Who was Alfie Evans?
What was the row over his treatment?
Alfie was born on 9 May 2016, and admitted to hospital in December 2016 after suffering seizures. He had been a patient in the hospital ever since. He died … Read the rest
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US Flu Deaths in 2017-18
Estimates of Flu deaths in the United States during the 2017-18 year from the CDC were up to 94,987.
Donald Trump is quoted as saying it was 100,000, which is of course incorrect, and his figure has been blocked by … Read the rest
Donald Trump and Injecting Disinfectant
Did Donald Trump really suggest that people are Injected with Disinfectant, to kill COVID-19?
The Headline: “US President Donald Trump has suggested coronavirus patients be injected with disinfectant as a way to fight the virus”
Donald Trump’s actual … Read the rest
Did COVID-19 Start in the US?
Some social media reports claim that the US began the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic..
There have been two basic claims.
One is that two people, who died in the United States in early January 2020, were infected with Covid-19 A/B, but … Read the rest
COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2, which is right?
There seems to be some confusion with the term used to name the 2019-20 coronavirus.
Is it COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2?
The Virus is called SARS-CoV-2 (often confused with the SARS Coronavirus in 2002, SARS-CoV-1)
The Disease is called … Read the rest
US Covid-19 Testing Rates
The United States has a very low testing rate for the coronavirus disease COVID-19, when compared to most other countries.
143 countries have recorded testing rates according to the worldometers site, with rates between 8 and 108,000 tests per million … Read the rest
Why does Italy have the most cases of COVID-19?
The Question is “Why does Italy have the most cases of COVID-19?”
They did have at one stage, so it was a valid question at that time.
Some old reports state that there are about 100,000 Chinese workers in the … Read the rest
COVID-19 Coronavirus Death Rates
Deaths Rates for COVID-19, from countries with over 50 deaths per million people.
- Spain has the highest death rate at 270 deaths per million population.
- Italy is next with 263.
- Belgium follows with 125.
- France is next at 124.
- The
The US spends $10,224 per person on Health Expenditure
Does the US really spend $10,224 per person on Health Expenditure?..
The headlines were saying that the US has the highest rate of Health Spending per person, with the total being.. $10,224, as an example below.
However, it might have … Read the rest
Aphantasia: No Clear Pictures in your mind
Aphantasia: A life without mental images..
A BBC Program (www.bbc.com/news/health-34039054) compared how most people can readily conjure images inside their head, but others only get a blank screen in their “mind’s eye”
Scientists have described this condition, now … Read the rest