(CNN)Erectile dysfunction isn't just an issue in the bedroom. It could also be an indication of a man's risk for heart disease and early death.And this holds true, a new study says, regardless of a man's testosterone levels.Erectile dysfunction is defined as the inability to get or maintain an erection long enough to have sex,…
A new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases medical journal estimates that the death rate of coronavirus is significantly lower than previously reported.In early March, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the estimated mortality rate of COVID-19 globally was about 3.4%, while Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious…
Hospitalizations for Washington state residents showing symptoms of coronavirus dropped this week for the first time since February.The Seattle Times reported Tuesday that data released by the state's Department of Health showed a decline in hospitalizations for symptoms of the virus, including pneumonia and shortness of breath, dropped to 193 after sitting at 251 last week.Health…
New York’s mammoth convention center started taking patients to ease the burden on the city’s overwhelmed health system as the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus closed in on China’s official count.There are more than 800,000 global infections and more than 39,000 deaths worldwide. The U.S. had around 3,200 deaths by midday, closing in fast…
By Christopher Burns, BDN Staff • March 31, 2020 6:46 am Updated: March 31, 2020 11:30 am As of Monday, there are now 303 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus spread across 12 Maine counties, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s up 28 from Monday, when 275 cases were reported.…
Jordan Culver, USA TODAY Tuesday Mar 31, 2020 at 5:34 AM The novel coronavirus has prompted social distancing measures around the world. One researcher believes what's being done isn't enough.Lydia Bourouiba, an associate professor at MIT, has researched the dynamics of exhalations (coughs and sneezes, for instance) for years at The Fluid Dynamics of Disease Transmission Laboratory and found exhalations…
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One day after Illinois saw its biggest single-day jump in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, the state reported yet another climb, topping 5,000 confirmed diagnoses on Monday. A total of 5,057 coronavirus cases have now been confirmed, along with 73 deaths, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. That marks an increase of…
March 30, 2020 at 8:22 pmNEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Across New York City, health care workers face tremendous challenges to treat patients, and at Brooklyn’s Brookdale Hospital Medical Center they are at their maximum capacity. Patient beds line the hallways as every inch of this building is now being used because of the coronavirus COVID-19…
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By Nick Viviani |  Posted: Mon 6:48 PM, Mar 30, 2020  |  Updated: Mon 7:05 PM, Mar 30, 2020 MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) -- Two more deaths reported in Ozaukee County as well as the first one reported in neighboring Washington County pushed the number of people who died from complications related to coronavirus past twenty. The…
BURLINGTON, Kan. (KWCH) The Coffey County Health Department reports 14 cases of coronavirus as of Monday. All cases have been linked to a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Burlington, according to the health department. Dr. Lee Norman, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, identified for the facility as the Life Care…
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By WSFA Staff | March 30, 2020 at 4:44 PM CDT - Updated March 30 at 4:44 PM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Alabama Department of Public Health says one of its own employees has tested positive for the COVID-19 respiratory illness. ADPH confirmed the employee works at the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories in Montgomery…
The coronavirus outbreak raced through four nursing homes over the weekend. March 30, 2020, 8:55 PM8 min read The coronavirus outbreak raced through four nursing homes over the weekend, infecting hundreds of residents at senior living facilities and killing at least five people. At a press conference Monday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan called the outbreak…
By WSAW Staff |  Posted: Mon 4:26 PM, Mar 30, 2020  |  Updated: Mon 4:40 PM, Mar 30, 2020 MARATHON COUNTY, Wis. (WSAW) -- The Marathon County Health Department is confirming a third person has tested positive for COVID-19. That person is currently isolated at home. They were not in contact with either of the first…
An artificial intelligence tool accurately predicted which patients newly infected with the COVID-19 virus would go on to develop severe respiratory disease, a new study found. The work was led by NYU Grossman School of Medicine and the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University, in partnership with Wenzhou Central Hospital and Cangnan…
By Sarah LaFave / Published March 30, 2020 The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has infected nearly three quarters of a million people worldwide, with more than 140,000 cases in the United States. As laboratories around the world—and here at Johns Hopkins—rush to develop treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, urgent questions remain about why some groups of…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.A nurse with asthma, a grandfather with cancer and a homeless man with no known family are wracked with coronavirus-induced fevers. They are struggling to breathe, and a ventilator could save their lives. But who gets one when there aren’t…
Source: NIAID A small study reported by researchers in Beijing and the United States found that 50% of patients treated for COVID-19 infection still carried the virus for up to eight days after their symptoms had disappeared. The authors, reporting their results in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, say they don’t yet…