Coronavirus: Good News After the Acute Phase
“It’s not possible to stop everybody getting it and it’s also not desirable because you want some immunity in the population” Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK’s chief scientific adviser, says […]
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Zia H Shah
He is a physician practicing in Upstate New York. He is the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, which has more than 43,000 followers in Twitter. He is also Chair of Religion and Science for the Muslim Sunrise, the oldest Muslim publication in North America. He has authored more than 400 articles on Islam, Christianity, Secularism and Religion & Science. Follow in Twitter: @The_MuslimTimes
2 Generic Drugs Being Tested In U.S. In Race To Find Coronavirus Treatments
By Deena Beasley A 1,500-person trial began this week to see whether malaria treatment hydroxychloroquine can prevent or reduce the severity of COVID-19. (Reuters) — U.S. researchers, following the lead […]
The First U.S. Company Has Announced an Upcoming Home COVID-19 Test
Source: Time By Alice Park Everlywell, a home testing company that offers dozens of lab tests to consumers, is adding a COVID-19 test beginning on March 23. Given the slow roll out of […]
Video: Is Deception Always the Best Strategy: Ask President Trump?
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Corona Fear’s Cure: Chanting from the Bible and the Quran The self isolation for 70 years and older may last […]
For the first time since the outbreak began late last year, China has reported no new local infections
Source: CNN Mainland China on Thursday reported no new locally transmitted coronavirus cases for the first time since the the pandemic began, marking a major turning point in the global […]
Church of England suspends all services over coronavirus
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood The Church of England has suspended all services until further notice, saying it must become “a different sort of church in these coming months”. […]
Japanese flu drug ‘clearly effective’ in treating coronavirus, says China
Source: The Guardian Medical authorities in China have said a drug used in Japan to treat new strains of influenza appeared to be effective in coronavirus patients, Japanese media said […]
Corona Fear’s Cure: Chanting from the Bible and the Quran
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There were 2,813,503 registered deaths in the United States in 2017 and these increased by 1.22% in […]
A Ray of Optimism amid Global Fear
Source: Jerusalem Post BY DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS The coronavirus epidemic is slowing down in China, and will not pose a risk to the majority of people, an Israeli Nobel Prize laureate has […]
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day and Let us Focus on Our Compassion, Not the Dogma
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, lit. ‘the Day of the […]
Italy Versus South Korea: Why the High Mortality in Italy?
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: CNN By Kent Sepkowitz, MD, who is an […]
Coronavirus: US volunteers to start testing the first vaccine today
Source: BBC By Michelle Roberts; Health editor, BBC News online The first human trial of a vaccine to protect against pandemic coronavirus is starting in the US later on Monday, […]
Video: Are you like a Honeybee or a fly?
Are you like a Honeybee or a fly? The mindset behind successful relationships! Shr Radhanath Swami Suggested reading How can Hindus think like a Muslim or a Jew, despite the […]
Canada closing borders to noncitizens because of coronavirus, U.S. citizens exempt from ban ‘for the moment’
Source: CNBC By Dan Mangan Canada is closing its borders to noncitizens because of the coronavirus pandemic, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau noted that the ban does not apply to U.S. […]
Can You Chant from the Bible or the Quran to Bliss and Happiness?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Even though I am a practicing physician, this article is not meant to be medical advice. […]
Roche’s Test for Covid 19 Gives Result in 3 Hours
Epigraph: Whoever saves a life, it will be as if he or she has saved the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Guardian Coronavirus tests being rushed to Australia […]
Every human life is sacred: Japanese man who killed 19 disabled people sentenced to death
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: BBC A Japanese man has been sentenced to death for […]
Multiple cruise ships are left stranded as coronavirus cases increase
(CNN) — Several cruise ships are stranded at sea, some with confirmed coronavirus cases on board, as the pandemic expands around the globe. Some ships have been denied port, leaving […]
CDC recommends canceling events with 50 or more people for the next eight weeks throughout US
Source: CNBC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging people across the U.S. to cancel or postpone events with 50 or more attendees for the next eight weeks […]
The Serenity Prayer: One of the Best Prayers
The Serenity Prayer is the common name for a prayer written by the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr[1][2] (1892–1971). The best-known form is: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to […]