Donald Trump makes Mike Pence his coronavirus czar and will spend ‘whatever it takes’

Donald Trump made Vice President Mike Pence his coronavirus czar in a sudden announcement Wednesday. He also declared the U.S. would spend ‘whatever’ it takes to beat coronavirus Wednesday at a White House press conference as the infection’s scale grew around the world.   ‘We’re very, very ready for this, for anything,’ he said, even if … Read more

First U.S coronavirus diagnosis is reported with no connection to other cases

The first case of coronavirus where the origin of the disease is unknown has been confirmed in the United States, officials revealed Wednesday.  The Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that the person, a resident in Northern California, had not recently returned from a foreign country, and had not been in contact with another confirmed case.  … Read more

Just one full-fat fizzy drink a day in your 40s may ‘increase your risk of a heart attack or stroke’

Just one can of full-fat fizzy juice a day in middle-age may increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to new research. The 330ml sugar-laden beverages send cholesterol levels soaring, increasing the risk of clots that cut off blood supply to the heart or brain. Researchers from Tufts University in Massachusetts studied almost 6,000 … Read more

Vaping may raise risk of oral infections by altering the microbiome in the mouth, study suggests

Vaping could alter the mouth’s microbiome and raise the risk of oral infections, a new study suggests. Researchers found e-cigarette users were at 1.5 times greater risks of gum disease or infection that non-smokers. What’s more, vapers had higher levels of bacteria implicated in oral diseases as well as biomarkers in their blood that indicate … Read more