Oct. 4, 2020 – President Donald Trump could be discharged from the Walter Reed Military Medical Center as soon as Monday, his doctor said. “Our plan for today is to have him eat and to drink to be up and out of bed as much as possible,” Brian Garbaldi, MD, told reporters. “[I]f he … Read more
With US presidential elections ahead and Donald Trump in hospital, his campaign has launched ‘Operation MAGA’ — the acronym for ‘Make America Great Again’ The campaign is described as “a full marshalling of top-level surrogates, campaign coalitions and Trump supporters” to rally behind the president until he can return to the trail. Under ‘Operation MAGA’, … Read more
The White House on Friday announced that the US President Donald Trump is being moved to a military hospital for treatment after being diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. US President Donald Trump (File Photo/Reuters) The White House on Friday announced that the United States President Donald Trump is being moved to a military hospital for … Read more
THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Revealing some good news for minorities, a new study found similar survival rates for Hispanic, Black and white COVID-19 patients at a New York City hospital system. “It is well-documented that communities of color have shouldered the heaviest burden of COVID-19 in the United States, and there … Read more
Image copyright Wales News Service Image caption Two wards at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital were closed last week because of a coronavirus outbreak Eight patients have died with coronavirus at a hospital where 60 cases have been linked to an outbreak on the site. Planned surgeries have been temporarily stopped at Royal Glamorgan Hospital in … Read more
image copyrightGoogle image captionTen members of staff were suspended from Yew Trees hospital in Kirby-le-Soken near Frinton Ten workers at a mental health unit have been suspended amid claims patients were “dragged, slapped and kicked”. Inspectors said CCTV footage recorded at the Yew Trees hospital in Kirby-le-Soken, Essex, appeared to show episodes of “physical and … Read more
Labour’s shadow health secretary has said the government must use “the time wisely” if there is any second coronavirus lockdown. Jonathan Ashworth asked the Health Secretary Matt Hancock why he had given advice to hospital trusts “placing restrictions on the numbers of test they can carry out”. And he said some care homes have had … Read more
Sept. 10, 2020 — This past spring, health care providers at hospitals around the country scrambled to treat people who were critically ill with a virus they’d only just heard of themselves. Usually, when a severely ill person arrives at the hospital, doctors already know or can quickly find established guidelines, based on years of … Read more
But he and his colleagues suspect something about COVID-19 infection itself makes nerves more vulnerable to damage. Among the possible triggers: the increased inflammatory state brought on by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as poor blood circulation and blood clotting. Prone-triggered PNI may also result from “the way patients are positioned … Read more
TUESDAY, Sept. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A new study of 13 U.S. medical centers finds that 6% of staff tested positive for prior infection with the new coronavirus, with almost half (44%) having no idea they’d ever contracted SARS-CoV-2. In the study, blood antibody testing of more than 3,200 doctors, nurses and other hospital … Read more