Archive: 16/04/2020

Making masks at home – what you need to know about how to reduce the transmission of coronavirus

The recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation to use cloth face coverings to help slow the spread of COVID-19 has generated numerous how-to articles and videos. As academics who focus on personal protective ...

Apr 16, 2020

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8 ways veterans are particularly at risk from the coronavirus pandemic

From the elderly who are facing deadly outbreaks in nursing homes to communities of color facing higher infection and death rates, different groups face different challenges from the coronavirus pandemic.

Apr 16, 2020

Compliance with self-isolation highest when compensation for lost wages is assured

In the era of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), compliance with self-isolation is influenced by compensation, with very high compliance seen when compensation for lost wages is assured, according to a report published ...

Apr 16, 2020

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How the rich reacted to the bubonic plague has eerie similarities to today's pandemic

The coronavirus can infect anyone, but recent reporting has shown your socioeconomic status can play a big role, with a combination of job security, access to health care and mobility widening the gap in infection and mortality ...

Apr 16, 2020

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Coronavirus treatments: what drugs might work against COVID-19?

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the world, killing thousands and bringing economies to their knees, doctors, scientists and governments are on the lookout for safe and effective treatments to help those ...

Apr 16, 2020

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Obesity is risk factor for COVID-19 hospital admission in patients under 60

Obesity is associated with admission to the hospital for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, according to a study published online April 9 in Clinical Infectious Diseases and a study not yet peer reviewed and posted ...

Apr 16, 2020

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Impaired blood clotting may explain higher COVID-19 risk

A new review suggests that higher-than-normal levels of an enzyme involved in blood clot prevention may be a common risk factor for developing COVID-19—a respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2—in ...

Apr 16, 2020

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Research highlights challenges faced by carers during COVID-19 lockdown

New research, conducted by Mobilise and the Universities of Liverpool and Sheffield, highlights the challenges carers are facing during the COVID-19 lockdown and what they are doing to combat them.

Apr 16, 2020

Researchers map rural U.S. counties most vulnerable to COVID-19

A county-by-county analysis of the United States by Princeton University researchers suggests that rural counties with high populations of people over 60 and limited access to health care facilities could eventually be among ...

Apr 16, 2020

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Waging war against severe COVID-19: one survivor's story

"Am I going to die?"

Apr 16, 2020

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