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- Aria Bendix voor Business Insiderdo. 17 sep. ’20
Saint Paul, Minnesota, will give some residents $500 per month for the next year and a half in a seminal basic-income pilot
A successful basic-income trial in Stockton, California, has inspired a chain of similar pilots in other cities. The city council of Saint Paul, Minnesota, voted to approve funding for a pilot there on Wednesday. The program is set to begin this fall…
- Aria Bendix voor Business Insiderdo. 17 sep. ’20
Lung damage could be permanent for some coronavirus patients, but new scans show significant healing after 12 weeks
COVID-19 patients in Austria showed signs of lung damage six weeks after they left the hospital. But many patients saw their CT scans improve after 12 weeks, which could be a sign that their lungs will heal over time. However, once scarring occurs, t…
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- Aria Bendix voor Business Insiderwo. 16 sep. ’20
The CDC director said most Americans won’t get a coronavirus vaccine until summer or fall 2021. Trump said Redfield was ‘confused.’
At a Senate subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, CDC Director Robert Redfield said most Americans won’t receive a coronavirus vaccine until “late second quarter, third quarter 2021.” Hours later, President Trump said Redfield was “confused.” “I think h…
- Aria Bendix voor Business Insiderwo. 16 sep. ’20
Apple’s new smartwatch has a monitoring device that doctors credit with saving coronavirus patients’ lives. It can flag dangerous downturns.
The new Apple Watch Series 6 measures blood-oxygen levels — a critical tool for flagging severe COVID-19 cases. Doctors have become increasingly reliant on small medical devices called pulse oximeters that give the same measurement. Knowing when bloo…
- Aria Bendix voor Business Insiderzo. 13 sep. ’20
A supercomputer found a promising theory about why COVID-19 cases go downhill fast. It even explains the bizarre range of symptoms.
Tennessee researchers used a supercomputer to analyze lung fluid from coronavirus patients. They found that patients with severe cases may produce too much bradykinin, a chemical that regulates blood pressure. This could set off a chain reaction that…
- Aria Bendix voor Business Insidervr. 11 sep. ’20
How coronavirus symptoms differ from the flu, allergies, and common cold, in one chart
Coronavirus outbreaks are expected to overlap with the seasonal flu and common cold this fall and winter. Mild coronavirus cases could also be confused with allergies. One trick to distinguish these illnesses is to look at their most common first sym…
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- Aria Bendix voor Business Insiderwo. 9 sep. ’20
Don’t expect a coronavirus vaccine before the election — here’s the likely timeline according to doctors, government officials, and analysts
President Trump has suggested that a coronavirus vaccine may become available “right around” the election on November 3. But public-health experts, financial analysts, and US government officials have said that timeline is unrealistic. Most experts t…
- Aria Bendix voor Business Insiderzo. 6 sep. ’20
One chart shows the best and worst face masks for coronavirus protection — and which situations they’re suited for
The ideal face mask for coronavirus protection blocks large droplets along with smaller airborne particles. In general, masks should have more than one layer and be made of tightly woven fabrics. Based on several studies evaluating masks’ protection …
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- Aria Bendix voor Business Insiderza. 5 sep. ’20
A Maine wedding is linked to 147 coronavirus cases and 3 deaths. Infections spilled over into a jail and two nursing homes.
An indoor church wedding and reception has been linked to 147 coronavirus cases across Maine. Three of those people have died. None of them were wedding attendees. Contact-tracing efforts found that guests at the wedding either directly or indirectly…
- Aria Bendix voor Business Insiderza. 5 sep. ’20
Trump said retired Gen. John Kelly ‘got eaten alive’ as White House chief of staff after reports claimed he made rude remarks at the grave of Kelly’s son
President Donald Trump said his former chief of staff, retired Gen. John Kelly, was “eaten alive” and “unable to handle the pressure of this job” at a Friday press briefing. The president’s comments follow a Thursday report from The Atlantic that Tru…
