Obesity is a risk factor for serious Covid-19 and hospital admission.
Obesity is a Risk Factor for Covid-19 Hospitalization
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Yale University’s Take on Cloth Masks for Everyone
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How can something that costs so little can save you thousands of dollars? A panel from Yale University answered that with a report about the benefits of the universal use of cloth masks. In this article, the health and economic advantages that the Yale policy paper described are listed. Health Benefits Evidence has shown that…
Zero Death and only 267 Covid-19 in Vietnam. Here’s why.
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Vietnam is one of the poorer SouthEast Asian countries. It has a lower Gross Domestic Product compared to its neighboring countries like Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines. However, when it comes to epidemic containment, Viet Nam beats them all with only 267 cases and zero Covid-19 deaths as of this writing. Vietnam was affected…
COVID–19 Headlines April 14, 2020
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Will the Pandemic get Better with Warm Weather?
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There is a widespread belief that warmer weather in the summertime will lower the number of Covid-19 cases. The reason is that the warm sun and humidity will kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The SARS-CoV-2 causes Covid-19 disease. This is what the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report tried to answer. The paper is…
COVID–19 Headlines April 11, 2020
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The Covid-19 has infected more than 1.7 million and killed more than 103 thousand people worldwide. In the U.S. 18,777 deaths have been attributed to Covid-19. The flu is responsible for 291,000 to 646,000 deaths worldwide. The deaths secondary to the flu for in the U.S. is estimated by the CDC to be 24,000…
The Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Covid-19 are Equally Infectious
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There are two studies in this article: the Ningbo Study and its reanalysis. The Ningbo Municipal Center made the Ningbo Study for Disease Control and Prevention. The purpose was to know how infectious is the new coronavirus infection. That new coronavirus infection is later known as the COVID-19 disease. The Ningbo study concluded that people…
Physician Deaths from Covid-19
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How many physicians who are treating Covid-19 patients have died? A report from medrxiv from April 8 gives us an answer. The study has not been peer-reviewed. However, the information has a value at the present as it may save lives. An internet search was used to obtain news reports for all physicians who have…
COVID–19 Headlines April 9, 2020
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The Covid-19 has infected more than 1.49 million and killed more than 88 thousand people worldwide. It has killed more the flu can kill all year. According to the CDC, the deaths this year is estimated to be 24,000 to 63,000. If you are a subscriber to this website and are not getting any…
Can Talking Spread Viruses?
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A new study came out on April 6 to find out if typical every day talking can spread viruses. The research has not been peer-reviewed, but their results add new information to what we know about how viruses spread. How did they test for the spread of Covid-19 by talking? Laser-light scattering is what they…
SARS-CoV-2 Contamination in the Hospital Setting
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A preprint study was done in China to survey the parts of the hospitals that were most contaminated by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The SARS-CoV-2 virus causes Covid-19. Many healthcare workers have gotten infected and died in China, Italy and the U.S. secondary to Covid-19. Knowing the places and objects in the health care setting and parts of the Personal Protective Equipment…
Why Scheduled Surgery Has to Wait in Covid-19
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Elective surgery is a medically necessary surgery that is scheduled in advance. During the early stages of the Covid-19 epidemic in China, several patients underwent elective surgery. At the time of surgery, it was not known that they have Covid-19. All the patients did not have any symptoms, although they carry the virus. They…
4 Benefits of Finding Covid-19 Cases in the US
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It happened late this afternoon. The U.S. overtook China as having the most cases of Covid-19 in the whole world, as shown in the Johns Hopkins University table below. At first glance, it is scary because it looks like the epidemic is spreading like a raging wildfire. However, there is a silver lining. Most of…
Covid–19 Headlines Mar 24, 2020
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The pandemic gets worse each day. Protect yourself and your loved ones. This page will update all day. Check frequently to be current. Check out on the ads to help support the website. Headlines have embedded links. News sources retain all copyright. Click on the titles to go to the full report. Click on…
Covid–19 Headlines Mar 23, 2020
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The pandemic gets worse each day. Protect yourself and your loved ones. This page will update all day. Check frequently to be current. Check out on the ads to help support the website. Headlines have embedded links. News sources retain all copyright. Click on the titles to go to the full report. Click on…
Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin as Potential Covid-19 Treatment
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Covid19 has infected more than 300 thousand people and led to more than 14 thousand deaths worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins CSSE. The number of cases increases worryingly every day. There are no vaccines and specific treatments yet, but promising candidates are. Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin on Covid-19 A small study that is not yet peer-reviewed…
Covid–19 Headlines Mar 22, 2020
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The pandemic gets worse each day. Protect yourself and your loved ones. This page will update all day. Check frequently to be current. Check out on the ads to help support the website. Headlines have embedded links. News sources retain all copyright. Click on the titles to go to the full report. Click on…
How Long does the Covid-19 Virus Float in the Air and Stay on Surface?
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A virus’s ability to float in the air and survive on a surface for several hours can determine how infective they are. A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) called Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 compared with SARS-CoV-1 described and compared how long the SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-2 viruses can stay…
Covid–19 Headlines Mar 21, 2020
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Tip: The epidemic is forecasted to last months. Is it a good time to start vegetable gardening? This page will update all day. Check frequently to be current. Check out on the ads to help support the website. Headlines have embedded links. News sources retain all copyright. Click on the titles to go to the…
Covid–19 Headlines Mar 20, 2020
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TIP for the day: Trim your nose hairs to minimize nasal irritation. That will lessen the chance of touching your face. This page will update all day. Check frequently to be current. Check out on the ads to help support the website. Headlines have embedded links. News sources retain all copyright. Click on the titles…