Tag Archives: COVID19

AstraZeneca, Emergent BioSolutions sign $87M deal to produce U.S. supply of COVID-19 vaccine

AstraZeneca made waves last week when it signed a massive $ 750 million deal to ramp production of a University of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine up to 2 billion doses per year. Now, as part of a Trump administration effort to get shots into U.S. hands as soon as possible, AstraZeneca has agreed to another major… Read More »

How to Have Sex During COVID-19 Pandemic? Get Kinky, Avoid Orgies, Be Creative with Sex Positions Wearing Masks and More, Here’s What NYC Health Officials Have to Say

How to Have Sex During COVID-19 Pandemic? There are so many confusions related to this question! When social distancing is one of the most important ways to get rid of coronavirus, Unsafe sex definitely is off the table! By unsafe sex, we don’t just mean sex without condoms, but given the current situations, sex without… Read More »

COVID-19 patients who undergo surgery are at increased risk of postoperative death

Patients undergoing surgery after contracting coronavirus are at greatly increased risk of postoperative death, a new global study published in The Lancet reveals. Researchers found that amongst SARS-CoV-2 infected patients who underwent surgery, mortality rates approach those of the sickest patients admitted to intensive care after contracting the virus in the community. Researchers examined data… Read More »

What’s a diagnosis about? COVID-19 and beyond

By MICHEL ACCAD Last month marked the 400th anniversary of the birth of John Graunt, commonly regarded as the father of epidemiology.  His major published work, Natural and Political Observations Made upon the Bills of Mortality, called attention to the death statistics published weekly in London beginning in the late 16th century.  Graunt was skeptical of how… Read More »