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Stanford Medicine trial to test favipiravir for treating COVID-19 outpatients – Stanford Medical Center Report

Email Tweet Stanford Medicine trial to test favipiravir for treating COVID-19 outpatients Researchers want to determine whether favipiravir, an oral drug, is effective in reducing the severity of symptoms and shortening the duration of COVID-19. Jun 30 2020 Aruna Subramanian is investigating an antiviral drug, favipiravir, to see if it reduces symptoms and viral shedding… Read More »

Rationing Care in Canada and U.S. in the Face of COVID-19

By Jennifer Herbst As an American health law and ethics scholar, I have spent the last several weeks working with colleagues in U.S. hospitals, medical schools and state legislatures trying to provide guidance and assurance to frontline healthcare workers anticipating the surge in COVID-19-related patients. We’re trying to figure out the best way to allocate critical… Read More »

COVID-19 outbreak: 18 new cases linked to nail salon in Kingston, Ont.

Article content continued “This is one example of how COVID-19 could sneak into our community,” Moore said. Among the people infected is an employee of the Amherstview Golf Club, who came into contact with someone who is believed to have contracted the virus at the salon, according to a message posted by the golf club.… Read More »

COVID-19 Hits People of Color Harder—How Racism Plays a Role

COVID-19 is having a greater impact on people of color. Here’s how one extended family struggled to get care during the pandemic. The numbers are clear: The coronavirus pandemic hits people of color harder. Black and Hispanic people are more likely to get COVID-19, need to be hospitalized for it, and are far more likely… Read More »

CDC: Here Are 3 ‘New’ Covid-19 Coronavirus Symptoms To Make 12

Nasal congestion or a runny nose is now on the CDC list of possible Covid-19 symptoms. (Photo: … [+] Getty) Getty New is a relative term. A planet that was formed a couple years ago could still be new. Sushi that was formed a couple years ago, not so much. So there are three “new”… Read More »

Florida governor accused of undercounting COVID-19 cases

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is seen during a press conference in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images) Florida governor Ron DeSantis is on the hot seat as coronavirus cases hit record numbers in the Sunshine state. According to the New York Times, the state is averaging almost 9,000 new cases a day, and… Read More »