14 References1 Citing ArticleRelated ArticlesAbstract BackgroundHydroxychloroquine has been widely administered to patients with Covid-19 without robust evidence supporting its use. MethodsWe examined the association between hydroxychloroquine use and intubation or death at a large medical center in New York City. Data were obtained regarding consecutive patients hospitalized with Covid-19, excluding those who were intubated, died,…
Share on PinterestResearchers may have found an antibody to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that can cause COVID-19.A new study has identified an antibody that may be valuable in responding to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The antibody has the potential to help treat the disease, as well as to reduce the chances of contracting the infection that…
or contagious as reported. How could it be? New illnesses and viruses emerge on an almost yearly basis, but the medical and economic carnage that SARS-CoV-2 has caused is unprecedented.SARS-CoV-2 has changed all our lives, in large part, due to its highly contagious nature. But, what makes this coronavirus strain so much more transmissible than…
A small 3D version of the human brain develops key features of Alzheimer’s disease when it is infected with a virus that causes cold sores, scientists reported on Wednesday, adding to the evidence that this most common form of dementia can be caused by a common microbe. The new research, published in Science Advances, is…
San Francisco study reveals 90% of people who tested positive for coronavirus had been leaving home to go to workUC San Francisco researchers tested 4,160 residents of the city's Mission District for COVID-19 between April 25 and 28 Of the 62 people who tested positive, 90 percent were essential workers 95 percent of the positive individuals were…
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…