An experimental HIV drug that has been used to successfully treat COVID-19 patients is in its second phase of testing with the Food and Drug Administration, its manufacturer says. Leronlimab, made by the biotech company CytoDyn, was used to treat a handful of severely ill patients in New York City hospitals; a couple were able […]
A PENSIONER reportedly stabbed his wife to death then killed himself after struggling to cope with coronavirus lockdown, an inquest heard. Alan Smith, 71, and wife Elsie, 71, were discovered dead in their home near Cambridge on March 25. The retired painter and decorator was found on his bed, while his wife had stab wounds […]
TWO people have been killed and seven are injured after a knifeman went on stabbing rampage in France today. The country's anti-terrorism police have launched an investigation, according to local reports. Four people are said to be in serious condition after the attack is said to have started in a tobacco shop in the southeastern […]
Beijing/Wuhan: China on Saturday mourned the thousands of "martyrs" who have died in the new coronavirus outbreak, flying the national flag at half mast throughout the country and suspending all forms of entertainment. The day of mourning coincided with the start of the annual Qingming tomb-sweeping festival, when millions of Chinese families pay respects to […]
A SIMPLE swab test could predict whether women will give birth prematurely, a study says. Scientists found mums who deliver early are more likely to have diverse vaginal bacteria in their first trimester. Babies born more than three weeks before their due date – ahead of the 37th week of pregnancy – are considered premature. […]
Arlene Stringer-Cuevas, a former city councilwoman in the 1970s and mother of Comptroller Scott Stringer, passed away Friday morning from complications of the coronavirus. She was 86 years old. The comptroller announced his mother’s death on Twitter Friday, saying it’s a “heartbreaking moment for me, my wife, and our entire family.” Stringer called the Bronx-born […]
Joe Biden has again declared that he does not back Medicare for all — and said that it would not have made a difference in dealing with the escalating coronavirus pandemic. “If you had Medicare for all option now, it still has to be implemented by the federal government,” the former veep told ABC News […]
THE legendary Lean On Me singer Bill Withers has died at age 81. The singer, who also wrote Lovely Day and Ain't No Sunshine has died from heart complications, his family announced today. The three-time Grammy Award winner died on Monday in Los Angeles, his family said in a statement to AP. The family statement […]
EXCLUSIVE: Billionaire founder of Zoom has offloaded more than $38MILLION in company stock as the video conferencing service faces FBI investigations over alleged privacy breaches Zoom has been hit by privacy concerns and allegations that the company failed to live up to its claim that communications were ‘end to end encrypted’ Code in the App […]
NHS data has revealed that 66 per cent of coronavirus patients on ventilators in the UK will die from the disease. A new report has found that of the 98 patients who relied on the breathing machines in intensive care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, just 33 survived. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog […]
