New Tool Measures Quality of Life With Autism Across Life Span

Mar 6, 2020

Online survey completed by individuals with autism, parent proxies shows lower QOL across age groups

Japanese swimmer Ikee tries to turn tide as coronavirus saps blood donations

Mar 5, 2020

By Chris Gallagher TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese star swimmer Rikako Ikee, who stunned fans...

NZ man with coronavirus attended packed rock concert in Auckland, health authorities say

Mar 5, 2020

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A person in New Zealand confirmed to have been infected was revealed on Friday to have attended a rock concert packed with thousands of other people. Health authorities said the man in his 30s, who...

U.S. Congress approves, sends to Trump $8.3 billion to fight coronavirus

Mar 5, 2020

By Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed...

Pfizer weighs working with BioNTech on potential coronavirus vaccine: R&D head

Mar 5, 2020

By Michael Erman and Carl O’Donnell (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc is considering a...

Chinese province reports 11 new virus cases from Iran flights: state media

Mar 5, 2020

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The northwestern Chinese province of Gansu reported 11 new confirmed coronavirus patients, all of whom entered China on commercial flights from Iran, according to state media. A total of 311 passengers...

U.S. coronavirus death toll rises to 12, including latest in King County, Washington

Mar 5, 2020

(Reuters) – The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus rose to 12 on Thursday when King County, Washington reported the latest fatality. Of the 12 U.S. deaths, 11 have come in Washington state and one in California. Many of...

With childhood diabetes, close family ties lead to flourishing adults

Mar 5, 2020

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Children with type 1 diabetes who grow up in families that are close and affectionate are more likely to flourish as adults, a new study suggests. Based on surveys of over 400 young...

LabCorp makes coronavirus test available for ordering in U.S.

Mar 5, 2020

By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) – Diagnostics company Laboratory Corp of America Holdings said on Thursday it will make its coronavirus test available for ordering by healthcare providers from 6 p.m. ET, as the U.S. government...

Doctors may feel ‘moral distress’ when surrogates make decisions

Mar 5, 2020

By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – When patients cannot make their own decisions about life-prolonging care, many doctors feel “moral distress” acting on the choices of surrogates like family members, a small...

LabCorp to make coronavirus test available for ordering in U.S.

Mar 5, 2020

(Reuters) – Diagnostics company Laboratory Corp of America Holdings said on Thursday it plans to make its test for the new coronavirus available for ordering by healthcare providers in the United States from 6 p.m. ET. The...

COVID-19 epidemic can be pushed back with concerted approach: WHO

Mar 5, 2020

By Stephanie Nebehay and Kate Kelland GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – The epidemic of COVID-19...

Ireland reports first coronavirus community transmission, cases hit 13

Mar 5, 2020

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Health authorities in Ireland reported the first community transmission...

Palestinians declare state of emergency over coronavirus: prime minister

Mar 5, 2020

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared a 30-day state of...

Hands down, men worse at bathroom hygiene that prevents coronavirus

Mar 5, 2020

By Heather Timmons WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The spread of the new coronavirus is shining the...

Hungary confirms third coronavirus case in man who returned from Milan

Mar 5, 2020

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary has confirmed a third case of the coronavirus, after a Hungarian man who had returned from Milan to the eastern city of Debrecen on Feb. 29 tested positive, the government said on its official...

Spanish coronavirus victim lived at infected Madrid nursing home

Mar 5, 2020

MADRID (Reuters) – A 99-year old woman who became Spain’s third coronavirus death was a resident at a Madrid nursing home where at least nine people have been diagnosed with the infection, local health authorities...