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Death Rates Have Dropped for Seriously Ill Covid Patients

The coronavirus struck the United States earlier this year with devastating force. In April, it killed more than 10,000 people in New York City. By early May, nearly 50,000 nursing home residents and their caregivers across the country had died. But as the virus continued its rampage over the summer and fall, infecting nearly 8.5… Read More: Death Rates Have Dropped for Seriously Ill Covid Patients »

UK plan to be first to run human challenge Covid trials

Lead researcher for the project Dr Chris Chiu, from Imperial College London, said: “My team has been safely running human challenge studies with other respiratory viruses for over 10 years. No study is completely risk free, but the Human Challenge Programme partners will be working hard to ensure we make the risks as low as… Read More: UK plan to be first to run human challenge Covid… »

The rise of ‘death anxiety’ in the time of Covid: How to manage your fears

Winston Churchill once said: “Any man who says he is not afraid of death is a liar.” ut while it’s natural for all of us to be afraid of death, particularly right now with the backdrop of a global pandemic, for some, death anxiety – or thanatophobia – can become a real problem. “Most people will experience… Read More: The rise of ‘death anxiety’ in the time of Covid:… »