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Preliminary data from 23andMe’s ongoing genetic study of COVID-19 appears to lend more evidence for the importance of a person’s blood type — determined by the ABO gene — in differences in the susceptibility to the virus. 23andMe is still recruiting for its massive study, most recently seeking 10,000 participants outside of 23andMe who have […]
[CNN] (Mexico City) For months, Latin America watched the rest of the world suffer as the coronavirus spread. It is a spectator no longer. “This is the new epicenter,” said Dr. Marcos Espinal, director of communicable diseases at the Pan American Health Organization. Months after emerging from a relatively obscure […]
[Bloomberg] Outbreak in Tennessee reveals virus spread across U.S. farms Farmhands work at grave risk and harvests are threatened One farm in Tennessee distributed Covid-19 tests to all of its workers after an employee came down with the virus. It turned out that every single one of its roughly 200 employees had […]
[Chicago Tribune] Gov. J.B. Pritzker confirms that all four regions of Illinois will move to the third phase of his five-phase reopening plan on Friday. The 28-day tracking period for all four regions will reset on Friday, meaning the earliest any region could move into the next phase is June 26, Pritzker […]
[WHSV] RICHMOND, Va. — As of Thursday, May 28, Virginia has had 41,401 total cases of COVID-19, including confirmed lab tests and clinical diagnoses, according to the Virginia Department of Health. Graphic courtesy: Virginia Department of Health That’s a rise of 1,152 cases since Wednesday, alongside 11,447 newly reported tests, which […]
[CNBC] The U.S. has surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths as a result of the coronavirus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, significantly more than any other country in the world. A tally from Johns Hopkins University showed 100,047 deaths as of Wednesday evening. More than 5.6 million people […]
[KNBC, GETTY IMAGES] What to Know Another 933 confirmed cases of the illness were announced, while Long Beach added 61 more, giving the county a total of 48,761. A total of 53% of the county’s deaths from the virus have occurred in institutional settings, the vast majority of those at […]
[Reuters] (DETROIT) – In the week since U.S. auto factories reopened after coronavirus lockdowns, workers at all three Detroit automakers have tested positive for COVID-19 but only Ford Motor Co has temporarily closed plants. The U.S. auto industry reopened many plants last week after a two-month shutdown due to the […]
[Shape Magazine] Science says the meditative practice could be a natural remedy for migraines that you should add to your standard treatment arsenal. Yoga Really Help Treat a Migraine?Science says the meditative practice could be a natural remedy for migraines that you should add to your standard treatment arsenal. Dealing […]
[CNN, Getty Images] The World Health Organization has temporarily halted studying hydroxychloroquine as a potential Covid-19 treatment in its Solidarity Trial due to safety concerns, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a briefing in Geneva on Monday. The decision was made after an observational study was published in the medical […]