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Eli Lilly antibody trial paused over safety concerns

October 14, 2020

Checking in: The trial design calls for the data and safety monitoring board to examine results from the first 300 participants — including their need for supplemental oxygen, mechanical ventilation or other supportive care five days after receiving the treatment or a placebo — before proceeding with further enrollment.

The NIAID trial has so far enrolled 326 patients. An agency spokesperson said that the board overseeing the trial this morning “reached a predefined boundary for safety at day five.” The board will now decide whether the trial should add 700 more participants.

The NIAID spokesperson added that the pause in enrollment is “out of an abundance of caution” and the safety board is “continuing data collection and follow-up of current participants for safety and efficacy.”

The late-stage study is examining whether Lilly’s antibody, known as bamlanivimab, could help hospitalized patients. The treatment is a monoclonal antibody that mimics the antibodies

A Surge in Children Signing Up for Free School Meals Raises Concerns About UK Food Poverty

October 12, 2020

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Why Global Citizens Should Care

The UN’s Global Goal 2 aims to end hunger and malnutrition globally by 2030. But the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked hunger crises all over the world, including in Britain. It’s critical that we tackle food poverty, especially for children, otherwise it could have devastating impacts in other areas of life too, including health, education, and more. Take action to protect the most vulnerable communities from COVID-19 and its impacts here.

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of children registering for free school meals in the UK, poverty campaigners say, revealing the strain the COVID-19 pandemic is putting on family budgets.

An estimated 900,000 children signed up to the free school meals programme as the new academic year started in September, according to research released by the Food Foundation think tank. They published the data as part of a joint campaign to raise

COVID-19 tracker apps pose concerns regarding reliability, access to private health information

October 12, 2020

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CHICAGO (WLS) — A trend catching on in Europe could soon be coming to your office place or other establishments.

While the concept of issuing special passes for those who could be coronavirus-free sounds like a great way to move towards some normality in our economy, questions about its reliability and privacy are raising some concerns.

With just another app on our smartphone, the technology could be used as potential proof you don’t currently have COVID-19 or display test results showing you have antibodies. Having this information at your fingertips could one day allow you to go places and do things others can’t but not everyone likes the idea.

On the other hand, there is no guarantee that antibodies give you immunity, plus COVID-19 tests quickly be dated depending upon exposure.

“I think when designing these systems can be done with a key privacy-preserving way is. Let’s say it is

Concerns over Brexit and covid are putting pressure on the farming community’s mental health

October 10, 2020

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Nearly half of all calls made to its support helpline over the past four months have related to mental health, a farming help charity has reported.

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Pressures such as Brexit, extreme weather conditions and poor yields have impacted on farmer’s mental health

The data revealed to mark today’s World Mental Health Day and next week’s Ag Mental Health Week, by the Farming Community Network (FCN), said mental health is now the most common factor in calls from members of the farming community.

These included stress and anxiety caused by issues including financial concerns, family relationship problems, Brexit uncertainty and the Covid-19 pandemic.

Jude McCann, CEO of FCN, which runs the Farming Helpline, said the figures gave an “important insight” into the experiences of farmers throughout England and Wales

Trump sparks new FDA concerns with praise of ‘miracle’ treatment

October 10, 2020

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President Trump’s public praise for an experimental coronavirus antibody treatment is putting new pressure on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to quickly give emergency clearance to a drug he has touted as a “miracle.”

a person sitting on a table: Trump sparks new FDA concerns with praise of 'miracle' treatment

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Trump sparks new FDA concerns with praise of ‘miracle’ treatment

Doctors think the drugs show promise as a potential treatment of COVID-19, though Trump has created confusion by quickly elevating them to a cure.

“They call them therapeutic, but to me it wasn’t therapeutic,” Trump said in a video he tweeted on Wednesday, five days after receiving the experimental treatment from the biotech company Regeneron.

Trump said that he felt better immediately after taking the drugs.

“I call that a cure,” he said. “It’s a cure.”

But by placing himself in the middle of the drug evaluation process, Trump is once again igniting concerns that politics is encroaching on science at a

Novak Djokovic gives fitness update after Carreno Busta accuses him of feigning injury concerns

October 8, 2020

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Novak Djokovic

Pablo Carreno Busta made a startling accusation on Wednesday when he alleged that top seed Novak DJokovic was feigning injury concerns during their quarter-final meetings at French Open 2020. 17th seed Carreno Busta took the first set 6-4 only to go down in 4 sets and crash out of the competition.

Novak Djokovic seemingly wasn’t in top gear in the first set as he had headed into the match with a strap on his neck and his movements were restricted. Carreno Busta though was ruthless as he came up with spotless service games while Djokovic was struggling with it, getting only 40 percent of his first serves in.

After losing the first set, Djokovic received treatment on-court as his trainer worked on his upper-left arm. Djokovic was feeling uncomfortable but after the on-court treatment, the Serb was able to manage a strong comeback and fend off the threat

Rudy Giuliani taking hydroxychloroquine to fend off COVID-19 despite safety concerns

October 8, 2020

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NEW YORK — Rudy Giuliani will apparently never get off the hydroxychloroquine train.

The ex-New York mayor told the New York Daily News on Wednesday that he’s taking the anti-malarial drug as a preventative measure against COVID-19 — even though U.S. regulators advise against it over concerns that the medication can cause serious side effects.

Giuliani, 76, stressed that he has tested negative for the virus several times in the past few days, but said his doctor recommended the hydroxychloroquine regimen since he spent considerable time last week with President Donald Trump and others who have since tested positive.

“All negative so far and no symptoms but I am taking hydroxychloroquine and zinc as a prophylactic,” said Giuliani, who’s these days best known as Trump’s combative personal lawyer. “A study in Italy showed exceptional results.”

Despite Giuliani’s claim that he’s not experiencing symptoms, a source familiar with the matter told

3 Lingering Concerns About Trump’s Health Following Monday’s Briefing

October 5, 2020

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President Trump’s medical team said they were “cautiously optimistic” the president would recover from Covid-19 during a briefing on Monday minutes after Trump himself announced he would be leaving Walter Reed hospital at 6:30 EST later that evening, though concerns remain among the medical community at large about the president’s health going forward, and how transparent Trump’s doctors are being.

US-vote-health-virus — White House physician Sean Conley (C) answers questions surrounded by other doctors, during an … [+] update on the condition of US President Donald Trump, on October 5, 2020, at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. – President Donald Trump announced that he is leaving the hospital where he was given emergency treatment for Covid-19 and told the nation, where the virus has killed almost 210,000 people this year, that they have nothing to worry about. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty

Hand Sanitizers Packed Like Food And Beverage Pouches Recalled Over Safety Concerns

October 5, 2020

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A company voluntarily recalled hand sanitizers that resembled food and beverage pouches
The pouches also had children’s characters on them
Ingesting hand sanitizer is not safe, especially for children
The confusing packaging could lead to accidental hand sanitizer ingestion

A company has voluntarily recalled several of its hand sanitizer products with packages that look rather like food or drink pouches. Such products may lead to accidental ingestion, which is potentially harmful to health.

On Oct. 2, the FDA released a company announcement from Ashtel Studios voluntarily recalling several 25-milliliter containers of hand sanitizers that are packaged in what looks like food or beverage pouches and, even have children’s characters displayed on them.

The recall affects the following products, all of which are packaged in 25 ml pouches:

PAW Patrol Hand Sanitizer (NDC 70108-042-01 )
JoJo Siwa Hand Sanitizer (NDC 70108-044-01 )
Hot Wheels Hand Sanitizer (NDC 70108-045-01 )

Terence Kongolo’s move to Sheffield United on the rocks after scans raised concerns over fitness

October 5, 2020

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Terence Kongolo’s move to Sheffield United on the rocks after scans raised concerns over the defender’s fitness following a broken foot last season with Blades looking at other options

By Simon Jones for MailOnline

Published: 05:32 EDT, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 05:33 EDT, 5 October 2020

Terence Kongolo’s proposed move from Huddersfield Town to Sheffield United is understood to have hit a hitch following medical tests.

The 26-year-old defender has only just recovered after missing most of the year with a broken foot that required metal re-enforcement. That metal work had to be removed again before he could resume playing.

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder confirmed his interest in signing Kongolo as a potential replacement for the injured Jack O’Connell and a deal had looked likely over the weekend. However, medical tests are understood to have raised concerns over when Kongolo was ready to play at full fitness again.

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Nearly half of all calls made to its support helpline over the past four months have related to mental health, a farming help charity has reported.

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Terence Kongolo’s move to Sheffield United on the rocks after scans raised concerns over the defender’s fitness following a broken foot last season with Blades looking at other options