Oncology & Cancer
Cancer treatment could be replicated for COVID-19
Beta-blockers could potentially be used to treat COVID-19, according to a new international study by Italian and Australian scientists.
Nov 3, 2020
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News tagged with lower respiratory tract
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research advances understanding of life-threatening lung inflammation following the flu
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified fibroblasts as the cells that serve as the gatekeeper of the inflammatory immune response in the lungs following influenza and other respiratory infections. ...
Oct 29, 2020
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Pediatrics
More than 20 percent of children with COVID-19 are asymptomatic
(HealthDay)—A considerable proportion of children with confirmed COVID-19 remain asymptomatic, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Sep 2, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus may be transmitted through the air, experts warn
Experts in infectious disease and population health are increasingly concerned by the possibility of environmental transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus via airborne particles that may potentially travel significant distances ...
Aug 25, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists identify the order of COVID-19's symptoms
USC researchers have found the likely order in which COVID-19 symptoms first appear: fever, cough, muscle pain, and then nausea, and/or vomiting, and diarrhea.
Aug 13, 2020
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Pediatrics
Nirsevimab injection cuts RSV-linked infections in preemies
(HealthDay)—Nirsevimab prevents respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated lower respiratory tract infections in healthy preterm infants, while maternal RSV fusion (F) protein nanoparticle vaccination did not meet the ...
Jul 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pesticides speed the spread of deadly waterborne pathogens
Widespread use of pesticides and other agrochemicals can speed the transmission of the debilitating disease schistosomiasis, while also upsetting the ecological balances in aquatic environments that prevent infections, finds ...
Jul 17, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How to stay safe from coronavirus while eating out: Restaurant advice from an infectious disease expert
As restaurants and bars reopen to the public, it's important to realize that eating out will increase your risk of exposure to the new coronavirus.
May 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dry, wet, barking, hacking: A guide to coughs in the time of coronavirus
For centuries, doctors and care givers have listened to the different types of cough in search of clues to help diagnose underlying disease.
Apr 16, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cost-effective oxygen concentrators
The new virus is conquering the world. The more people who become infected with Sars-CoV-2, the more cases there will be in which severe illness will occur. In these cases, the virus penetrates the lower respiratory tract, ...
Apr 9, 2020
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