By Clare Wilson Ventilators have been seen as a crucial tool for treating severe cases of covid-19, but they may not always be neededBuda Mendes/Getty Images When the coronavirus pandemic began, the UK scrambled to get more ventilators for intensive care. But now some doctors are trying to keep people off ventilators as they believe…
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guidelines were released, Dr. Fauci said there were many clinical trials underway. “Right now, it is premature to say if something is going to be a home run or not,” he said. “Right now there are no early indications of a home run anywhere. There’s nothing that has been dramatic at all.”Clinical trials are monitored…
Health | Analysis 17 April 2020 By Michael Le Page What kind of drug could actually tip the scales in the fight against the new coronavirus?Credit: Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images We keep hearing claims that this or that drug will be a game changer in the coronavirus pandemic. So what would a treatment…
Overwhelmed by the demands of caregiving, Quette dialed 911 when she found her teenage son downstairs in their kitchen struggling to breathe. He had rolled his wheelchair to the oven to keep himself warm as he tried to regulate his temperature, she recalled, and was drenched in sweat from an apparent infection. In that moment
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Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I