Archive: 01/05/2020

Spain confirms pandemic slowdown with 281 new deaths

Spain registered 281 deaths from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total toll to 24,824, confirming the slowdown in the pandemic, according to figures released on Friday.

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UK virus toll rises 739 as stats show disadvantaged worst hit

Britain's overall death toll from the coronavirus outbreak rose by 739 to 27,510 on Friday, as new data indicated that people in disadvantaged areas were worse hit.

May 1, 2020

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Ireland to extend coronavirus lockdown to May 18: PM

Ireland's coronavirus lockdown will be extended by two weeks to May 18, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said Friday.

May 1, 2020

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WHO says virus 'natural in origin'

The World Health Organization reiterated Friday that the new coronavirus was of natural origin after US President Donald Trump claimed he had seen evidence it originated in a Chinese lab.

May 1, 2020

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France reports lowest daily virus toll in five weeks

France reported 218 coronavirus deaths on Friday, the smallest number in a 24-hour period in more than five weeks.

May 1, 2020

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US allows use of 1st drug shown to help virus recovery

U.S. regulators on Friday allowed emergency use of the first drug that appears to help some COVID-19 patients recover faster, a milestone in the global search for effective therapies against the coronavirus.

May 1, 2020

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Study finds high blood pressure medications safe for patients with COVID-19 disease

Despite concerns expressed by some experts, common high blood pressure drugs did not increase the risk of contracting COVID-19—or of developing severe disease—in a study of 12,594 patients.

May 1, 2020

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Hydroxychloroquine linked to increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias

Since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a Public Health Concern of Global Interest on January 30, more than one million have tested positive for the illness in the United States, and more than 62,000 have died. ...

May 1, 2020

Rheumatoid arthritis patients on Medicare seeing increased costs for specialty medications

After a sharp drop in out-of-pocket costs between 2010 and 2011, Medicare patients who use specialty biologic medications for rheumatoid arthritis have seen higher out-of-pocket spending for those same drugs because of gradual ...

May 1, 2020

Researchers develop 'piggyback' method to improve drug delivery of RNA therapeutics

A group of researchers from University of Toronto Engineering and SickKids Hospital have developed a new way to deliver molecules that target specific genes within cells. Their platform, which uses a modified form of diptheria ...

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