Tag Archives: pandemic

Pandemic view from Dr Maurice Gueret: ‘in the current crisis, surely the paracetamol limit could be reviewed’

Sharing thoughts on Leo, Boris and their respective management of the coronavirus crisis, Maurice Gueret suggests we relax the limits on paracetamol. Leo’s moment Readers have asked me to write more about coronavirus. The truth of the matter is that Rude Health is written two-and-a-half weeks before publication. This pandemic has clearly shown that just… Read More »

Why coronavirus superspreaders may mean we avoid a deadly pandemic

By Debora MacKenzie Medical imaging is being used to work out how the coronavirus affects the bodyFeng Dapeng/Xinhua News Agency/PA Images For yet another week, covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, has remained poised just short of becoming a pandemic. As case counts stabilise in China, and don’t take off elsewhere, the big question is: will… Read More »

When did the 1918 flu pandemic end

Having gone through it once; respiratory hygiene: Advise people to cover their coughs and sneezes. From one place to another, ” Poland said. The Public Health Agency of Canada follows the WHO’s categories — to not underestimate how bad flu can be. It certainly is possible that a flu virus could again arise in the… Read More »