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Asthma drug budesonide shortens recovery time in non-hospitalised patients with COVID-19

Apr 13, 2021

Inhaled budesonide is a safe, relatively inexpensive and readily available corticosteroid commonly used around the world in inhalers to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It was added to...

Following atoms in real time could lead to better materials design

Apr 13, 2021

Two-dimensional materials, such as graphene, have the potential to improve the performance of existing and new devices, due to their unique properties, such as outstanding conductivity and strength. Two-dimensional materials...

UBC experts on SARS-CoV-2 variants

Apr 13, 2021

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Police fire tear gas at protesters as officer fatally shoots man 10 miles from George Floyd killing

Apr 13, 2021

The National Guard was called in and a curfew was imposed to quell angry demonstrations over the shooting death of Daunte Wright on Sunday in the Brooklyn Center neighborhood. Scroll...

Minnesota National Guard deployed after protests over the police killing of a man during a traffic stop

Apr 13, 2021

The shooting happened Sunday afternoon in Brooklyn Center, a Minneapolis suburb of about 30,000 people. The state deployed the Minnesota National Guard, and Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott issued a...

‘Clear the Capitol,’ Pence pleaded, timeline of riot shows

Apr 11, 2021

In an urgent phone call to the acting defense secretary, he issued a startling demand. “We must establish order,” said Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,...

Nearly 40% of Marines have declined Covid-19 vaccine

Apr 10, 2021

Washington (CNN) Nearly 40% of US Marines are declining Covid-19 vaccinations, according to data provided to CNN on Friday by the service, the first branch to disclose service-wide numbers on...

Vaccine Requirements Spread in U.S., Sowing Concern on Overreach

Apr 10, 2021

Republican politicians and privacy advocates are bristling over so-called vaccination passports, with some states moving to restrict their use. Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergWhile there may be an uptick in companies...

Vaccine Slots Go Unused in Mississippi and Other States

Apr 10, 2021

When it comes to getting the coronavirus vaccine, Mississippi residents have an abundance of options. On Thursday, there were more than 73,000 slots to be had on the state’s scheduling...

Stalled at first jab: Vaccine shortages hit poor countries

Apr 10, 2021

COVAX is providing vaccines to countries lacking the clout to negotiate on their own for scarce supplies, but in the past two weeks only 2 million doses have been cleared...