It’s only been tested on a very small number of COVID patients. But those people were all in exceedingly bad shape, and they all survived. From the Jerusalem Post: The patients were treated at three different Israeli medical centers for … Continue reading →
There’s a reason California is a good choice for such a test: The team tested 3,200 people at three Bay Area locations on Saturday using an antibody test for COVID-19 and expect to release results in the coming weeks. The … Continue reading →
He’s been moved out of intensive care: “The Prime Minister has been moved this evening from intensive care back to the ward, where he will receive close monitoring during the early phase of his recovery,” a spokesman said on Thursday. … Continue reading →
I see it over and over: assertions that COVID-19 is just “a bad flu,” and accusations that those who say that are wrong, wrong, wrong. Both statements annoy me – but then, maybe I’m just getting testy from being cooped … Continue reading →
…don’t always pan out. But this definitely shows promise for those COVID patients who are in dire straits: Six critically ill coronavirus patients in Israel who are considered high-risk for mortality have been treated with Pluristem’s placenta-based cell-therapy product and … Continue reading →
…but powerful nevertheless: However, from everything I’ve heard and read, the medication combination is probably most effective if given before things really go south. If a person is already on a ventilator, for example, the amount of lung damage that … Continue reading →
Recommended. Here’s an excerpt: We don’t know exactly when Beijing officials learned about Wuhan’s troubles, but it was probably early- to mid-December. They didn’t learn earlier because local officials know the surest way to lose your position is to give … Continue reading →
…by trying to strangle someone: A doctor in Louisville, Ky., was arrested and charged with strangulation after a fight ensued with teens over not following social distancing measures amid the coronavirus outbreak. The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) was alerted … Continue reading →
Sometimes a person’s cause of death is obvious. An accident. Cancer. Heart attack. But in no small number of cases there are choices to make when a doctor gives an official a cause of death. I’ve seen this many times, … Continue reading →
As if things weren’t disturbing enough, now we get this news: Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care after his coronavirus symptoms worsened, Downing Street have confirmed. The Prime Minister was admitted to St Thomas’ hospital in Westminster on … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Snow on Pine”] Oh, the magnanimity of the Chinese government: After COVID-19 made its way to Italy, decimating the country’s significant elderly population, China told the world it would donate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to help Italy … Continue reading →
Vermont and New Hampshire are somewhat similar states. But last night I noticed that, so far, they’ve had different experiences with CVID-19. That may even out or otherwise change over time. But right now these are the figures: Vermont: 543 … Continue reading →