17Jun/20

Be Alert for COVID-19 Scammers

17th June 2020COVID-19 scammers, Health & Family, MedicareCarol Duff

Be Alert! Source: VT

16Jun/20

NIH Launches National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C)

16th June 2020analytics platform, Health & Family, National COVID Cohort Collaborative, NIHCarol Duff

Data access will be open to all approved users, regardless of whether they contribute data. Source: VT

16Jun/20

Beijing Returns to Lockdown After Cluster of Coronavirus Cases at Major Food Market

16th June 2020China, COVID-19, Health & Family, lockdown, novel coronavirus 2019Carol Duff

Municipal authorities shut down sporting events and tourism sites in the capital on Saturday. Source: VT

15Jun/20

Harbaugh Says NFL COVID-19 Health Protocols: ‘Humanly Impossible’ to Follow

15th June 2020Baltimore Ravens, head coach John Harbaugh, Health & Family, NFLCarol Duff

“I’m pretty sure the huddle is not going to be 6-feet spaced,” Harbaugh said. Source: VT

15Jun/20

COVID-19 Treatment Cost Seattle Man $1.1 Million

15th June 2020COVID-19, COVID-19 bill, Health & FamilyCarol Duff

“He was as sick as you can get, with basically every organ system shutting down,” says Lipke. Source: VT

14Jun/20

NIH: Study to Evaluate Drugs to Treat Children With COVID-19

14th June 2020anti-inflammatories, antivirals, Children, children with COVID-19, COVID-19, Health & FamilyCarol Duff

Researchers will assess dosage, metabolism and other properties not yet determined in children. Source: VT

14Jun/20

NIH Study: African Americans Who Smoke Have Significantly Higher Risk for Stroke

14th June 2020African Americans, Health & Family, smoking, stroke riskCarol Duff

The study included 4,410 black men and women without a history of stroke and who were enrolled in the Jackson Heart Study, the largest study of cardiovascular disease in African Americans. Source: VT

12Jun/20

Brain Cells Can Hide and Spread HIV Virus to the Body

12th June 2020antiretroviral drugs, astrocytes, cART, Health & Family, HIVCarol Duff

NIH-funded study highlights the importance of addressing the brain in HIV cure strategie Source: VT

12Jun/20

Still Searching for Ways to Prevent COVID-19’s Life-Threatening Blood Clots

12th June 2020biomarkers, blood clots, COVID-19, Health & Family, NIHCarol Duff

Biomarkers are being actively studied. Source: VT

11Jun/20

Brazil Also Has A Denier For President: What Citizens Are Doing to Fight Coronavirus

11th June 2020Brazil, Brazil's favelas, COVID-19, Health & FamilyCarol Duff

The WHO has declared Latin America the pandemic’s new hot spot. Source: VT