A new statistical study may help dispel lingering doubts about whether to be concerned that people without COVID-19 symptoms are spreading the disease. The asymptomatic spread of the coronavirus is likely both common and ...
Jul 21, 2020
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A new study shows that ozone gas, a highly reactive chemical composed of three oxygen atoms, could provide a safe means for disinfecting certain types of personal protective equipment that are in high demand for shielding ...
Jul 10, 2020
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Contrary to common medical guidance, chemotherapy does not appear to be the only culprit in neuropathy, a neurological side effect of cancer treatment, a new study says. Cancer itself contributes heavily, too, and the stresses ...
Jun 9, 2020
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The malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which has been promoted as a potential treatment for COVID-19, is known to have potentially serious effects on heart rhythms. Now, a team of researchers has used an optical mapping system ...
Jun 1, 2020
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While attention remains focused on the number of COVID-19 deaths and new cases, a separate statistic—the number of recovered patients—may be equally important to the goal of minimizing the pandemic's infection rate as ...
May 7, 2020
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What-if questions can torment a doctor making coronavirus retest decisions: What if a patient's initial negative test was a false negative, and he or she needs a second test? What if they don't need it, and a retest would ...
Apr 14, 2020
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A nationwide chorus is urging the wearing of homemade facemasks in public to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus. One voice is that of is physicist Walt de Heer who here explains some of the logic behind wearing the ...
Apr 13, 2020
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The continuing shortage of face masks and new recommendations on their use by the general public have led many individuals and organizations to make their own masks using available materials. While homemade protection as ...
Apr 7, 2020
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A simple, low-cost ventilator based on the resuscitation bags carried in ambulances—and widely available in hospitals—has been designed by an international team of university researchers. The device, which is powered ...
Apr 6, 2020
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COVID-19 has caught Pinar Keskinocak well prepared. For years, she has studied how societies manage pandemics, and how outbreaks overtax the health care system and wrack supply chains to worsen pandemics. Here she shares ...
Mar 26, 2020
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