Illustration of Streptococcus pneumoniae Scientists may have uncovered a new weapon in the fight against antibiotic-resistant superbugs: drugs that freeze bacterial evolution in its tracks. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are those microbes that somehow survive even under the onslaught from megadrugs meant…
A once-bustling city at the heart of China is now a ghost town, with few people on the streets and drones flying above. Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak, has been under an unprecedented lockdown for the…
These office workers didn’t get the memo that sick people should work from home. Every person can do their part to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, known as SARS-CoV-2. But, in times of uncertainty, it’s easy to make…
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Cameron Johnson, from Bathurst, Australia, was taken to BMIC Hospital in Kuta after he fractured his eye socket in several places while riding a scooter in Bali, Indonesia Cameron underwent five hours of surgery (Image: Facebook) A dad checked his…
Aleida Garcia Ortez, 52, is battling a severe infection and her son fears she could die after the bungled bum lift carried out at her home in Cundinamarca, central Colombia Leida Garcia’s son Fabia speaks to reporters about his mother’s…
A group of men apparently ditch the handshake and tap feet in the amusing clip that has since gone viral on social media with over 50,000 views in Coronavirus-plagued Wuhan Chinese people have apparently adopted a foot-to-foot greeting dubbed the…
The new coronavirus is rapidly spreading around the world, reaching every continent except Antarctica. As of March 2, there have been more than 80,000 illnesses reported in China, and more than 8,700 illnesses reported outside of mainland China in 64…
The new coronavirus spreads mainly through respiratory droplets that launch into the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 appears to be fairly easily spread. But the good news is that it’s not among the…