Polio, measles outbreaks 'inevitable,' say vaccine experts Interruptions to vaccination programs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could result in new waves of measles or polio outbreaks, health experts warn. Apr 27, 2020 0 3
Researchers analyzing Zoe COVID tracking app urge more people to use it Researchers from King's College London and The School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences have joined forces to help analyze the data acquired through the COVID19 Symptoms Tracker App produced by Zoe, a start-up ... Apr 27, 2020 0 2
Stress in parents of children with autism: Pets may help While current events have increased stress for all families, parents of children with autism report higher levels of stress on average than parents of typically developing kids. Feeling overwhelmed and overburdened by various ... Apr 27, 2020 0 5
Immunotherapy before surgery could advance care of an aggressive form of skin cancer In what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind study to evaluate the safety of a type of immunotherapy before surgery in patients with an aggressive form of skin cancer, researchers report that the treatment eliminated pathologic ... Apr 27, 2020 0 10
Iran reports 96 virus deaths but says infections drop Iran on Monday announced 96 deaths from the novel coronavirus, but said daily confirmed new infections fell below 1,000 for the first time in more than a month. Apr 27, 2020 0 0
France targets 26 million masks for public this week: ministry France plans to have over 26 million non-medical face masks available for purchase by the end of this week as the country prepares to gradually lift its coronavirus lockdown, deputy finance minister Agnes-Pannier Runacher ... Apr 27, 2020 0 0
Can DIY facemasks and 3-D printed parts help fight COVID-19? Free, open source hardware and 3-D printing could alleviate the burden of COVID-19 on global health systems, according to scientists at the University of Sussex. In a study publishing April 24, 2020 in the open access journal ... Apr 27, 2020 0 3
Tracking COVID-19 behind bars Physical distancing to avoid coronavirus exposure is almost impossible in most prisons and detention facilities, which has led to massive COVID-19 outbreaks among incarcerated people and prison staff in New York, Ohio, and ... Apr 27, 2020 0 3
Tracking the COVID-19 pandemic with an app To respond to the spread of the new coronavirus, public health authorities need to know who's getting sick. Now, a new app, developed through an unusual partnership, empowers nearly anyone in the United States to share their ... Apr 27, 2020 0 0
Global death toll from coronavirus surpasses 200,000 As the global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 200,000 on Saturday, countries took cautious steps toward easing some lockdowns, while fears of infection made even some pandemic-wounded businesses reluctant to reopen. Apr 27, 2020 0 1
