Businessman Jim Breen, who lost his aunt to Covid-19, believes the second wave will have a far more significant impact on mental health than the first. s Ireland experiences a surge in cases, the charity founder said the pandemic had created the need for a sharper focus on mental health and was encouraging companies to… Read More »
For days protesters have been on the streets of US cities loudly telling the world about the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, who perished after a police officer pushed his knee into the man’s neck. But a number of health experts and politicians have said they are increasingly worried the demonstrations could turn into… Read More »
Some Canadian doctors appear to have been snapping up a malaria drug for their own possible use against COVID-19, part of a surge in prescriptions for the medicine that has health-care regulators across the country concerned. Professional organizations in several provinces have issued statements in recent days discouraging the practice, noting there’s no solid evidence… Read More »
A second doctor is dead after he was infected with coronavirus while treating patients at a hospital in Wuhan, China, where the deadly virus originated. Respected neurologist Liu Zhiming, 51, died at 10.54am local time on Tuesday. Liu’s death comes after fellow doctor and whistleblower Li Wenliang died on February 7. Liu, who was the… Read More »
(Reuters) – Celgene Corp, which is being bought by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, reported a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, driven mainly by higher sales of psoriasis drug Otezla. Bristol-Myers agreed to buy Celgene for about $ 74 billion earlier this month, a deal that will expand its pipeline of cancer drugs as the company goes… Read More »