International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day in some countries and often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement and occurs every year on May Day (1 May). While it may belong to a tradition of spring festivals, the date was chosen in 1889 for political reasons by the Marxist International Socialist…
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High Ferritin Levels Could Indicate Severe COVID-19
Elevated ferritin concentrations are linked to increased production of special signaling molecules, which can lead to complications and death, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal Autoimmunity Reviews. Yehuda Shoenfeld is the world’s leading expert in the research, treatment, and prevention of autoimmune diseases. Professor Shoenfeld noted that the…
What to Expect When a Person With Cancer is Nearing Death
The signs of death being near can be different for each person. No one can really predict what may happen at the end of life, how long the final stage of life will last, or when death will actually happen. Sometimes death comes quickly due to an unexpected event or problem. Other times the…
Rapidly Changing PPE Policies Sow Confusion
In the Ob/Gyn department at Main Line Health, a suburban Philadelphia hospital, rules surrounding personal protective equipment (PPE) have evolved — from minimal use to measured caution — over the past few weeks. When COVID-19 first hit Pennsylvania, hospital administrators limited surgical mask use to providers treating patients with confirmed COVID-19. Then, the policy became…
Key China Coronavirus Hospital Says HIV Drug Beneficial to Patients
Chinese doctors at the primary hospital treating severe coronavirus patients in the city of Wuhan said they have been using the HIV drug Kaletra/Aluvia since January and believe it is beneficial, despite a previous study that it was ineffective. They have been prescribing Kaletra, an off-patent version of lopinavir/ritonavir produced by AbbVie, as well as…
Best Time To Sleep
We’ve been fascinated by the topic of sleep recently, mainly because most of us agree that we either don’t get enough of it or can’t seem to do it. There’s no doubt sleep is an essential part of your life. Without it, you’re left drowsy, exhausted, and unable to work at your best. In…
‘Don’t Target Doctors’: Indian Medics Say Coronavirus Critics Being Muzzled
Indian authorities are facing growing complaints from doctors who say their criticism of the response to the coronavirus outbreak and a lack of protective gear is being muzzled. The Resident Doctor’s Association of New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences, which represents 2,500 doctors, wrote on Monday to Prime Minister Narendra Modi complaining about…
Mylan Waives Exclusive U.S. Distribution Rights for Potential COVID-19 Therapy
U.S. drugmaker Mylan NV said it had waived its exclusive U.S. distribution rights to its generic version of HIV treatment Kaletra, which is currently being tested against the coronavirus. The move would make other drugmakers eligible to seek U.S. approval for their generic versions of the drug and boost supply, which would help in case…
Risk Factors for Death From COVID-19 Identified in Wuhan Patients
Patients who did not survive hospitalization for COVID-19 in Wuhan were more likely to be older, have comorbidities, and elevated D-dimer, according to the first study to examine risk factors associated with death among adults hospitalized with COVID-19. “Older age, showing signs of sepsis on admission, underlying diseases like high blood pressure and diabetes, and the prolonged use…
United States Lags Behind Other Countries in Home Dialysis
The push for home dialysis in the United States is taking on a new urgency in the backdrop of COVID-19, according to nephrologist Christopher Chan, MD, head of the division of nephrology at University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto. The first two patients in the United States known to have died from COVID-19 were outpatients…
