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/PRNewswire/ -- In some patients, infection with the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 can trigger a dangerous immune response in hardened fatty deposits (plaques)...
Judge says they can consider convicting bouncer David Cruz of third-degree assault, a misdemeanor with a maximum punishment of up to a year in prison, in the death of bar patron Jake Scott.
The COVID-19 pandemic has helped revive the autopsy. When the coronavirus first arrived in U.S. hospitals, doctors could only guess as to what was causing the strange constellation of symptoms. What could explain why patients were losing their sense of smell and taste, developing skin rashes, struggling to breathe and reporting memory loss, on top of flu-like coughs and aches? At hospital morgues, pathologists were busily dissecting the disease’s first victims — and finding some answers. Newsletter Get our free Coronavirus Today newsletter Sign up for the latest news, best stories and wha...
The COVID-19 pandemic has helped revive the autopsy.
Pathologists say that autopsies performed on COVID victims have clued in doctors that blood thinners could prevent microscopic blood clots in patients, and raise the alarm about ventilators.