FILE PHOTO: Chief Medical Officer for England, Chris Whitty is seen outside Downing Street, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. London, Britain, March…
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Wednesday it would force passengers on a ship into quarantine on a tourist island and refused entry to another…
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – As Brazil’s largest city went into lockdown, President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday took aim at the “hysteria” over the coronavirus and…
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Razzaz said on Tuesday the government would allow people to go on foot to buy groceries in neighbourhood…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It had never occurred to Michael Bednark to make face shields at his Brooklyn factory before last week, but by Sunday…
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Smita Paul has been sewing scarves and clothing for her small fashion business since 2003 but ever since the coronavirus struck…
Earlier puberty for boys, as marked by sharp increases in height, was associated with increased adulthood diabetes risk, according to a Swedish population-based study. Boys…
Clinicians on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic are scraping to find gowns, goggles, respirators, and other personal protective equipment (PPE) — and coming…
Nusinersen (Spinraza) improved motor scores and appeared safe for adults with 5q spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), an observational study in Germany showed. In an analysis…