PORTLAND, Maine —Maine Medical Center has joined two worldwide clinical trials that are examining a drug that could be used to treat COVID-19, the hospital announced Tuesday. The drug, called remdesivir, could be used to treat patients with moderate or sever…
RPD says: Tough times to have a birthday... we heard someone was turning 8 and thought a quick little parade would help spread some birthday cheer. Redding Record Searchlight Editor's note: As of Monday evening, this story is no longer being updated. Please…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Five U.K. charities sent a letter to the government Monday raising the alarm that the country's care system for elderly people is being overwhelmed, arguing that car…
Sixty people have now died after testing positive for the novel coronavirus in Santa Clara County, according to data released by the county’s Public Health Department on Monday. The Public Health Department reported six new deaths and 45 new confirmed cases …
RPD says: Tough times to have a birthday... we heard someone was turning 8 and thought a quick little parade would help spread some birthday cheer. Redding Record Searchlight Editor's note: As of Monday evening, this story is no longer being updated. Please…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…