The new coronavirus made Dr. Jag Singh a patient at his own hospital. His alarm grew as he saw an X-ray of his pneumonia-choked lungs and colleagues asked his wishes about life support while wheeling him into Massachusetts General’s intensive care unit. When they offered him a chance to help test remdesivir, an experimental drug […]
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Image copyright Getty Images New car registrations for March are likely to make gloomy reading for those in the motor industry. The figures, due out at 0900, are expected to show a drop of more than 40% compared to last year. The Society for Motor manufacturers and Traders is likely to report that the fall
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Image copyright Lucy Watts Lucy Watts MBE is 26-years-old and preparing to die if she contracts coronavirus. The disability advocate has a life-limiting condition which includes multiple organ failure and restrictive lung disease requiring 24-hour care. As the British Medical Association (BMA) releases guidance preparing doctors to make “brutal” decisions and prioritise treatment for those
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Due to a halt in production on “The Walking Dead” caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the actual Season 10 finale will air as a special later this year. So, on Sunday, the season wrapped up with its de facto last episode, and it was kind of cat-aclysmic. The episode, titled “The Tower,” was clearly never
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Image copyright Getty Images Best-known for phones and computers, Apple has now turned its hand to making face shields for medical workers. Apple chief executive Tim Cook tweeted on Sunday that it has designed and is now making the protective gear. The tech giant plans to make more than one million shields a week, which
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Mr. Trump is typically joined at his briefings by top medical advisers, including Dr. Fauci and Dr. Deborah L. Birx, his coronavirus coordinator. But the president does most of the talking, and has told several advisers that the briefings give him free airtime and good ratings. A day earlier, Dr. Fauci had privately challenged rising
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The seafood industry has been upended by the spread of the coronavirus, which has halted restaurant sales and sent fishermen and dealers scrambling for new markets By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press April 5, 2020, 2:06 PM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article PORTLAND, Maine — The seafood industry
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Authorities say 14 people have been taken to hospitals from a cruise ship that docked in Florida with coronavirus victims aboard and one of them has died at a hospital April 6, 2020, 3:30 AM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article MIAMI — Fourteen people from a cruise
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Image copyright Getty Images Global oil prices have dropped after Saudi Arabia and Russia postponed a meeting about a deal to cut output as the virus pandemic hits demand. The two countries have been locked in an oil price war for the last month. Traders are concerned that, with large parts of the world in
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WASHINGTON — After the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic, the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the federal stockpile of critically needed medical supplies and equipment. A review of federal purchasing contracts by
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