health

March 26, 2020
Hantavirus Death in China Sparks Online Panic That Experts Call Hysteria
The World Health Organization’s regional office in Manila activated a dedicated media hotline on 24 March after it received more than 200…
March 26, 2020
COVID-19 Update: Risks for different age groups explained
Medical YouTube channel MedCram recently discussed the preliminary fatality data in the United States that was released by the Centers for Disease…
March 25, 2020
Study Links Positive Covid-19 Antibody Test to Lower Risk of Reinfection
When the novel coronavirus began spreading worldwide in early 2020, health authorities wrestled with a pivotal question: would individuals who recovered from…
March 25, 2020
Past COVID Infection Gives 83% Protection for 5 Months, UK Study Finds
In a lecture delivered on March 25, 2020, via the MedCram YouTube channel, Dr. Roger Seheult examined whether individuals could be reinfected…
March 18, 2020
Israeli Researchers Propose Losartan for COVID-19
Israel, March 18, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com — Losartan, a common blood pressure drug, is being proposed as a treatment for COVID-19. The…
March 13, 2020
Arcturus Therapeutics Receives Funding For Vaccine Development Efforts
The first tranche of Singapore’s $10 million grant arrived in Arcturus Therapeutics’ accounts on March 9, delivering $3 million that the company…
March 12, 2020
Philippines Declares Health Emergency as COVID-19 Cases Rise
On Monday, March 9, 2020, President Rodrigo Duterte signed a proclamation that placed the Philippines under a state of public health emergency.…
March 6, 2020
Takeda Begins Developing Plasma-Derived Antibody Therapy TAK-888 for COVID-19
On 5 March 2020, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company announced the launch of a new therapy, designated TAK‑888, that will use plasma from individuals…
March 6, 2020
Takeda begins plasma therapy development for coronavirus patients
Takeda Initiates Development of Plasma-Derived Therapy for COVID-19 Treatment In a significant move, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Japan’s leading pharmaceutical firm, announced on…
March 5, 2020
FDA Reports First Coronavirus-Related Drug Shortage as China Supply Chain Strains
On March 5 2020, the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus in China forced the closure or reduced operation of factories in…
February 26, 2020
Moderna Ships New Vaccine to Test Third Dose Against B.1.351 Variant
On 26 February 2020, a modest consignment departed Moderna’s Cambridge, Massachusetts plant carrying vials of the experimental vaccine mRNA‑1273. The shipment’s destination…
February 20, 2020
Uninfected passengers disembark from virus-hit ship in Japan
Around 500 passengers of the cruise ship Diamond Princess who tested negative and showed no symptoms of coronavirus infection were allowed to…
February 12, 2020
WHO Maintains 14-Day Quarantine Despite Longer Incubation Claims
On 12 February 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) reaffirmed its recommendation that individuals exposed to the novel coronavirus should observe a…
February 12, 2020
China’s Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses SARS Casualties
China’s novel coronavirus outbreak has crossed a grim threshold, with the death toll on the mainland surpassing the total fatalities recorded during…
February 10, 2020
China Lets WHO Experts In as Coronavirus Deaths Hit 900
By the first week of February 2020, the coronavirus outbreak inside mainland China had already killed at least 900 people. That grim…
January 30, 2020
Malaysian Glove Makers Pledge 18 Million Gloves to Wuhan as Demand Surges
A Global Health Crisis Triggers Unprecedented Surge in Malaysian Rubber Glove Exports The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus originating from Wuhan,…
January 24, 2020
Wuhan Lockdown Announced as Coronavirus Death Toll Reaches 17
On January 23, 2020, at 10 a.m. local time, Chinese authorities imposed a sweeping lockdown on Wuhan, a city of 11 million…