Detection of the pathogen coronavirus infection in the microbiology laboratory Valentina Russanov/Getty Images The steroid dexamethasone has been found to save the lives of one third of the most serious Covid-19 cases, according to trial results hailed Tuesday as a "major breakthrough" in the fight against the disease.Researchers led by a team from the University…
Image copyright Getty Images A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus.The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say. The drug is part of the world's biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they…
An outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite has impacted 145 people. The source of the parasite has not yet been determined. Patients have been reported by 17 states. These people became sick after eating food in the United States and did not report any travel during the 14 days before they got sick. Sick
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One afternoon in late 2024, a sixth-grader nicknamed Bug came home from school with an announcement to make. Bug, who was assigned female at birth, told his parents he was a boy — and would be using he/him pronouns. “OK, cool,” his mother, J, remembered saying. (J asked to be identified by only her first