California declared a state of emergency over the novel coronavirus Wednesday as a cruise ship was held off the coast over fears of a new outbreak. Separately, the federal government said it was going to buy 500 million respirators to stockpile for use by healthcare professionals. The measures came as the death toll in the United States hit 11, including […]
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China is disinfecting and isolating used banknotes as part of efforts to stop the spread of the new coronavirus that has killed more than 1,500 people, officials said Saturday. Banks use ultraviolet light or high temperatures to disinfect yuan bills, then seal and store the cash for seven to 14 days—depending on the severity of the outbreak in a particular […]
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New research zooms in on several antiviral drugs that scientists could repurpose to treat infections with the novel coronavirus. These drugs include teicoplanin, oritavancin, dalbavancin, monensin, and emetine. For live updates on the latest developments regarding the novel coronavirus and COVID-19, click here. According to the latest report from the World Health Organization (WHO), there are currently 81,109 confirmed cases […]
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Scientists behind a pioneering hand-identification research programme are launching a new app and are calling on thousands of members of the public to help. Led by forensic anthropologist Professor Dame Sue Black, the H-Unique programme aims to discover whether our hands are truly unique by looking at anatomical differences caused by development, genetics, ageing, the environment and even accidents. If […]
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“Jesinta and Lance are thrilled to announce the arrival of their beautiful baby daughter, Tallulah Franklin,” a spokeswoman told The Daily Telegraph. “They are both absolutely besotted with her.” In a previous interview following the news of her pregnancy, the model admitted that the couple had spent “years and years” trying to conceive. View this post on Instagram Last night with […]
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From 2008 to 2017, there was an increase in the national age-adjusted rate of unintentional fall-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) deaths among U.S. adults, according to research published in the March 6 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Alexis B. Peterson, Ph.D., and Scott R. Kegler, Ph.D., from the CDC in […]
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Famed children's author and illustrator Theodor Seuss Geisel — who wrote under the pen name "Dr. Seuss" — was born on March 2, 1904. The date has been designated "Dr. Seuss Day" in American schools. Throughout his life, Dr. Seuss wrote uplifting books, despite facing hardships, including a prolonged illness and his first wife's suicide. During such turbulent times, fans […]
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Qatar has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, state media reported Saturday, after a 36-year-old Qatari woman who was evacuated to Doha from Iran tested positive. Qatar on Thursday repatriated a number of its citizens from Iran—which is battling the worst outbreak outside China—and confined them to a 14-day period of quarantine, the government said. The health ministry said the […]
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Doctors who use drugs that target antibiotic-resistant bacteria as a first-line defense against pneumonia should probably reconsider this approach, according to a new study of more than 88,000 veterans hospitalized with the disease. The study, conducted by University of Utah Health and VA Salt Lake City Health Care System researchers, found that pneumonia patients given these medications in the first […]
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Leah Jones first became fixated on the number four on her 16th birthday, as she tapped her head four times for luck. But over the years, her rituals around the number became unmanageable and completely controlled her life. The senior account manager Leah Jones, 25, of Kingston, south west London, was eventually diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), a mental […]
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