The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) won’t authorize the use of blood plasma to treat COVID-19 patients until more data about the treatment can be reviewed, federal officials announced. Convalescent plasma (CP) therapy relies on blood plasma donations from…
The Walter Reed Hospital flu ward in Washington D.C. treated patients during the 1918 flu pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to become more deadly than the 1918 flu pandemic, a new study suggests. Remembered as the deadliest pandemic…
Lawyer and anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny was taken ill suddenly on a flight from Tomsk to Moscow and has been put on a ventilator, his press secretary said Alexei Navalny (Image: REUTERS) Prominent Vladimir Putin foe Alexei Navalny was rushed…
Krittika Rittikhan says she has wasted the last five years of her life suffering in pain despite complaining to her dentist in Thailand that something wasn’t right Krittika Rittikhan is suing her dentist (Image: ViralPress) A woman is suing her…
Zinaida Kononova has been pronounced dead after surgery in Russia with plans started for her funeral but hours later she ‘woke up’ at the morgue and was rushed to hospital Zinaida Kononova woke up in the morgue hours after her…
The child, from Sao Mateus, Brazil became pregnant after she was allegedly raped by her uncle and had to be smuggled into the hospital for the procedure A media throng at the hospital as the groups rally (Image: Newsflash) Military…
A California resident has tested positive for plague, marking the state’s first human case of the disease in five years, according to health officials. The case was confirmed on Monday (Aug. 17) in a resident of South Lake Tahoe, according…
With the peak of hurricane season fast approaching, possible evacuations must be planned to help people dodge the storms and avoid causing uncontrolled outbreaks of COVID-19. Now, a new mathematical model offers guidance on how to minimize COVID-19 spread during…
WARNING – GRAPHIC IMAGES The 84-year-old left his home in Perth to investigate a disturbance and was attacked – police believe a weapon was used and have appealed for help tracking down those responsible The elderly man is now fighting…
A new saliva test for COVID-19 that can be completed in just a few hours has been authorized for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The test has several advantages over traditional nasal swab tests: It’s cheap,…