Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus may never go away: WHO
The new coronavirus may never go away and populations around the world will have to learn to live with it, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday.
May 13, 2020
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Editorial paper finds COVID-19 death among doctors in the UK is mostly in over-60s
An editorial paper has reviewed evidence and found that most of the UK deaths in doctors from COVID-19 are aged over 60.
May 12, 2020
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Passive immunization may slow down SARS-CoV-2, boost immunity in patients, buy time for vaccine
Using antibodies from recovered patients has been life-saving for other acute infections and should be explored in response to COVID-19, researchers say in the International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine.
May 12, 2020
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New study of healthcare workers could reveal who is most at risk from coronavirus
A group of researchers funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) have set-up a clinical study of NHS Healthcare Workers to better understand the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19), and why some people are more affected by ...
May 11, 2020
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Face masks and slippers: museums preserve lockdown life
Would you put your slippers on display? The global coronavirus pandemic is still raging but museums are already gathering testimony and objects to remember life under lockdown.
May 11, 2020
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Hospitals are safer than you might think, new COVID-19 research finds
Research involving Queen Mary University of London suggests that currently the public should not fear contracting COVID-19 from hospital staff, who appear to be at low risk of infection by patients.
May 8, 2020
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FDA approves first at-home saliva collection test for coronavirus
Rutgers' RUCDR Infinite Biologics received an amended emergency use authorization from the FDA late Thursday for the first SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus test that will allow people to collect their own saliva at home and send to ...
May 8, 2020
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New antigen test for detecting COVID-19 could help triage patients during the pandemic
One of the most important tools in stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, is rapid, reliable and relatively cheap diagnostic testing at the point of care. Scientists in Europe recently evaluated the frontline ...
May 8, 2020
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Towards antibodies against COVID-19
The lab of Xavier Saelens (VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology) announces the isolation and characterization of a unique antibody that can bind to the virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2). The antibody was described ...
May 6, 2020
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High percentage of new Spain virus cases among medics
More than 70 percent of new virus cases detected in Spain over the past 24 hours have been among medical staff, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
May 5, 2020
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