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Month: April 2020

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Coronavirus blood treatment to be tried

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Over time these build up and can be found in the plasma, the liquid portion of the blood. NHSBT is now approaching patients who have recovered from Covid-19 to see if plasma from them can be given to people who are currently ill with the virus. A statement from the organisation said: “We envisage that this will be initially used in trials as a possible treatment for Covid-19. “If fully approved, the trials will investigate whether convalescent plasma transfusions could improve a Covid-19 patient’s speed of recovery and chances of…

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Zoom Isnt Just For Your Laptop, Heres How To Use The Zoom iPhone App

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Shutterstock Here’s How To Use The Zoom App On Your iPhone, So You Can Stay Connected By Daffany Chan March 29, 2020 Virtual teleconferencing tools like Zoom help you stay connected to your workplace or classroom wherever you are. If you don’t have access to your laptop, you can even use your phone to video chat. Here’s how to use the Zoom app on your iPhone so you can tune into your next meeting while you’re on-the-go. To get started, you’ll need to download the Zoom Cloud Meeting app, which…

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The Air Force’s Venerable F-15 Gets a Makeover

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An updated version of the US Air Force’s trusty F-15 Eagle fighter jet had its first flight test recently and demonstrated its bag of tricks with a dramatic, after losing an entire wing in a mid-air collision.) The F-35, intended to serve the Marine Corps and Navy in addition to the Air Force, is also notorious for a history of cost overruns, technological glitches, and program delays. For missions that don't depend on the F-35’s advanced stealth capabilities, the proven and reliable F-15, especially with its state-of-the-art upgrades, could could…

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Barack Obama Endorsed Joe Biden & Made A Special Shoutout

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Bloomberg/Bloomberg/Getty Images Barack Obama Endorsed Joe Biden & Praised Bernie Sanders All At Once By Madhuri Sathish April 14, 2020 The 2020 presidential race is moving into its final stages after a wild primary season. As the last candidate remaining and the presumptive Democratic nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden has the endorsements of nearly every other Democratic primary candidate. On Tuesday, April 14, Biden added another coveted endorsement to his arsenal, when former President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden and finally made his position clear. In a video message…

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Concern over online deliveries for shielded groups

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Calls for elderly to get grocery delivery priority How do I get a food parcel? Blood Cancer UK chief executive Gemma Peters said: “We fear that the time it is taking to give people at very high risk, priority for online deliveries could cost lives. “We are now at the point where some people are being forced to choose between going hungry and making a trip to the supermarket that could be fatal if they pick up the coronavirus there. “People with blood cancer are already scared about the virus…

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