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Over a quarter of coronavirus patients on ventilation suffer kidney failure, causing a shortage of vital equipment. Charities have warned the killer infection can lead to acute kidney injury (AKI), a sudden serious condition that can be fatal if not treated immediately. Thousands in intensive care are needing special renal support that takes over the role of…

Posted: May 1, 2020 / 05:02 PM PDT / Updated: May 1, 2020 / 05:29 PM PDT BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Dozens of patients and staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 at a local skilled nursing facility, KGET’s Alex Fisher has learned. It’s happening at the 184-bed Kingston Healthcare Facility at 329 Real Road,…

Gilead Science's remdesivir, one of the most highly anticipated drugs being tested against the new coronavirus, showed positive results in a large-scale US government trial, the company said Wednesday.Remdesivir is an anti-viral drug."We understand that the trial has met its primary endpoint and that National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Niaid) will provide detailed…

Cancer patients — especially those with blood or lung malignancies, or tumors that have spread throughout the body — have a higher risk of death or other severe complications from covid-19 compared with those without cancer, according to a study published Tuesday.The study, which involved 14 hospitals in Hubei province in central China, where the…

(Click here for a bigger version)Health Minister Zweli Mkhize told the portfolio committee on Monday the question of the future need was based on what was seen around the world, in countries such as the United States and Italy.He said, at the moment, the understanding was that ventilators were currently available in both public and…