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Technology divide between senior ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ roils pandemic response
Family gatherings on Zoom and FaceTime. Online orders from grocery stores and pharmacies. Telehealth appointments with physicians.
Your.MD partners with Imperial College London to map the spread of COVID-19
Researchers from Imperial College London have joined forces with global self-care app and website Your.MD to map the spread of coronavirus with the launch of the Your.MD COVID-19 Symptom Mapper which compares, analyses and maps reported symptoms worldwide to help produce a set of global norms.
An important SARS-CoV-2 enzyme is responsible for low in vivo antiviral efficacy of hydroxychloroquine
Researchers have shown that hydroxychloroquine interferes with only one redundant pathway that activates the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.
Pets Show Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in Italian Study
A study shows that reverse transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is probable, with 3-4% of pets showing antibodies to the infection, though no virus was recovered.
New study analyzes the effects of employment and mental health during lockdown
Furloughing workers, as well as reducing worker hours, has helped to stem the tide of mental health problems expected to result from the coronavirus crisis, according to a team of sociologists led by the University of Cambridge.
Researchers design new version of protein to develop COVID-19 vaccine
Responding to a need to quickly develop billions of doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines, a scientific team at The University of Texas at Austin has successfully redesigned a key protein from the coronavirus, and the modification could enable much faster and more stable production of vaccines worldwide.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Trump twists on virus response
President Donald Trump — who has spent the past six months trying to play down the coronavirus pandemic — seems to have pivoted. In back-to-back briefings on July 21 and 22, Trump cautioned that the U.S. is in a dangerous place vis-a-vis the pandemic.
Medicaid mystery: Millions of enrollees haven’t materialized in California
The predictions were dire: Coronavirus lockdowns would put millions of Americans out of work, stripping them of their health insurance and pushing them into Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income people.
Adjunct professors: Jobs are low on pay and health benefits with high COVID risk
David Chatfield feels he transitioned from an unstable career in graphic design to what is becoming an even more unpredictable one in academia.
Assessing the effectiveness of healthcare protocols in epidemics
In attempts to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, different authorities have adopted a variety of non-pharmacological interventions (NPI).
Free SaTScan Software Rapidly Detects Emerging COVID-19 Hotspots in New York City
As an example of precision public health, a new study reports the successful detection of a potential new local COVID-19 case cluster.
Prednisone, Hydroxychloroquine Best Among COVID-19 Treatments, Claims Large Spanish Study
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the lives of several hundred thousand people across the world. In Spain, a intense outbreak took a toll of over 28,000 lives.
States search for ways to deal with COVID-19 testing backlogs
States frustrated by private laboratories' increasingly long turnarounds for COVID-19 test results are scrambling to find ways to salvage their testing programs.
Neutralizing antibodies isolated from COVID-19 patients can quash SARS-CoV-2
Scientists across the globe are racing to study how antibodies can help suppress SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Study shows interferons do not induce the expression of SARS-CoV-2 cell entry receptor
In a new bioRxiv study, authors identified a isoform of ACE2 (designated as deltaACE2 or dACE2) receptor, shown to be induced in various human cell types.
Disinfection of drinking water using UV light
While awaiting full access to their labs due to COVID-19 restrictions, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have taken this rare opportunity to report the technical details of pioneering research they conducted on the disinfection of drinking water using ultraviolet light.
New collaboration brings over 20,000 onsite COVID-19 tests to Detroit’s residents
A partnership among Altimetrik, a Southfield-based fast-growing global business transformation company, the 501(c)(3) Vattikutti Foundation, Henry Ford Health System and the City of Detroit has provided more than 20,000 onsite COVID-19 tests to residents in 163 of Detroit's senior and congregate living facilities, as well as the city's first responders and essential workers.
Mysterious enzyme inhibits inflammation in blood vessels, LJI study shows
Scrape your knee, and you'll see some red puffiness appear around the injury. This is inflammation, and it is driven by the immune system.
Study shows antibodies drop sharply in first three months after mild COVID-19 cases
A study by UCLA researchers shows that in people with mild cases of COVID-19, antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 -- the virus that causes the disease -- drop sharply over the first three months after infection, decreasing by roughly half every 73 days.
For-profit status of LTC homes is associated with more cases of COVID-19 outbreaks, deaths
For-profit status is associated with the extent of an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in long-term care (LTC) homes and the number of resident deaths from COVID-19, but not the likelihood of an outbreak, which was related to the infection rate in the surrounding local public health unit and the total number of beds in the home, found new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
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