July 29th, 2020Research presented at ASM Microbe Online found that 43% of Staphylococcus bacteria found on exercise equipment in university gyms were ampicillin-resistant, with 73% of...
More than 100 top US scientists, including 15 Nobel laureates, have written an open letter calling for volunteers to be exposed to the coronavirus in order to speed the...Coronavirus
Critically ill COVID-19 patients who received a single dose of a drug that calms an overreacting immune system were 45% less likely to die overall, and more likely to be...Coronavirus
The two hair stylists in Springfield, Missouri, broke the cardinal rule of infection control: STAT News reports that despite having respiratory symptoms, one...Coronavirus
Two US research groups have reported finding nearly 300 cases of an alarming apparent side effect of COVID-19 in children, a condition called multisystem inflammation...Coronavirus
People with chronic health conditions such as heart disease and diabetes were hospitalised six times more often than otherwise healthy individuals infected with the...
June 10th, 2020A critical 500-person Cape Town trial, part of an international examination into whether the BCG vaccine protects against COVID-19, is under pressure from demands from...
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is clarifying its guidance to prevent the coronavirus from spreading, hoping to clear up confusion over whether a...
May 27th, 2020
As the coronavirus death toll has risen around the world, it has created an unprecedented challenge for the healthcare workers, forensics experts, and funeral directors...
A new life-threatening inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19 has affected 230 children in Europe and killed two so far this year. Reuters Health reports that...
