This article is part of our continuing Fast Forward series, which examines technological, economic, social and cultural shifts that happen as businesses evolve. When Carrie Shaw was a freshman at the University of North Carolina, her mother, then 49, learned she had early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. “I was really scared of my mom’s diagnosis,” said Ms.… Read More »
Coronavirus has wreaked havoc after affecting more than five million people over the world. More than 12.4 M million coronavirus cases have been reported worldwide. According to WorldMeter data, the number of corona positive has reached 12,675,441, and 563,928 people have died due to the epidemic. Corona havoc is not only causing death, but it… Read More »
WEDNESDAY, July 15, 2020 — Even as new coronavirus infections soar in the United States, a study released Wednesday offered one piece of good news: Severely ill COVID-19 patients are significantly more likely to survive now compared to a few months ago. In fact, deaths for COVID-19 patients in intensive care units have fallen by… Read More »
Mid-March I wrote an article on possible drug treatments for Covid-19. Some of them were already available and being used to treat other conditions, but there was a move afoot among scientists to adapt them to overcome Covid. Among them was a promising candidate, remdesivir, which had achieved some success against Ebola and two coronaviruses.… Read More »