Despite the pandemic: Trump insists on eliminating Obamacare

Speaking to reporters at the White House, US President Donald Trump announced the need to reform the country's health insurance system. Why now is not the right time for this initiative, says CNN. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, which has become one of the leading causes of death ...

Does your health insurance cover COVID-19

Most Americans who have been diagnosed with coronavirus are on home treatment. But 15% of patients need hospitalization, and this will require a lot of money. And although many insurance companies do pay for these costs, it is important to know all the nuances in order to avoid unpleasant surprises, writes ...

Coronavirus antibody test: why do you need to do it

Many people who have had a respiratory illness in recent months, but have not done a coronavirus test, are wondering if they were infected with it, write CBS. It is known that thousands of people in the United States could have been asymptomatic with COVID-19. Now the Americans are wondering if they can ...

Can COVID-19 be treated by plasma transfusion and how is it obtained

It will take months to develop a vaccine against COVID-19. But theoretically, patients can be treated with the help of blood plasma transfusions from people who have already recovered. In response to bacterial or viral pathogens, the b-lymphocytes of a sick person produce antibodies. Among such manufacturers - ...

'I turn off the ventilator for the hopelessly ill': a confession from a nurse fighting Covid-19

For many patients with acute Covid-19, timely connection to a ventilator is often a matter of life and death. However, even this device does not guarantee salvation, and doctors around the world have to make difficult choices when turning off mechanical ventilation in...

Media: North Korean leader 'turned into a vegetable' after surgery

The doctor who performed heart surgery on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was very nervous, his hands were shaking, which is why the operation lasted eight minutes instead of one, according to an article in the Japanese weekly Shukan Gendai, writes RIA Novosti. Earlier, the South Korean publication Daily NK reported...

Factcheck: Can turmeric and hot peppers protect against viral diseases?

Trying to strengthen the immune system as much as possible during a pandemic, people began to stock up on healthy foods. The turn came to turmeric and hot peppers when rumors emerged that they were killing the 2019-nCoV virus. Is this really so, the BBC has figured out. There is an opinion that spicy food (for example, ...

Three times as many: US expanded coronavirus symptoms list

At the request of American doctors, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States has published an updated list of coronavirus symptoms, Fox News reported. Previously, the CDC only focused on the three main symptoms of COVID-19 - fever, cough and shortness of breath. Now the agency has listed ...

How to get health insurance if you lose your job due to coronavirus

If you lost your job and payments due to coronavirus, then you will have another problem added to your existing ones - lack of health insurance, writes The Penny Hoarder. According to the Economic Policy Institute, 49% of Americans received insurance through their employers.…

Coronavirus hardly transmits across surfaces: important evidence from new studies

German scientists came to the conclusion that the coronavirus is almost not transmitted through surfaces, and in 99% of cases, infection occurs after prolonged contact with a patient, writes the UNIAN agency. Scientists are convinced that 99% of the virus is transmitted during prolonged contact with an infected person. About it…

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