THURSDAY, March 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — An Ebola drug that’s proven effective against some coronaviruses may also work against the new COVID-19 coronavirus, scientists say. Remdesivir was developed by Gilead Sciences in response to the 2014 West African Ebola virus epidemic. “We know the drug works against different coronaviruses,Continue Reading

THURSDAY, March 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — California declared a state of emergency Wednesday as health officials kept a cruise ship linked to the state’s first coronavirus death from docking in San Francisco. The U.S. Coast Guard was to deliver testing kits Thursday to the Grand Princess, where 62 passengersContinue Reading

WEDNESDAY, March 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Obamacare narrowed racial and ethnic gaps in access to health insurance and care, but it didn’t eliminate them, a new study reports. University of Michigan researchers analyzed data gathered from 19- to 64-year-olds nationwide between 2008 and 2017. They found that before AffordableContinue Reading

WEDNESDAY, March 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Coronavirus continued its march across America on Tuesday, with more than 120 cases now confirmed in at least 14 states and nine deaths now reported in Washington state. Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah,Continue Reading