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 Design Will Allow Manufacturers to Mass-Produce PPE for Healthcare Workers
University of Massachusetts Amherst via News-Medical Net – In just under two weeks, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with engineers, nurses and other health care professionals, have developed…
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…
FDA Approves Emergency Use of Anti-Malarial Drugs to Treat People Infected with COVID-19
Steve Warren via CBN News – The US government is giving reserved approval to two new weapons in the war against the COVID-19 virus, which has so far claimed the…
New COVID-19 Test Gives Results in Four Hours
Tulane University via Newswise – The tests detect the virus in saliva and mucus swab samples from patients who meet the clinical and epidemiological criteria for testing. Newswise — A…
Lessons From the Spanish Flu: Early Restrictions Lowered Disease, Mortality Rates
Loyola University Health System via EurekAlert – Large events are cancelled, restaurants and non-essential businesses are closed, and in many states, residents have been asked to shelter in place, all…
What Pre-Existing Conditions for COVID-19 Are Most Risky?
Dr. Don Colbert – Some people are more susceptible to coronavirus infection, and severe symptoms and disease, than others. Who is most at risk? What pre-existing conditions for COVID-19 are…
How and Where to Allocate Stockpiled Ventilators During a Pandemic
Mary Ann Liebert, INC./Genetic Engineering News via EurekAlert – Key factors must be taken into account in determining the need for and allocation of scarce ventilators during a severe pandemic,…
How to Boost Your Immune System — Top 19 Boosters
Christine Ruggeri, CHHC via Dr. Axe – We are continually exposed to organisms that are inhaled, swallowed or inhabit our skin and mucous membranes. Whether or not these organisms lead…
Huge WHO Trial of COVID-19 Therapies Begins
Dr. Liji Thomas, MD via News-Medical Net – As the world reels from the devastating impact and the looming threat of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, researchers around the globe are…
Israelis Introduce Method for Accelerated COVID-19 Testing
ISRAEL21c Staff – Technion and Rambam Health Care Campus scientists present a novel way to test more than 60 patients simultaneously. A method to increase dramatically the current COVID-19 testing…
What Is a Pandemic and What Can We Expect?
Dr. Alesia Greene via CBN News – The volume of information regarding COVID-19 released in the past week is overwhelming. The initial, simple message has increased in complexity with new…
