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Wisconsin woman took hydroxychloroquine for 19 years, still got coronavirus

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New Canadian Study Says Marijuana May Prevent The Coronavirus

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But these polls, conducted last week with between 850 and 1,000 respondents in each state, found that Mr Biden has now pulled ahead of Mr Trump in all six state...

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UK confident COVID-19 tracking system will be place before lockdown eased

The app it is being tested on the Isle of Wight off the southern coast of England where more than half of the residents had downloaded it. Johnson added that 24...

Earlier lockdown could have saved more than 35,000 American lives, say researchers

Jeffrey Shaman, an epidemiologist and the leader of the research team, told New York Times such early measures are critical in reducing the casualty figure. "...

Britain to buy 10 million antibody tests from Roche and Abbott

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Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works closing stores in Canada, US

Victoria's Secret will permanently close around 250 stores in the US and Canada in 2020, parent company L Brands announced Wednesday. The parent company said it...

Fans Are Creeped Out By Jennifer Lopez's Latest Selfie: Here's Why

But, in one of her photos, many people noticed the scary man that appears to be looking through a window behind her. " Why is there a man in the background ...

COVID-19: NY Will Now Allow Some Religious Gatherings With Tight Restrictions

The highest rate was recorded in Morrisania, The Bronx, where 43 percent of residents tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies. Cuomo had announced on May 5 th...

Joe Biden asks Amy Klobuchar to undergo VP vetting process, report says

Biden is due to report on his campaign finances on Wednesday, but the former vice president said earlier this month that when combined with his party, he rais...

Biden holds 11-point lead over Trump: national poll

That's up from the 49 - 41 per cent lead Biden held in April's poll, but the change is within the margin of error, reports Xinhua news agency. But these polls...

AstraZeneca could supply potential coronavirus vaccine from September

Among those who expressed little or no interest in taking a vaccine, almost half said that they were anxious about the speed in which one is being developed -...

Every adult in England is now automatically an organ donor by law

One positive side effect of coronavirus restrictions - fewer auto crashes - is creating a negative side effect. longer waits for organ donations. This can onl...

CDC: Keep cleaning surfaces, but coronavirus mainly spreads person-to-person

With regard to concerns about transmission of the disease through food, the guidelines point out, "Currently, there is no evidence to support transmission of ...

17% of Londoners Have Had COVID-19, Health Secretary Says

Mr Hancock said the instant tests "could change the way that we control Covid-19 across the country, getting those with negative results back into society as qu...

Earlier U.S. lockdown could have saved tens of thousands of lives

Had social distancing measures been initiated one week before President Donald Trump announced his recommendations on March 16 , around 36,000 lives could hav...

United States orders 300M doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine

The article compared Oxford's vaccine with a vaccine candidate from China-based Sinovac Biotech. AstraZeneca is also working on entering into additional agr...

Global COVID-19 trial of hydroxychloroquine, which Trump takes, begins

Janette Nesheiwat, a Fox News medical contributor, warned. Recently, Trump said he has been taking the drug. Henry Ford Hospital is doing a study on this no...

First case of coronavirus-related inflammatory illness reported in NC child

By Thursday afternoon, authorities had reported cases of MIS-C in roughly half of all USA states, as well as Washington, D.C. The nation's capital has reported ...

Pair of studies showed vaccine prevented coronavirus infection in monkeys; produced antibodies

But was there good reason for so much enthusiasm? While Moderna blitzed the media, it revealed very little information - and most of what it did disclose were...

UK’s COVID-19 tracking system under fire amid warning of second spike

He told Sky News that the app "will be introduced in the coming weeks in parallel" with the system employing track and trace staff. "So it is work at pace on ...

Victoria’s Secret will close 250 stores; Bath & Body Works closing 50

USA Today reports total L Brands sales declines 37% in the quarter ending May 2 as nearly all locations were closed during the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier ...

Mink might be a COVID-19 intermediate host: Dutch research

The case happened on one of two farms near the southern city of Eindhoven where the disease was earlier found among the mammals, which are bred for their valuab...

United Kingdom starts hydroxychloroquine trials, studying the drug 'with great care'

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Woman injured by bison in Yellowstone National Park

Park officials did not provide any details about her injuries. If necessary, turn around and go the other way. Stay 25 yards (23 meters) away from all large ani...

Approved COVID-19 antibody test 'not intended for home use', manufacturer warns

Offered by Westchester Medical Center Health Network, the testing began on Tuesday, May 19 by appointment at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. If p...

RACGP warns Australians: Do not use hydroxychloroquine to "cure" COVID-19

We are going to proceed to research dangers related to the usage of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for Covid-19 and talk publicly when we now have extra dat...

CDC Issues New Guidance on Coronavirus on Surfaces

The agency added "touching surfaces or objects" to the ways in which the coronavirus is not readily transmitted. In March, a preliminary study suggested tha...