TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalized COVID-19 patients face an increased risk of developing dangerous blood clots, a new review indicates. The odds of a clot are highest for the most critically ill patients. Analysis of 66 studies found that 23% of COVID-19 patients in an intensive careContinue Reading

MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — President Donald Trump’s doctors delivered an update of his condition on Sunday that suggested he might have more than just a mild case of COVID-19. Based on the doctors’ accounts, Trump’s symptoms quickly escalated after he announced early Friday morning that he hadContinue Reading

MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The homemade cloth masks recommended for slowing the spread of COVID-19 seem to expel invisible cotton fibers into the air as people talk, cough or even breathe — underscoring the importance of regularly washing them, researchers say. In experiments, researchers found that medical-gradeContinue Reading

SATURDAY, Oct. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — President Donald Trump was being treated for coronavirus infection at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Saturday, after announcing that he had tested positive for COVID-19 early Friday morning. Trump is struggling with a fever, a cough and nasal congestion, among otherContinue Reading

FRIDAY, Oct. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Ordinary conversation releases airborne droplets that can spread widely through indoor spaces, a finding with big implications for transmission of the new coronavirus, researchers say. Their experiments showed that everyday talk can expel droplets farther than the typical “social distancing” limit of 6Continue Reading

FRIDAY, Oct. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Antibodies against COVID-19 in people who’ve recovered from the disease begin to vanish about three months after they develop symptoms, researchers say. This suggests that sooner is better for recovered COVID-19 patients to donate antibody-containing blood plasma for convalescent plasma treatment, according toContinue Reading