Blood samples taken at home and sent by post to labs to screen for HIV and syphilis are more likely to be successfully processed when the collection technique used is dried blood spots rather than mini tubes, investigators from the UK report in Sexually Transmitted Infections. Close to 95% of dried blood spot samples were… Read More »
In a stunning declaration of authority, Alex M. Azar II, the secretary of health and human services, this week barred the nation’s health agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, from signing any new rules regarding the nation’s foods, medicines, medical devices and other products, including vaccines. Going forward, Mr. Azar wrote in a Sept.… Read More »
India confirmed more than 83,000 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing its total caseload to nearly 5 million By The Associated Press September 15, 2020, 8:33 AM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article NEW DELHI — India confirmed more than 83,000 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing its total caseload… Read More »
Dr. Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention speaks while U.S. President Donald Trump listens during the daily briefing of the coronavirus task force at the White House on April 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Public health specialists and the medical community are criticizing the Trump… Read More »
A western Sydney primary school has been evacuated after a student tested positive to coronavirus. Parents and carers were asked to collect their children from Girraween Public School, near Blacktown, on Tuesday afternoon after the case was confirmed. Parents and their children were seen exiting the school with haste, some of them choosing to wear… Read More »