How Effective Is Quarantine Alone or in Combination with Other Public Health Measures to Control Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
Wiley via EurekAlert – Currently, there are no effective medicines or vaccines available to treat or prevent COVID-19. For this reason, restrictive public health measures such as isolation, physical distancing,…
How to Deal with the Pain of Uncertainty and Insecurity During the Current Crisis + More Tips and Mental Health Strategies to Help You Find Peace During the Pandemic
Dr. Caroline Leaf – In today’s blog and podcast, I am going to be answering some of the questions you have sent in regarding handling COVID-19 anxiety, and coping with…
Treating Patients with Severe COVID-19 Using Nitric Oxide
University of Alabama at Birmingham via Newswise – The University of Alabama at Birmingham has been selected to begin enrolling patients in an international study assessing the use of inhaled…
Antiparasitic Drug Ivermectin Kills Coronavirus in 48 Hours
Editor’s Note: We published this article to our website and through our email list at the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic, in April of 2020 — well before the highly publicized debate…
Development of New System for Combatting COVID-19 That Can Be Used for Other Viruses
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston via EurekAlert – A multidisciplinary team at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston working to combat the COVID-19 virus has a…
A New Antiviral Drug Heading into Clinical Trials Offers Hope for COVID-19 Treatment
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill via EurekAlert – Scientists are hopeful that a new drug — called EIDD-2801 — could change the way doctors treat COVID-19. The drug…
Self-Test Your Sense of Smell to Help Detect Coronavirus
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – SmellTracker, developed in Israel, is an online platform that enables self-monitoring of smell for detecting early signs of COVID-19. Is your sense of smell…
UCLA Clinical Trial Tests Anti-Viral Drug Remdesivir and Other Therapies Against COVID-19
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences via Newswise – UCLA Health is one of 75 sites around the globe participating in a clinical trial sponsored by the National…
New Study Identifies Characteristics of Patients With Fatal COVID-19
American Thoracic Society (ATS) via Newswise – In a new study, researchers identified the most common characteristics of 85 COVID-19 patients who died in Wuhan, China in the early stages…
Wearing Surgical Masks in Public Could Help Slow COVID-19 Pandemic’s Advance
University of Maryland, College Park via Newswise – Surgical masks may help prevent infected people from making others sick with seasonal viruses, including coronaviruses, according to new research that could…
Removing the Novel Coronavirus From the Water Cycle
University of California – Riverside via EurekAlert – Scientists call for more research to understand whether water treatment methods kill the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientists know that…
How to Improve Safety and Reduce Anxiety During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Leah Zerbe, MS, NASM-CPT, NASM-CES via Dr. Axe – No March Madness. Moreover, no sports games, anywhere, for the unforeseen future. For many, no schooling. No Broadway. Limited travel. The…
Israeli Hospital Pilots Virus-Neutralizing Sticker for Masks to Combat Corona
Israel21c – In bid to protect medical staff during coronavirus outbreak, Galilee Medical Center pilots a facemask sticker to catch and kill virus nanoparticles. Israel’s Galilee Medical Center is piloting…
Loss of Smell Hints at Coronavirus Infection
King’s College London via News-Medical Net – The most common signs and symptoms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) include fever, dry cough, and difficulty of breathing. But patients who were infected…
Tips from a Microbiologist on Keeping the House Clean During COVID-19
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) via Newswise – UNLV microbiologist Brian Hedlund on the science of germs, where they like to lurk, and how to effectively get rid of…
