COVID-19 Tip Sheet: Story Ideas From Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins Medicine via Newswise – When SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, attacks the body, the kidneys are among the earliest organs to be affected. Viral damage to kidney…
Cost-Effective Canopy Protects Health Workers from COVID Infection During Ventilation
European Lung Foundation via EurekAlert – Researchers have designed a cost-effective, constant flow plastic canopy system that can help to protect healthcare workers who are at risk of airborne coronavirus…
What to Do When Neither Outside or Inside the Home is Safe During the COVID-19 Crisis
Dr. Caroline Leaf – Relationships can be challenging at the best of times, but what do you do when you are stuck in self-quarantine with a difficult person? How do…
Diagnostic Biosensor Quickly Detects SARS-CoV-2 from Nasopharyngeal Swabs
American Chemical Society via EurekAlert – According to many experts, early diagnosis and management are critical for slowing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Therefore, the…
Penn State Health Hospitals Now Using Plasma from Recovered Patients as Possible Treatment for COVID-19
Mount Sinai Health System via Newswise – Penn State Health has enrolled its first COVID-19 patient into an experimental treatment program called convalescent plasma therapy. Newswise — Access to this…
Mount Sinai Study Finds COVID-19 May Be Driven by Blood Clots
Mount Sinai Health System via Newswise – A new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai suggests that blood clots, especially in the lungs, may play a…
Immune-Boosting Home Exercise Plan – No Equipment Needed
Dr. Don Colbert – As “stay at home” orders continue for most of the country during this COVID-19 pandemic, it’s vital that we all take care of our bodies. We’ve…
Investigational Therapy Gaining Reputation as Promising Antiviral Drug to Fight COVID-19
Houston Methodist via Newswise – Houston Methodist sole Remdesivir clinical trial site in Houston for treating novel coronavirus. Newswise — COVID-19 patients in a clinical trial at Houston Methodist Hospital…
Africa in the Path of COVID-19
Colombia University’s Mailman School of Public Health – In a New England Journal of Medicine paper, researchers urge a coordinated global effort in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, with…
Dirty Dozen List: Are You Eating the Most Pesticide-Laden Produce?
Leah Zerbe, MS, NASM-CPT, NASM-CES via Dr. Axe – The Environmental Working Group released its 2020 Dirty Dozen list, a “Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce,” and it serves as…
UC San Diego Health Launches Novel Coronavirus Blood Testing to Identify Past Exposure
University of California San Diego Health via Newswise – Serological tests look for antibodies produced in response to infection, and will help determine who may have potentially acquired immunity to…
Scientists Develop Covid-19 Diagnostic Test That is 10x Faster
ISRAEL21c Staff via Israel21c – Hebrew University researchers develop faster, cheaper test using materials commonly found in labs. A worldwide shortage of Covid-19 testing materials is slowing down the rate…
Depression and Anxiety May Be Side Effects as Nation Grapples with COVID
UT Southwestern Medical Center via Newswise – Millions of Americans are being impacted by the psychological fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic aftermath, and large numbers may experience…
Indoor Precautions Essential to Stem Airborne COVID-19
Queensland University of Technology via EurekAlert – Researchers are urging health authorities to immediately recognise the role of airborne transmission of COVID-19 virus droplets from an infected person beyond 1.5m…
Novel Coronavirus Attacks and Destroys T Cells, Just Like HIV
Angela Betsaida B. Laguipo, BSN via News-Medical Net – The immune system has many components that work together in protecting the body from foreign invaders. One of the most important…
