MEDICINE & HEALTHU.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said that the country could reverse the course of coronavirus surges in just two to three weeks if people would do their part. He refers to wearing face masks, practicing good hand hygiene, and observing proper social distancing.
New York City, once the world's epicenter for the coronavirus, is currently preparing for the anticipated second wave of infections. Moreover, they are taking what they've learned and are sharing it with other states going through the same thing, namely Florida, California, and Texas.
Doctors at an Ohio hospital have reported that incidents of 'broken heart syndrome,' or the stress cardiomyopathy, have increased during the pandemic. Doctors believe that it reflects a temporary weakness in the heart due to the surge of stress hormones.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claim that the health risks of keeping children away from school are far greater than having them in classrooms during the coronavirus pandemic. This follows the initiative of President Trump in pushing schools to reopen by the fall.
A study concluded that a majority of coronavirus infections are silent transmissions from asymptomatic/presymptomatic individuals. The WHO are being asked to update their coronavirus guidelines for airborne transmissions.
COVID-19 patients with severe cases often suffer from organ damage and sometimes death. But a team of scientists has proposed a novel way of limiting organ damage to improve outcomes for severe cases of the disease.
Hospitalization is tough, particularly for young children. During the coronavirus pandemic, when physical contact is limited, specialists hope that Robin, the AI robot can help the children cope better emotionally.
Is it better to dine indoors or outdoors during the coronavirus pandemic? Experts are asking people first to consider: is it necessary to eat outside in the first place? Learn some tips when dining out during the COVID-19 crisis.
A Facebook post went viral after it claimed that N-95, surgical, and cloth masks were ineffective and potentially harmful against coronavirus. Experts explain the truth behind these masks and how they protect or fail to protect the wearer from COVID-19.
In a new study, researchers find that the COVID-19 pandemic could naturally increase the global burden of tuberculosis due to delays in diagnosis, treatment, and interruptions to health services. They estimate about 110,000 additional deaths from TB in China, India, and South Africa over the next five years.
Mark Kortepeter, a former top figure in the United States’ biodefense programs, argues that the coronavirus most likely started from natural causes rather than escaped from a lab in Wuhan. Click the link above to learn about his arguments.
Zoloft, a known antidepressant, is now on FDA's shortage list. Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the stresses caused by it, many Americans have turned to medication, which has now driven stocks off shelves.
Owners are leaving their furbabies now that the coronavirus situation is getting out of hand. New research analyzes cases of people abandoning their pets in fear that the animals might carry the virus and eventually transmit it to them. Click the link above to learn more.
[IN PHOTOS] Post-COVID-19 Night Clubbing in safety is made possible with the Production Club's Micrashell suit. It allows users to vape and drinks beverages through the suit and breath clean air through a vent in its helmet. Click the link above to learn more.
Chinese researchers found out that there are different types of antibodies in patients who had COVID-19. Some may have three types while others only have one, but all of them last two weeks.
A newly discovered coronavirus mutation may be "immune" to vaccines currently being tested. It is of urgent concern to the medical community, which is searching for a vaccine that will work against COVID-19.
Hong Kong is one of the countries lowering its quarantine restrictions after minimal coronavirus disease 2019 localized infections - the last one was recorded over two weeks ago.
Coronavirus can spread from asymptomatic people, making it hard to identify the carriers of the virus among healthy people, therefore, spreading the disease and increasing the number of cases.
A young boy named Evan Cadby is now left alone due to both his mother and grandmother passing away while his father is still trying to recover in the hospital.
One even shared dreaming about former US President Ronald Reagan accompanying him to a comic book shop, and what happened next is epic. Fortunately, dreams can be changed for the better, helping people fight the pandemic a little more.
More than a week after images of bodies being left on the streets of Ecuador went viral, there are still many families that are trying to bury their loved ones.