Nicole Buchanan wasn’t even allowed to say goodbye to her husband. Three weeks ago, Conrad Buchanan was a healthy, vivacious Florida DJ who loved dancing with his daughter. But on March 14, the 39-year-old started feeling sick. His wife Nicole tried to get him tested for coronavirus, but was denied. “We couldn’t get him tested.…… MORE
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How to train yourself not to touch your face
We’re washing our hands, staying at home and standing 6 feet apart when we do need to go out. What else can we do to limit the spread of Covid-19? Public health experts say not enough is being done to tackle face touching — something that could make a very large difference to the transmission…… MORE
FDA authorizes first coronavirus antibody test
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued its first emergency use authorization for a coronavirus test that looks for antibodies in the blood. That type of test, called a serology test, would be able to identify past coronavirus infections, although it may be less effective at identifying recent ones. The authorized test, from a…… MORE
Print this so you don’t bring coronavirus home
Life under coronavirus means staying home as much as possible — but you’ll likely need to make a trip to the grocery store or pharmacy at some point. With the help of physicians and infectious disease experts, we built a tip sheet to make sure you don’t bring the virus back with you. You can…… MORE
Experts tell White House coronavirus can spread through talking or even just breathing
A prestigious scientific panel told the White House Wednesday night that research shows coronavirus can be spread not just by sneezes or coughs, but also just by talking, or possibly even just breathing. “While the current [coronavirus] specific research is limited, the results of available studies are consistent with aerosolization of virus from normal breathing,”…… MORE
‘What are you waiting for?’ California governor appeals to 11 states that haven’t ordered residents to stay home
Coronavirus deaths across the US have topped 5,000 and all but 11 states have issued sweeping orders for residents to stay home — affecting nearly 90% of the country’s population. “What are you waiting for? What more evidence do you need? If you think it’s not going to happen to you, there are proof points…… MORE
Humans are terrible at being apart. Here’s why and what to do about it
In Tokyo, crowds have been congregating in parks each day to see the cherry blossoms at peak bloom. Some 6,000 miles away in Washington DC, people were doing the exact same thing. Like so many people in so many countries, they are willfully ignoring government advice to stay at home and to keep well away…… MORE
The ‘game changer’ that wasn’t: Company falsely claimed FDA authorization for coronavirus blood test
The company claimed it would distribute the first coronavirus antibody test authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration. It promised to detect current and past infections in as little as two minutes — with just a tiny amount of blood. “This is a game changer,” said the company, Bodysphere, in a statement on Tuesday.…… MORE
GLAAD criticizes FDA ban on blood and plasma donations from gay and bisexual men during coronavirus pandemic
Federal guidelines preventing men who have sex with other men from donating blood for clinical trials to treat coronavirus patients are discriminatory, LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD said. A petition, nearing 20,000 signatures, calls for an end to the “antiquated ban” for donating blood, the media advocacy organization for people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual,…… MORE
FDA calls for heartburn drug Zantac to be pulled from market immediately
The US Food and Drug Administration is requesting that manufacturers pull all prescription and over-the-counter ranitidine drugs, known by the brand name Zantac, from the market immediately, the agency announced on Wednesday. The FDA noted that an ongoing investigation has determined that levels of a contaminant in the heartburn medications increase over time and when…… MORE