Reflections from Ground Zero — Wuhan by a Pakistani student
Source: Dawn By Swaibah Bilal Studying at Wuhan University, a Pakistani shares the events that unfolded at the epicentre of the pandemic at the start of the year It was […]
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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
FDA authorizes new test that could detect coronavirus in about 45 minutes
Washington, DC (CNN) The US Food and Drug Administration announced it has authorized the use of the first rapid diagnostic test that could detect the novel coronavirus in approximately 45 […]
Roche Launches Phase III Study of Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug for COVID-19 Pneumonia
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred, saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Biospace By Alex Keown Days after Swiss pharma giant Roche began […]
Sarilumab enters clinical trial for COVID-19, spotlighting ‘key role’ for IL-6
Source: Healio By Cassandra Calabrese The rheumatoid arthritis drug sarilumab is set to enter a clinical trial program for patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 infection, according to a joint statement released by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi. Sarilumab (Kevzara) — jointly developed Regeneron and Sanofi — is a fully human, monoclonal […]
Answering the Question of Suffering for Sir David Attenborough
Epigraph Blessed is He in Whose hand is the kingdom, and He has power over all things;Who has created death and life that He might try you — which of […]
New York Announces 3000 New Cases for the Grand Total of More Than 10,000
By Melanie Schuman and Sheena Jones, CNN (CNN) Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during a news conference Saturday that New York is sending 1 million N95 respirator masks to New York […]
Plaquenil Showing Promise Against Covid 19 in France
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred, saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) French researcher posts successful Covid-19 drug trial Source: The Connexion […]
Why Not Get the Test Kits from South Korea and Germany and Start Screening Large Populations
Coronavirus: What could the West learn from Asia? Source: BBC The number of coronavirus cases in the West is skyrocketing, and countries have announced drastic measures, including school closures and […]
Coronavirus: Do Germany Statistics Have Something to Teach?
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred, saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Germany’s coronavirus infections climb but deaths remain low Source: PMLive […]
Coronavirus: Is drinking cow urine any help?
Source: BBC India has had relatively few confirmed cases of coronavirus – but there’s been plenty of misleading advice on how to tackle it. BBC News has been fact-checking some […]
The Crisis in Italy
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred, saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Italy calls in military to enforce coronavirus lockdown as 627 […]
Praise be to Allah for the Miracle of Our Immune System
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The total worldwide mortality due to Covid 19 is 16,500 at the time of the writing of this […]
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 […]
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 […]
