Its neighbors closed borders, schools, bars and businesses as the coronavirus pandemic swept through Europe, but Sweden went against the grain by keeping public life as unrestricted as possible.The strategy — aimed at allowing some exposure to the virus in order to build immunity among the general population while protecting high-risk groups like the elderly — has…
A Connecticut police department said it plans to begin testing a "pandemic drone" that could detect whether a person 190 feet away has a fever or is coughing.But an expert on viruses and a privacy advocate question whether such technology can work and, if it does, whether it would help in controlling the spread of…
The most common symptoms of infection by the COVID-19 virus are a dry cough, fever and difficulty breathing, but researchers are discovering they are far from being the only signs of the viral infection. Dermatologists are reporting a new symptom, dubbed “COVID toes,” that they are seeing in some patients who have the new coronavirus.…
Doctors and experts on a panel created by the National Institutes of Health are recommending against using hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug, with azithromycin, an antibiotic known as Z-Pak, in the treatment of COVID-19. The panel released its recommendations on Tuesday, including recommending against the combination, which is being used by a number of doctors in…
Doctors have identified a new symptom for those who are infected with the coronavirus and have COVID-19 — “COVID toes.” What are COVID toes? “COVID toes” are identified when there is a “presence of purple or blue lesions on a patient’s feet and toes,” according to USA Today. Dr. Ebbing Lautenbach, chief of infectious disease…
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…