Medical History

By Linda Anfuso

Linda Anfuso
Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Dangerous blood clots pose a perplexing coronavirus threat
Associated Press - By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer
First came a high fever, drenching sweats and muscle aches. Then, almost a month later, a weird numbness that spread down the right side of her body. Darlene Gildersleeve thought she had recovered from
5 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
Medical Conditions
Coronavirus ‘silent spreaders’ become a bigger risk as California reopens
Los Angeles Times - Rong-Gong Lin II
The role of “silent spreaders” in transmitting the coronavirus is becoming an even greater issue for health officials as they ease stay-at-home rules and slowly reopen the economy. Health officials have
3 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
U.S. Elections
Lightfoot announces search for organization to lead Chicago’s virus contact tracing effort
Chicago Tribune - John Byrne
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday announced plans to try to train hundreds of people to track the spread of the coronavirus and warn Chicagoans who’ve had contact with someone who’s carrying the disease.
3 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
Medical Conditions
Woman dies of COVID-19 after birthday bash, 19 test positive
outlookindia.com - Indore, May 26 (PTI) An FIR has been registered against organisers of a birthday party in worst-hit Indore after it came to light that a 70-year-old woman who attended the bash has died while 19 others tested positive for coronavirus, an officer said on Tuesday.
Sanver Block Medical Officer (BMO) Hemant Raghuvanshi told PTI that these 19 infected people, including men and women, are relatives. The youngest of …
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Linda Anfuso
Public Health
One Key Factor in whether COVID-19 Will Wane This Summer
scientificamerican.com - Akiko Iwasaki
The first reference to the seasonality of infectious respiratory disease was recorded around 400 B.C., when the renowned ancient Greek physician …
3 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
Finance
Novavax expects COVID-19 vaccine trial results in July
yahoo.com - Anjalee Khemlani
The intense demand for a coronavirus vaccine has all types of players in the treatment race. Novavax (NVAX) is the latest biotech company to announce …
5 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
Columbus, GA
Could singing spread coronavirus more than talking? Here’s what experts say
ledger-enquirer.com - Dawson White
As places of worship begin to reopen across the country, some officials are urging them to consider holding off on public singing as experts fear …
5 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
Lifestyle
Why Some Cities And Counties Are Banning Face Masks With Valves
Forbes - Suzanne Rowan Kelleher
Are you planning a getaway to another state or region this summer? Perhaps you’re taking a road trip or renting an RV. Maybe you’re going to a visit to a national or state park, campground or other outdoorsy
7 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
Rochester, MN
Racing against time, medical researchers, life science companies and COVID-19 survivors launch national campaign to drive
postbulletin.com - Written By: Adam Harringa / Mayo Clinic News Network |
The campaign is working against two urgent timelines: to recruit COVID-19 survivors within two months of their recovery to ensure that their blood …
6 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
Medical Conditions
Study tells ‘remarkable story’ about COVID-19’s deadly rampage through a South African hospital
sciencemag.org - Linda Nordling
On 9 March, a patient who had recently traveled to Europe and had symptoms of COVID-19 visited the emergency department of St. Augustine’s, a private …
4 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Coronavirus Antibody Tests Aren’t The ‘Get Out Of Jail Free’ Card Many Hope For
Forbes - Matthew Binnicker
Dr. Matthew Binnicker, an expert in the diagnosis of infectious disease, explains why the increasing testing for antibodies against the virus the causes Covid-19 is important, but not a silver bullet re-opening
6 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Where U.S. coronavirus cases are on the rise
Reuters - By Chris Canipe and Lisa Shumaker
(Reuters) - Twenty U.S. states reported an increase in new cases of COVID-19 for the week ended May 24, up from 13 states in the prior week, as the death toll from the novel coronavirus approaches 100,000,
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Linda Anfuso
Moderna Inc
Here’s what we have to do to show a coronavirus vaccine works
MIT Technology Review - Antonio Regalado
“It’s invariably the most expensive part of vaccine development and the longest of the three phases,” says Stanley Plotkin, former head of vaccines …
12 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
Coronavirus (Covid-19)
WHO Halts Hydroxychloroquine Trial Over Safety Concerns
NPR - Jason Beaubien
The World Health Organization says it is temporarily halting its clinical trials that use hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients over published concerns that the drug may do more harm than good.
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Linda Anfuso
Coronavirus (Covid-19)
NY Stock Exchange reopens as US closes in on 100,000 dead
Associated Press - By MATT OTT, TED SHAFFREY and LISA MARIE PANE, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange reopened Tuesday in a largely symbolic step toward economic recovery, and stocks surged at the opening bell, even as the official U.S. toll
3 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
Women's Health
People who smoke may have more receptors for the new coronavirus
Medical News Today - James Kingsland
The lungs of people who smoke may contain more of the receptors that the new coronavirus uses to invade cells. This could explain why people with the …
11 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
News
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
Reuters
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could face an "immediate second peak" if they let up too soon on measures
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Linda Anfuso
United Nations
First Person: The struggle to protect human rights in East Africa during the pandemic
United Nations
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in East Africa, the UN Human Rights regional office, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has been …
15 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
Immunotherapy
Covid-19 vaccine tested in Wuhan safe
nation.co.ke - ELIZABETH MERAB
• The study on 108 adults found that one dose of the vaccine known as recombinant adenovirus type-5 vectored Covid-19 vaccine (AD5), tested at three …
16 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
Environment
'It's against nature': illegal wildlife trade casts shadow over traditional Chinese medicine
The Guardian - Michael Standaert
Supporters and practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine have warned that the discipline is threatened by those who continue to trade in endangered animals. The small segment of the TCM community insists
15 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Washing Your Hands Triggers Trillions Of Tiny Molecular Explosions
Forbes - Amy Sterling
There once was a Coronavirus that landed on a human’s hand with a few hundred thousand of its colleagues. It sat, idle, waiting for the right environment to enslave its new host’s cells into making copies
12 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
Opinion
5 dead from COVID-19 in one extended family. “No, it’s not gone”
heraldsun.com - Ned Barnett
5 dead from COVID-19 in one extended family. “No, it’s not gone” Some dismiss the scale and danger of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. …
17 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
UK News
The drug combination that may help us beat Covid-19
bbc.co.uk - BBC News
Dr John Wright of Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI) describes some of the trials under way to find a cure for Covid-19, and suggests that a combination of three different types of drug may hold the key.
20 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
Leadership
“We All Failed”— The Real Reason Behind NY Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Surprising Confession
Forbes - Seth Cohen
On Monday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo made an admission that is rare to hear from America’s top leaders – he got it wrong. Speaking at a news briefing on the coronavirus pandemic at the Intrepid Sea,
13 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
Biomedicine
Massive study reveals most common coronavirus symptoms and four main risk factors
bgr.com - Yoni Heisler
A new research study from The BMJ — formerly known as The British Medical Journal — relays that there are four main risk factors that tend to predict …
19 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
Honolulu
Officers clear more than 200 from huge party at Kaena State Park
hawaiinewsnow.com - By HNN Staff | May 25, 2020 at 2:00 PM HST - Updated May 25 at 2:00 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Officers broke up a huge party with more than 200 people at Kaena Point State Park on Sunday night, and said a …
21 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
UK News
Why some face masks are more effective than others
bbc.co.uk - Emma Woollacott
While paper and cloth masks may help controlling the spread of Covid-19 amongst the general public, they're certainly not up to the mark for use in intensive care.
22 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
Vitamin D
New study says vitamin D can’t prevent or treat coronavirus
bgr.com - Chris Smith
Researchers theorized in a recent study that vitamin D might help save the lives of patients infected with the novel coronavirus. At the time, we …
23 hours ago
Linda Anfuso
Herd Immunity
Stockholm Won't Reach Herd Immunity In May, Sweden's Chief Epidemiologist Says
tpr.org - H.J. Mai
Sweden's controversial approach to fighting the coronavirus pandemic has so far failed to produce the expected results, and there are calls within …
22 hours ago