the CDC still notes that there is not enough evidence that points to household pets being capable of transmitting the disease.
Medical professionals in the US studied 14 antibody tests, which proves to be helpful against the COVID-19 pandemic. However, other scientists say these need more work to be the ultimate solution to the pandemic.
Researchers in the United States said patients with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) have a higher survival rate if they are on an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation machine.
The United Kingdom reportedly turned down an antibody test, among nine others, despite seeing promising results in patients. Until the government finds a test that is good enough, it won't start mass antibody testing.
Doctors said that they have never seen before so many young people suffer from the deadliest type of stroke in fear that they might have blood clots in the brain
The CPAP machine, which is used primarily for people with sleep apnea, is now being converted as an alternative for mechanical ventilators for patients with coronavirus. Read more by clicking the link above.
Are you prepared for just about anything? Be confident the next time somebody asks you this question, and get yourself and your family a first aid kit for your home and car. Click the link above to learn more.
Blood clots can cause amputation on limbs and also lethal pulmonary embolisms, heart attacks, and strokes once it reaches the lungs, heart and the brain.
Researchers are considering the role of female sex hormones in the fight against coronavirus. With men apparently being hit harder by the virus, trials involving the introduction of estrogen and progesterone to severely-ill male coronavirus patients have been initiated. The study aims to determine if the hormones help in lessening COVID-19's severity. Read on to learn more.
Preterm childbirth occurences are rising in America but four candidate drugs have now been found to target a specific pathway in the uterus of women experiencing preterm labor, effectively stopping contractions.
A medical expert claims a person may have the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the antibodies to fight it at the same time. People are not advised to go home until they test negative because they can still spread the virus to others.
Find out what are the best materials for your do-it-yourself face masks as recommended by experts Debates are still ongoing whether face masks can help contain the spread of coronavirus.