Monthly Archives: July, 2020

Fresh studies give more information about what treatments do or don’t work for COVID-19, with high-quality methods that give reliable results.British researchers on Friday published their research on the only drug shown to improve survival — a cheap steroid called dexamethasone. Two other studies found that the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine does not help people with…

LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists analysing data from a widely-used COVID-19 symptom-tracking app have found there are six distinct types of the disease, each distinguished by a cluster of symptoms. FILE PHOTO: A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which…

Los Angeles County public health officials reported more than 4,500 new coronavirus cases Thursday, shattering the record for the highest single-day increase in new infections.There were a total of 4,506 new cases, marking the second time this week the county broke the grim record, having notched 4,200 cases of the virus on Tuesday.“Each case represents…

July 17, 2020 | 1:36pm A South Carolina dog needed to be euthanized after it tested positive for the coronavirus early this month, Clemson University officials announced. A private veterinarian decided to test the dog, an 8-or-9-year-old shepherd mix, after one of its owners was confirmed to have the contagion, Dr. Boyd Parr, state veterinarian…

Mosquitoes like this one can transmit several diseases to humans. At least two cases of rare mosquito-borne Jamestown Canyon virus have been reported so far this year in the U.S.(USDA-ARS)The virus has become more common in recent years.Scientists and health experts say climate change may be driving a rise in mosquito-borne diseases.Last year saw a…