Month: May 2020

From her laboratory in the far western reaches of Montana, Elizabeth Fischer is trying to help people see what they’re up against in COVID-19. Over the past three decades, Fischer, 58, and her team at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories, part of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, have … Read more

Johnson & Johnson discontinued its legacy talc-based baby-powder products in the U.S. and Canada after thousands of suits alleging asbestos contamination led to a decline in sales. The health-care giant said Tuesday it had stopped shipping hundreds of talc-based items in the U.S. and Canada after coming to a “commercial decision” to discontinue them. J&J … Read more

(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump emphatically defended himself Tuesday against criticism from medical experts that his announced use of a malaria drug against the coronavirus could spark wide misuse by Americans of the unproven treatment with potentially fatal side effects. Trump’s revelation a day earlier that he was taking hydroxychloroquine caught many in his administration … Read more

Health experts say the lack of guidelines puts the most vulnerable at risk for contracting covid-19. View original article Contributor: Lena H. Sun

With restrictions easing, people are moving again, and “there’s a lot of tinder” out there. View original article Contributor: Joel Achenbach

Blood from donors in 25 metro areas will be tested for disease-fighting antibodies. View original article Contributor: Chelsea Janes