Archive: 25/05/2020

Serious and potentially lethal impact of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin

Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin may have a serious impact on the cardiovascular system and are a potentially lethal combination, according to a large analysis of a World Health Organization (WHO) database on adverse drug ...

May 25, 2020

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Deep learning accurately stains digital biopsy slides

Tissue biopsy slides stained using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) dyes are a cornerstone of histopathology, especially for pathologists needing to diagnose and determine the stage of cancers. A research team led by MIT scientists ...

May 25, 2020

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Drug-resistant fungus found in Melbourne hospital

Two cases of Candida auris, an emerging, drug-resistant yeast, responsible for hospital outbreaks internationally, were found in one Melbourne hospital ward in 2018, and may be the first instance of transmission of C. auris ...

May 25, 2020

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Coronavirus lockdown made many of us anxious. But for some people, returning to 'normal' might be scarier

Many Australians have welcomed the gradual easing of coronavirus restrictions. We can now catch up with friends and family in small numbers, and get out and about a little more than we've been able to for a couple of months.

May 25, 2020

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Promising early results for a prototype COVID19 rapid diagnostic test

Researchers from the University of Southampton are exploring whether a point of care diagnostic testing approach they have developed could be used for the rapid, inexpensive testing of COVID19.

May 25, 2020

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The 'murder hornet' is out to get bees, not humans. So why are people still freaking out over it?

The wasp is huge, twice as large as other species. It's got a long stinger, packs a venom that can be lethal to humans, and—let's be honest—looks like a villain from a science fiction flick. And it recently showed up ...

May 25, 2020

How the coronavirus pet adoption boom is reducing stress

As has been discussed in so many articles, sharing our lives with pets is good for our health. Not only do they make us healthier in normal times, in stressful times the benefit of a pandemic puppy (or cat), or other non-human ...

May 25, 2020

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Inflammation: part hero, part villain

For many years, inflammation was considered one of medicine's chief enemies. Experts viewed it as a side effect of illness and injury, a negative byproduct of the body's efforts to heal. One managed and banished it whenever ...

May 25, 2020

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Team to test app for improving HIV care for new mothers in South Africa

South Africa has more HIV/AIDS patients than any other country and is home to the world's largest antiretroviral program. According to the World Bank, as of 2018 the prevalence of HIV among South Africans ages 15 to 49 was ...

May 25, 2020

A promising drug for the treatment of severe lung inflammation in COVID-19 patients

Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine are the first sites in the nation to begin evaluating an investigational drug in two separate, FDA-approved trials: one to treat mild-to-moderate cases of COVID-19 ...

May 25, 2020

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