Reuters
- HealthReuters
Kidney injury seen in more than a third of hospitalized COVID-19 patients: U.S. study
Over a third of patients treated for COVID-19 in a large New York medical system developed acute kidney injury, and nearly 15% required dialysis, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. The study was conducted by a team at Northwell Health, the largest health provider in New York state. "We found in the first 5,449 patients admitted, 36.6% developed acute kidney injury," said study co-author Dr. Kenar Jhaveri, associated chief of nephrology at Hofstra/Northwell in Great Neck, New York, whose find
2 min read - HealthReuters
'Prediabetes' common in U.S. teens, young adults
For the study, researchers examined data on blood sugar levels for 5,786 people ages 12 to 34 who hadn't been diagnosed with diabetes. Overall, 18% of the younger people in the study, ranging in age from 12 to 18 years old, had "prediabetes," as did 24% of the adults 19 to 34 years old. "Prediabetes is highly prevalent in U.S. adolescents and young adults, especially in male individuals and in people with obesity," lead study author Linda Andes of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevent
3 min read - BusinessReuters
McDonald's faces class action over 'pervasive sexual harassment'
The lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in Chicago, says the company fostered a climate of "severe or pervasive sexual harassment and a hostile work environment, including groping, physical assaults, and sexually-charged verbal comments." McDonald's did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The plaintiffs, current McDonald's employee Jamelia Fairley and former employee Ashley Reddick, are seeking to represent a class of female employees of Florida's more than 100 corporate-owned,
2 min read - HealthReuters
'Here Comes the Sun' gets U.S. hospitals through dark days of pandemic
The most powerful medicine being used to bolster the morale of New York area healthcare workers at the epicenter of the U.S. novel coronavirus crisis may well be music. Daily infusions of upbeat songs from The Beatles' classic "Here Comes the Sun" to the theme from the hang-tough movie "Rocky" are being pumped through hospital public address systems to boost the spirits of nurses, doctors and support staff. About 545,000 people were diagnosed with COVID-19 in the United States as of Sunday, and
2 min read - HealthReuters
CDC removes unusual guidance to doctors about drug favored by Trump
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has removed from its website highly unusual guidance informing doctors on how to prescribe hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, drugs recommended by President Donald Trump to treat the coronavirus. The move comes three days after Reuters reported that the CDC published key dosing information involving the two antimalarial drugs based on unattributed anecdotes rather than peer-reviewed science. Reuters also reported that the original guidance was
2 min read - StyleReuters
French fashion labels Saint Laurent, Balenciaga to make coronavirus face masks
High-end fashion labels Saint Laurent and Balenciaga will start making face masks to ease shortages during the coronavirus crisis, their French parent group Kering said on Sunday. Dwindling stocks of protective gear across France have angered doctors and prompted police unions to threaten to walk off the job - complaints echoed in Spain and Italy. Paris-based Kering, which also owns Italian brand Gucci, said Saint Laurent and Balenciaga would start manufacturing the gear in their workshops as so
1 min read - PoliticsReuters
Johnson's baby power: British PM and his girlfriend are expecting first child
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds announced on Saturday they are expecting their first child together and are engaged to be married. The couple have been living together in Downing Street since Johnson became prime minister in July, with Symonds the first unmarried partner to live openly with a British leader in recent history. "The prime minister and Miss Symonds are very pleased to announce their engagement and that they are expecting a baby in the early
3 min read
