Monthly Archives: July, 2020

In December 2017, I was a busy mom of three boys and an art teacher hoping to recharge over winter break, when I became overwhelmed with extreme fatigue one morning. I remember having to crawl out of the shower, too weak to stand or reach up to turn off the water from the shower head…

(Reuters) - Devon Brumfield could hear her father gasping for breath on the phone. FILE PHOTO: Devon Brumfield holds a photo of her father Darrell Cager Sr., who died on March 31 from complications of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in this undated handout image. Devon Brumfield/Handout via REUTERSDarrell Cager Sr., 64, had diabetes. So his…

AbstractThe emergence of the novel SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in 2019 has triggered an ongoing global pandemic of severe pneumonia-like disease designated as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)1. The development of a vaccine is likely to require at least 12-18 months, and the typical timeline for approval of a novel antiviral therapeutic can exceed 10 years. Thus, repurposing…

The OceanView at Falmouth retirement community was one of the first places in Maine recorded coronavirus cases early on in the pandemic. Falmouth now has seen the highest rate of coronavirus cases in Maine. Credit: Troy R. Bennett | BDN The BDN is making the most crucial coverage of the coronavirus pandemic and its economic…

Even with case counts and death tolls climbing across the US, many Americans have clung to the hope that, if they contracted the coronavirus, the illness would pass quickly or even asymptomatically. A new study released today by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, however, shows that a large percentage of the US may…