A former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, secretary of state and national security adviser, Mr. Powell died of complications of Covid-19, his family said. By Eric Schmitt Colin L. Powell, who in four decades of public life served as the nation’s top soldier,...
Admittedly the concern is from an in vitro study. Authors conclude risk "is not zero." Merck defends itself.Michael Lerner With heightened excitement centering on the recent announcement by Merck that its investigational antiviral therapy molnupiravir reduces the...
By Jose Morgenstern, et al. Originally published in Cureus - peer reviewed journal August 26, 2021 Abstract Background: Ivermectin is a drug that has been shown to be active against coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) in previous studies. Healthcare personnel are...
By Alana Wise The science is clear: Vaccines are a safe and effective way to prevent serious illness, hospitalization and death from the coronavirus, and vaccine mandates are an effective tool in promoting widespread vaccinations. Still, the battle to...
By Mike Bebernes What’s happening The number of Americans quitting their jobs has hit record highs over the past several months in a phenomenon economists have been calling the “Great Resignation.” In August, 4.3 million U.S. workers — almost 3 percent of...
By Di Pierro F, et al. Published June 24, 2021 in the International Journal of General Medicine Abstract Background The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the cause of the ongoing global pandemic known as COVID-19. Based on the potential...
In tackling the Covid-19 pandemic, solutions for rich countries do not apply universally By Toby Green Originally published in Prospect Magazine on May 16, 2021 Since the onset of the pandemic, progressive thought has held that you should always seek to protect lives...
By Zeynep Tufekci Back when a viral pandemic killing millions around the world was just the plot of a scary movie, the film “Contagion” was lauded for how accurately it depicted the way such an outbreak would occur. On the science of viral contagion, it was quite...
A large team of Swedish and Italian scientists (microbiologists, virologists, immunologists, and others) sought to better understand natural immunity associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection—that is COVID-19 illness. What is the longevity for immunity to COVID-19...
Blog post October 15, 2021 by DonnieYance.com Having effective therapeutics is going to be increasingly important when it comes to confronting Covid-19 and the evolution of new variants. First detected in Japan, the R1 variant is the newest strain...
Coronaviruses discovered in Laotian bats are surprisingly adept at infecting human cells, showing that such deadly features can indeed evolve outside of a lab. By Carl Zimmer The media war over the origins of the virus that causes Covid-19 will continue for a long...
— Researchers urge caution, but a clearer picture starts to emerge by Molly Walker A so-called "mix and match" COVID vaccine series using a different booster than the primary series was safe and produced an increase in immune response comparable to or greater than...
Nationwide, the Delta wave is waning, but what do the coming months hold? By Dhruv Khullar, a contributing writer at The New Yorker, is a practicing physician and an assistant professor at Weill Cornell Medical College. The coronavirus pandemic in the United States...
— New study suggests arginine supplementation may help in cases of severe illness by Heath McAnally, MD, MSPH Back in April 2020, after evaluating a number of diverse data sources including bench studies, clinical trials, and epidemiologic investigations pertaining to...
Some poorer countries are paying more and waiting longer for the company’s vaccine than the wealthy — if they have access at all. By Rebecca Robbins Moderna, whose coronavirus vaccine appears to be the world’s best defense against Covid-19, has been...