Vaping may increase the risk of getting COVID-19, at least in teens and young adults, a new study suggests. The researchers analyzed information from more than 4,300 U.S. teens and young adults, ages 13 to 24, who completed an online…
Two experimental drugs for cats could potentially help treat humans infected with COVID-19, Science News reported. A type of coronavirus that only infects cats can cause “feline enteric coronavirus” (FeCV), an infection that affects the gastrointestinal tract and seldom causes…
A total of 16 people have been admitted to hospital with five in intensive care leading to health officials warning people to take extra precautions Those infected with viral meningoencephalitis which can be transmitted by mosquitoes suffer from body aches,…
Jibril Aliyu, 10, was allegedly found living in a ramshackled shed among goats and chickens while his family lived in comfort, before being rescued by human rights lawyers and the police A little boy was allegedly found living among goats…
Russia just approved a coronavirus vaccine for use in tens of thousands of people, though it has not been thoroughly tested for effectiveness, according to news reports. Russia named the newly approved vaccine “Sputnik V,” in reference to the world’s…
From the idea that drinking bleach can kill the coronavirs to a theory that the virus was created in a lab as a bioweapon, the COVID-19 pandemic has generated a flurry of misinformation, hatching more than 2,000 rumors, conspiracy theories…
New Zealand’s streak of no coronavirus transmission has come to an end: The country has announced its first cases of local transmission in 102 days, according to news reports. On Tuesday (Aug. 11), New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said…
What is brain death? Though the term is used to unhook ventilators and guide organ donation, there hasn’t been a single process that determines when brain death has occurred. That may be about to change: New guidelines may make the…
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks during a community meeting with COVID-19 community responders at Wainuiomata’s Memorial Hall on July 30, 2020, in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand, a country of about 4.8 million, has now gone 100 days without a…
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 infects cells by plugging into a receptor on their surface. Now, by crafting a “decoy” of that receptor, scientists aim to foil the virus’s attack. In a new study, published Aug. 4 in the journal…