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Your phone can detect a possible coronavirus infection thanks to a very small device! By placing a sample of saliva on the device, in exactly five minutes you can know if you are infected. The researchers are currently developing a workable technique for the idea. If it works Covid-19 screening using smartphones will become a…
Bioethicist Dr. Zeke Emanuel predicts that around 250,000 Americans may die at the hands of coronavirus, potentially by the end of this year. The mortality rate of coronavirus patients is also increasing but it will not be the only contributing factor to this death toll. Major Garett Emanuel is the vice provost for Global Initiatives…
Assessing the current situation of the health crisis, President Donald Trump thinks schools can reopen this fall. This is a shared sentiment among several parents, doctors, educators, and economists everywhere. Doing so however will mean the closing down of other high-risk areas for coronavirus such as gyms and bars. Public health experts believe that federal,…
On Sunday three men came under arrest for possessing some human body parts. The Mpumalanga Health Department reveals that two of the three men arrested are employees of the department. The two people are employees at Ermelo Hospital and the Lothair Clinic, the department says. Sasaki Manzini is the health MEC at the department. In…
Due to the current health crisis brought by a coronavirus, China like the rest of the world has a lot on its plate. Recent reports however suggest that China may have yet another obstacle in its way, after recording a new case of dengue fever on the same day as the latest case of bubonic…
Amid rising coronavirus numbers, President Donald Trump’s administration has made a move that might decide the future for the health crisis in the United States. The administration has issued a notice to Congress and the United Nations saying the country will withdraw itself from the World Health Organization. The country’s withdrawal from the WHO will…
Coronavirus case numbers have been rising for a while now, even as lockdown restrictions ease in some parts of the world, more cases soon follow. Now another case has come to light after the Brazillian president, Jair Bolsonaro announced on live television that his tests for coronavirus have come positive. He told a group of…
Sanja Jelic is a critical care doctor at Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s step-down unit. She helped treat one of the worst outbreaks of her life on April 6 when a large surge of coronavirus patients came in for treatment. Jelic says she made a move that was unlike any someone in her position would…
As cases of coronavirus increase in number, health care workers are running out of space to treat them. Amid all this, another problem is on the rise and that is the issue of drug overdoses. An increase in drug overdoses is being reported during the coronavirus pandemic which is cause for concern. Several bodies have been…
Popular advice often involves dismissing illnesses if they appear mild. Most people, therefore, do not worry too much about them but evidence suggests that the same should not be done for a mild case of coronavirus. Although reports from the World Health Organization show that around 80% of reported coronavirus cases worldwide are either asymptomatic…