The search for a Covid-19 vaccine has sparked international media controversy and negative sentiment around the potential harm of people taking part in clinical trials once the research enters its human testing phase.A wave of anger was ignited when two top French doctors said on live TV that coronavirus vaccines should be tested on poor…
Coronaviruses have been causing problems for humanity for a long time. Several versions are known to trigger common colds and more recently two types have set off outbreaks of deadly illnesses: severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers). But their impact has been mild compared with the global havoc unleashed by…
April 23, 2020 | 2:46pm | Updated April 23, 2020 | 3:06pm Enlarge Image A doctor measures the blood pressure of a COVID-19 infected patient. Sebastien Bozon/Getty Images Scientists are urgently investigating whether life-saving blood-pressure drugs may be a crucial factor behind many of those who die from the coronavirus. A disproportionate number of patients…
The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, become a member and sign up for our newsletter, Outbreak Today. As the world waits anywhere from 18 months to years for the first effective coronavirus vaccine, some lawmakers, scientists, and bioethicists…
At a time when so much is still uncertain, we don't know what actions are safe anymore.Is breathing safe? Is going to the grocery store safe? Can we even fart in the privacy of our own homes?Well, lucky for us, scientists are working around the clock to determine these important factors.Dr. Norman Swan, on an…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…