EU opens probe into fake coronavirus-related products

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union regulators have opened an investigation into imports of fake coronavirus-related products that are ineffective or even harmful to health, the European anti-fraud office OLAF said on Friday. Products seized include masks, medical devices, disinfectants, sanitisers and test kits. Counterfeit masks, including fake ones for children, have been offered online in… Read More: EU opens probe into fake coronavirus-related products »

Heart Disease Risks Are Undertreated Among Noncitizens: Study

THURSDAY, March 19, 2020 — Foreign nationals in the United States are less likely to receive treatment for heart disease risk factors than native-born Americans or naturalized citizens, a new study reports. Heart disease — including heart attack and stroke — is the leading cause of death among adults in the United States, according to… Read More: Heart Disease Risks Are Undertreated Among Noncitizens: Study »

I’ve been on a ventilator before, so I’d like to sit this pandemic out

I have bled out during emergency surgery and been revived by the expert trauma and transplant team who raced into my operating room. I have had liter upon liter of donated blood transfused into my grey lifeless body. I survived months on a ventilator in an intensive care unit. I have had my lungs fill… Read More: I’ve been on a ventilator before, so I’d like to… »

Scientists develop fast-tracked virus test

International scientists say they have developed a faster test for coronavirus. The University of Oxford researchers have been working on a rapid testing technology to improve capabilities as the virus continues to spread across the world. They say the new test is much faster and does not need a complicated instrument, with previous tests taking… Read More: Scientists develop fast-tracked virus test »