Disease

We thought the disease was a hoax. He thought is young and he was invincible and wouldn't get affected by the disease. Ah, 30 year old man killed by the virus after attending a covert party in Texas. One of the things it was heart wrenching that he said to his nurse was, You know,…

ATLANTA (CNN) — Coronavirus damages not only the lungs, but the kidneys, liver, heart, brain and nervous system, skin and gastrointestinal tract, doctors said Friday in a review of reports about COVID-19 patients.The team at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City — one of the hospitals flooded with patients in the…

CLOSE Deer ticks feed on human and animal blood. As such, they can transmit dangerous bacteria and viruses to humans. Severe cases can be fatal. WochitAs if we don't already have already have enough worries, health officials are warning Michiganders to guard against a tick borne disease that mimics COVID-19 symptoms.Anaplasmosis is still rare in…

A novel gene-editing experiment seems to have permanently reduced LDL and triglyceride levels in monkeys.A colored scanning electron micrograph of cholesterol.Credit...CMEABG-UCBL-Chapon/Science SourceJune 27, 2020, 5:45 p.m. ETWhat if a single injection could lower blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides — for a lifetime?In the first gene-editing experiment of its kind, scientists have disabled two genes…

Posted: Tue 3:25 PM, Jun 23, 2020 &nbsp|&nbsp Updated: Tue 3:28 PM, Jun 23, 2020 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Edited News Release) -- The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) says significant case growth is being monitored in southwest Missouri, and special attention is being given to food processing plants that employ many essential…