Alabama’s immense resources and a newly developed Southeastern Conference policy paved the way for Saban to return to the field only days after he tested positive for the coronavirus. View original article Contributor:
I was told it didn’t run in families. Was it just chance? View original article Contributor:
Except in areas where Covid is surging, there are still no lines of patients in the hospital halls. View original article Contributor:
Constipation is very common during and after pregnancy, but many women don’t discuss it with their doctors. View original article Contributor:
On Oct. 20, researchers at the Imperial College of London announced plans for the first human challenge study of COVID-19, which involves deliberately infecting volunteers with the virus that causes the disease, in order to test the effectiveness of vaccines. The strategy is controversial, as researchers have to weigh the risks of infection against the … Read more
As COVID-19 began spreading around the world several months ago, sporting events from little league games to elite competitions were cancelled—and for good reason, as close contact among athletes and spectators can foster the spread of the novel coronavirus. A February soccer game in Italy, for example, helped fuel that country’s outbreak, while the U.S. … Read more
When COVID-19 hit the Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center in Cuthbert, a small rural town in Randolph County, in late March, the facility—which includes a 25-bed hospital, an adjacent nursing home and a family-medicine clinic, was quickly overwhelmed. In just a matter of days, 45 of the 62 nursing home residents tested positive. Negative residents … Read more
About two-thirds are from covid-19, with the rest from other causes, according to a CDC report. View original article Contributor: Lenny Bernstein
Doctors could decide minors age 11 and up are capable of informed consent for their own vaccinations. View original article Contributor: Julie Zauzmer
The drug, tocilizumab, showed early potential but evidence since then has been conflicting. View original article Contributor: Ben Guarino