After five days on a ventilator because of covid-19, Susham “Rita” Singh seemed to have turned a corner. Around midnight on April 8, doctors at Houston Methodist Hospital turned off the sedative drip that had kept the previously healthy 65-year-old in a medically induced coma.“The expectation is that you should start waking up after six…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Stroke patients are arriving at hospitals and treatment centers an average of more than two hours later than they should amid the coronavirus pandemic, new research reveals, imperiling their chance of survival.A study published today in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery…
A man navigates his boat next to Cruise Ships docked at the port of Long Beach during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic on April 11, 2020 in Long Beach, California.Apu Gomes | Getty ImagesMore than 80% of the passengers and crew infected with coronavirus on an expedition cruise ship did not show any symptoms, raising questions…
May 24, 2020 | 11:36am | Updated May 24, 2020 | 11:56am Enlarge Image A medical worker in Beijing wearing full protective gear takes a swab sample from a journalist to be tested for the coronavirus. Nicolas Asfouri/Getty Images Coronavirus patients stop being infectious 11 days after contracting the disease — even if they still…
A pack of Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate medication is held up on March 26.John Phillips | Getty ImagesHospitalized Covid-19 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine, the malaria drug President Donald Trump says he's taking to prevent the coronavirus, had a higher risk of death than those who didn't take it, according to a study published Friday in The Lancet.Patients who…
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…