Share on PinterestMany politicians have incorrectly promoted hydroxychloroquine as an effective COVID-19 treatment.Image credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. For many professionals in the science and healthcare communities, the return of hydroxychloroquine to public discussion came as a shock.Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial drug that researchers initially hoped could be a potential treatment for COVID-19. Over the last…
UPDATE: OU Medicine provides update on staffing capacity and surge plans OU Medicine continues to accept COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients, but has a surge plan in place in case it’s needed, a spokesperson said Monday.“OU Medicine is now, and has been since the onset of the pandemic, able to provide care to our ICU patients.…
The University of Washington is seeking out COVID-19 patients to participate in a study focusing on hydroxychloroquine and a hydroxychloroquine-azithromycin combinagtion. (CatherineL-Prod Photo via Bigstock) The University of Washington School of Medicine is looking for people who have tested positive for COVID-19 to participate in a clinical trial aimed at finding out whether a controversial…
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…