President Trump said he faced the biggest decision of his life as he considers how and when to lift social distancing restrictions credited with vastly reducing the number of deaths that will result from the novel coronavirus. Trump last month said he hoped to have the country open by Easter Sunday. Instead, churches will stand… Read More »
America’s top infectious disease expert said “it’s possible” that thousands or even millions of U.S. citizens could die during the coronavirus outbreak. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, appeared on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday and was asked if estimates that millions of people dying from illnesses… Read More »
‘I look dead’: California woman who spent two weeks in the hospital with ‘vape lung’ after collapsing on Christmas Day warns urges teens – and adults – to stay away from e-cigarettes Julia Itzen, 37, of Los Angeles, California suddenly collapsed on Christmas Day She wound up spending two weeks in the hospital with ‘vape… Read More »
The coronavirus outbreak is hitting a peak in China this month and may be over by April, the government’s senior medical adviser says in the latest assessment of an epidemic that has rattled the world. Zhong Nanshan, an 83-year-old epidemiologist who won fame for combating the SARS epidemic in 2003, shed tears about the doctor… Read More »
A young mother who is a two-time cancer survivor is the face of the 2020 Daffodil Day campaign. hannen Joyce (25), from Youghal, Co Cork, captured the hearts of thousands when she was first diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma aged 19 and shared her journey on social media. Speaking at the launch of the Irish Cancer… Read More »
After forfeiting two board seats and undertaking a strategic review, AMAG Pharmaceuticals is saying goodbye to its CEO and two of its drugs. But with another med likely being pulled from the market, AMAG’s sudden decision to cut ties with its chief executive could be akin to shifting “deck chairs on the Titanic,” one analyst said. AMAG… Read More »