Latest Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research
National study looks at the impact of Covid-19 on older people, unpaid carers, and people with dementia
A new national study has been launched to look at the impact of social service closures due to coronavirus, on the lives of older people, people with dementia and unpaid carers.
Telehealth will be free, no copays, they said. But angry patients are getting billed.
Karen Taylor had been coughing for weeks when she decided to see a doctor in early April. COVID-19 cases had just exceeded 5,000 in Texas, where she lives.
Study highlights the importance of malaria control in pregnant African women during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing national governments around the world to take actions they never dreamed they would take.
Free open source hardware could be used to fight against coronavirus
Free open source hardware and 3D printing could help to alleviate the burden of Covid-19 on global health systems, according to scientists at the University of Sussex.
Researchers re-purpose cancer-fighting artificial antibodies for COVID-19
Researcher Paula Bates, John Trent, and Don Miller developed a therapeutic drug that could potentially block the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. Their research was initially aimed at helping patients suffering from multiple types of cancer.
Rice University looks to ‘trap and zap’ SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater
A team of researchers from Rice University has won a National Science Foundation (NSF) RAPID grant to adapt their wastewater nanotechnology project to help trap and inactivate the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), (which causes COVID-19 disease), in wastewater. This could help public health officials deal with the threat of disease transmission through wastewater.
Recombinant protein produces neutralizing COVID-19 antibodies in primate model
A new study reports the induction of high levels of neutralizing antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus causing the current pandemic of COVID-19. This promising finding was reported on the preprint server bioRxiv on April 2020.
The 'true' infection fatality rate of the earliest Italian COVID-19 outbreak
In the chaotic healthcare situation caused by the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19, it has been challenging to estimate the actual severity of the disease. However, it is a crucial bit of information for those who form healthcare and economic policies.
Is the BCG vaccine really protective against COVID-19?
A new paper published on the preprint server medRxiv in April 2020 challenges the hypothesis that BCG vaccination confers some degree of protection against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes the pneumonic illness COVID-19.
Oncologist and mum-to-be chronicles COVID-19 experiences
Writing in the latest issue of JAMA Oncology researcher Coral Olazagasti along with her Dr. Nagashree Seetharamu from Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra, Northwell Health, Hempstead, New York, spoke about her experience being pregnant during the present COVID-19 pandemic. Olazagasti’s chronicle is titled “Facing a pandemic while pregnant.”
Women more concerned about COVID 19
Studies have revealed that men seem to be more at risk of getting severe effects of the COVID-19 infection compared to women. Studies also show that women seem to be worrying more about getting infected than men. Both these findings may be related to each other.
Microclimate and turbulent wind can influence COVID-19 spread over long distances
Respiratory particles exhaled after a sneeze can be transported by the turbulent wind more than three times further than current social or physical distancing measures recommend, reports a new study from Chile available on the preprint server medRxiv.
Mapping complex peripheral immune response to severe COVID-19
In a recent article publicly available at medRxiv, researchers from Stanford have presented a single-cell atlas of the peripheral immune response to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), highlighting pertinent immunological features associated with the severe forms of the disease.
Early Heparin therapy improves hypoxia in COVID-19 patients
The systemic use of heparin for treating severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) showed significant improvements in oxygen exchange and overall clinical presentation of patients, as reported by a study from Brazil available on a preprint server medRxiv.
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New approach to predicting the number of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
Researchers in China have proposed a machine-based learning approach that predicts the transmission of COVID-19 and estimates the number of asymptomatic cases more accurately than classic virus transmission models.
New Nightingale hospital uses the G210 to help set up its 500 beds
The new Nightingale hospital, opened in Harrogate, used the G210, supplied by Bedfont, to validate the piped gas needed for its additional 500 beds
Annals of Internal Medicine: COVID-19 and other health system catastrophes
Below please find a summary and link(s) of new coronavirus-related content published today in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Misinformation on COVID-19 is tied to media usage
People who relied on conservative media or social media in the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak were more likely to be misinformed about how to prevent the virus and believe conspiracy theories about it, a study of media use and public knowledge has found.
New antibody test to identify individuals infected with COVID-19 virus
Several tests have been developed for detecting the genetic material of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes COVID-19, but these generally only allow detection of the virus during acute infection.
Shortage of coronavirus 'cure' puts pregnant lupus sufferers and their babies at risk
Pregnant lupus sufferers and their babies are at risk as global supplies of an anti-malarial medicine used to treat the disease run dry due to COVID-19 panic.
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