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More than 180,000 Americans have died of coronavirus as of Monday The CDC's latest fatality data shows that COVID-19 was listed as the sole cause of death for just 6% of those killed by the virus 94% of fatalities were in people who also suffered at least one chronic health condition, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity or heart disease [...] Read more

The following letter has made an impact on public health authorities not only in Belgium but around the world. The text could pertain to any case in which states locked down their citizens rather than allow people freedom and permit medical professionals to bear the primary job of disease mitigation. So far it has been signed by 394 medical [...] Read more

Stockholm | Even Donald Trump ended up putting it on, and its use is spreading across the world: yet the authorities of the Nordic countries (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland), like their more than 25 million inhabitants, continue to the time to shun the mask to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. In the streets of Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo or [...] Read more

Several education bureaus in China are rethinking COVID-19 control policies after three students died running in masks at school, The Beijing News reported Friday. Bureaus in the eastern city of Xiamen, the southern province of Hainan, and the central city of Changsha have issued notices that either discourage schools from requiring students to [...] Read more

In every form, birch makes an excellent tonic and detoxifier, mainly working on the urinary system to remove waste products, such as kidney or bladder stones and gravel, gout, and rheumatism. It reduces fluid retention and swelling, and clears up many skin problems. Birch is regarded as safe medicinally and no side effects have been reported. [...] Read more

A study led by clinician scientists at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has found that Irish patients admitted to hospital with severe COVID-19 infection are experiencing abnormal blood clotting that contributes to death in some patients. ... "Our novel findings demonstrate that COVID-19 is associated with a unique type of blood [...] Read more

In November of this year, the second wave of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic can begin in the world, which will be much weaker. This was stated by the director of the infectious diseases department of Huashan Hospital in Shanghai, the head of the expert group for the treatment of COVID-19 Zhang Wenhong, reports Sina Monday, April 13th. “We [...] Read more

Congo marked the Easter holiday by bracing to battle both COVID-19 and a continuing outbreak of Ebola, after a second death from that disease was announced in eastern Congo Sunday. https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/congo-marks-sombre-easter-while-battling-covid-19-and-ebola-1.4892898 “While not welcome news, this is an event we [...] Read more

While the COVID-19 pandemic is first and foremost a health crisis, its implications are much more far-reaching. We are already seeing its ruinous social and economic impacts, as Governments around the world struggle to find the most effective responses to rising unemployment and the economic downturn. But, the pandemic also poses a significant [...] Read more