Another doctor, Jeff Brown, MD, in Richmond, VA, also recovered from a serious COVID-19 infection after several doses of Actemra. His story was reported by the Richmond Times-Dispatch. While stories like these are encouraging, researchers caution the drugs were experimental, and the cases don’t really provide solid scientific information about whether the drugs work the… Read More »
A COVID-19 positive resident physician in Detroit died recently, and reportedly two more who treated patients with the virus in New York City have died this week as well; although I can’t say for certain, because their names have not been released and their stories exist only in hushed whispers of the resident community. And… Read More »
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At least eight people in Germany who died of encephalitis likely contracted a rare virus from shrews, a small mole-like animal, that led to the fatal brain-swelling condition often caused by a viral infection. Researchers looked at brain tissue from 56 people who developed encephalitis between 1999 and 2019. Samples revealed that at least eight people… Read More »
Genetically modified golden rice finally seems set for approval where it is needed to address vitamin A deficiency, but anti-scientific misinformation campaigns continue, says Michael Le Page Health | Comment 20 November 2019 By Michael Le Page Josie Ford AFTER a regulatory approval process lasting two years, Bangladesh is expected to soon green-light the cultivation… Read More »
Strokes occur when a part of the brain’s blood supply is cut offAnthony Devlin/PA Wire By New Scientist staff and Press Association Over the course of a decade, the mortality of strokes has halved in England. Stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off. The rate of people dying… Read More »
Feb. 5, 2019 — The maker of a portable defibrillator is warning customers that the device may lock up and freeze when used, a problem responsible for at least six deaths, the FDA says. The Stryker company sells the LIFEPAK 15 Monitor/Defibrillators and reports that the it has received 58 complaints of devices freezing after… Read More »