The Michigan Department of Correction has announced that a facility-wide scabies outbreak has taken place at the Parnall Correctional Facility in Jackson. The officials have said that the entire prison population is going to be treated for scabies. They have chalked out a plan and ordered enough medicines to treat…
UK Scientists Identify COVID19 Patients With New Coronavirus Symptoms
An epidemiologist from King’s College London has seen an increase in the numbers of patients with COVID19 who have been dealing with a mouth symptom such as an oral ulcer. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) has yet not confirmed it as one of the symptoms of COVID19. Professor Tim…
Scientists Find A New Potential Treatment To Reduce Severe Complications Of Osteoarthritis
There is no effective treatment available for osteoarthritis as of now. However, a group of scientists has been able to find a method, which can reduce the severe effects of osteoarthritis through a simple knee injection. Scientists have done this research on mice. They have targeted a particular protein pathway…
New Study Reveals Toxins Found In Marijuana Smoke Pose Greater Health Risk
In a new study, experts have shown that smoking marijuana will expose people to the same kind of toxic chemicals, which are found in tobacco smoke. As per the study, people who smoke marijuana have been found with higher levels of many smoke-related toxins in their blood and urine. Scientists…
Two New COVID19 Treatments Might Be Able To Reduce The Death Rate By 24 Percent In Severely Ill Patients
Scientists from the UK have found two new potential COVID19 treatments, which might be able to cut the risk of death by 24 percent in critically ill patients. They have said that two life-saving drugs are typically used in rheumatoid arthritis. The UK government as well has approved the new…
New Diagnostic Test For COVID19 Called EXPAR Can Deliver Results Within Five Minutes
Since the COVID19 Pandemic has started, many COVID19 diagnostic tests have been put in use across the US and other parts of the world to contain the virus as soon as possible. However, a team of scientists has claimed that a new diagnostic test for COVID might be able to…
Five Los Angeles County Hospitals Declare Internal Disaster Due To Oxygen Supply Issues
At least five Los Angeles County hospitals have turned away patients and announced an ‘internal disaster’ due to oxygen supply issues. Los Angeles County Health Services Director Dr. Christina Ghaly has said that there are many issues linked to oxygen delivery to patients, however, the issues are not related to…
WHO Issues Warning About The Possible Spike In Super Gonorrhea Due To Excess Use of Antibiotics
The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that due to the excessive use of antibiotics during the COVID19 pandemic, there has been a significant increase in the cases of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea. Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea is known as super gonorrhea as well. The officials from the WHO have broken the news on…
Scientists From Tel Aviv University Claim UV LEDs Might Able To Kill 99 Percent Of Coronavirus
We all know that ultraviolet radiation is a typical way of killing viruses and bacteria. Now, scientists from Tel Aviv University have claimed that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can be eliminated effectively and much faster with the help of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV LEDs). They have said that it will be…
The European Commission Finally Approves US Based Pfizer And BioNTech COVID19 Vaccine
The European Commission (EC) has approved the provisional use of Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine for COVID19. The authorization to Pfizer vaccine by the EU has opened the doors for a vaccination program across the European Union (EU). The officials from Pfizer and BioNTech have said that they will soon start…