People infected with AH5N8 virus for the first time
Chickens in a fattening farm So far, only the H5N1 pathogen was known to be transmitted to humans. (Photo: dpa) Moscow In Russia, a certain … Read more
Medical research
World cancer day: can a vaccine eradicate the other pandemic of the 21st century?
It’s not just Covid-19 that killed people in 2020. In the same year, some 10 million people died of cancer, more than five times more … Read more
Coronavirus live news: UK to get vaccine from next week; England enters tier system after lockdown | World news
The first is hospitals themselves, which of course we’ve got facilities like this – 50 hospitals across the country are already set up and waiting … Read more
Coronavirus live news: Fauci warns of ‘surge upon surge’ in US cases after Thanksgiving | World news
Japan will be saddled with a bill of almost $2bn to cover the additional cost of postponing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to the coronavirus. … Read more
Why there has been no breakthrough so far
Frankfurt At least with the vaccines against Covid-19, things are progressing: This week, the two partners Biontech and Pfizer, as well as competitor Moderna, reported … Read more
Anti-Covid-19 vaccine: caution, “we are far from being able to throw away the masks”
While 551 people with Covid-19 disease have died in hospital in the past 24 hours in France, the announcement of a breakthrough on the vaccine … Read more
Covid-19: US drug agency approves Remdesivir
Remdesivir approved as a drug in the US The most prominent patient who has been treated with the drug to date: US President Donald Trump. … Read more
Corona: Covid-19 is ten times more dangerous than flu – health
Corona critics often claim that Covid-19 is no more dangerous than ordinary flu. But the comparison of mortality rates refutes that. Why this knowledge could … Read more
Remdesivir, antibodies, acid blockers: this is how Trump is treated
Berlin After Donald Trump was found to be infected with the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus, the US President was treated with a number of different drugs. Efficacy … Read more
Elon Musk wants to save thoughts with a brain chip
Düsseldorf, Frankfurt With a “neural link” in their heads, paraplegics should walk, Parkinson’s patients stop shaking and deaf people can hear again: When Elon Musk … Read more