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UK and US companies lag behind other nations in rolling out COVID-19 diagnostic tests

Nations with high rates of coronavirus testing such as South Korea and Germany are also leading the world in commercialising COVID-19 diagnostic tests - far outstripping the domestic UK and US diagnostic industries, new research shows.

22 Apr 2020

The Latest Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectroscopy Technology

In this interview, Kalina Ranguelova, Senior EPR Application Scientist at Bruker BioSpin, discusses the newest member of benchtop EPS spectrometers family, the Magnettech ESR 5000.

From Bruker BioSpin Group 22 Apr 2020

Boehringer Ingelheim’s Aservo EquiHaler receives Red Dot Award for product design

Boehringer Ingelheim is proud to announce that its Aservo EquiHaler received a Red Dot Award for product design. Aservo EquiHaler is an inhalant therapy licensed for use in horses with severe equine asthma.

From Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH 22 Apr 2020

Promega announces completion of first fully remote quality surveillance assessment amid COVID-19 restrictions

Promega announce first ever fully remote quality surveillance assessment and is recommended for continued certification to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016.

From Promega Corporation 22 Apr 2020

Online searches predict daily incidence, deaths due to COVID-19 in US

The pandemic COVID-19 has affected more than 825,000 people in the US, but the daily number of new cases and deaths is not precise. A new study published on the preprint server medRxiv in April 2020 reports that Internet search interest could be used as a means to predict the daily incidence of cases in the US, as was proved in China.

21 Apr 2020

‘It hurts our soul’: Nursing home workers struggle with thankless position

In the months before county health officials ordered the evacuation of COVID-19-plagued Magnolia Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, the facility's employees complained of bounced checks.

21 Apr 2020

Novel coronavirus mutation could spell trouble for vaccine development

New research shows that the novel coronavirus is undergoing mutations that could make it challenging to develop a vaccine against. There are a few vaccine candidates that are in the making to prevent COVID-19. With a potential for mutation, the vaccines that are being developed now may not work against the emergent mutated strains worry Taiwanese and Australian researchers. The study is titled, “Analysis of the mutation dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 reveals the spread history and emergence of 2 RBD mutant with lower ACE2 binding affinity.”

19 Apr 2020

Delayed clearance of SARS-CoV2 may explain why men fare worse than women

Researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine may have solved a mystery surrounding the novel coronavirus pandemic: Why men infected by the virus generally show more severe symptoms and are more likely than women to die from COVID-19.

17 Apr 2020

Research examines impact of coronavirus pandemic on young carers

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young carers is being examined in a new research project involving the University of East Anglia.

17 Apr 2020

As ventilators become crucial in saving lives, repair roadblocks remain

For years, manufacturers of ventilators and other medical equipment have kept a tight grip on the ability of hospitals to service and repair those products, prompting lawsuits and under-the-table sharing of repair manuals and software passwords.

17 Apr 2020

Big brother wants to track your location and health data. And that’s not all bad.

A growing mix of health and technology experts are convinced that if the United States is to ever effectively track the coronavirus and slow its spread, then both self-reported and more surreptitiously gathered personal data — a mix of information about location, travel, symptoms and health conditions - must be gathered from millions of Americans.

16 Apr 2020

NICE guidelines strongly encourage COPD patients to quit smoking for COVID-19

Rapid guidelines just published by NICE on the treatment of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ‘strongly encourage’ patients to quit smoking.

16 Apr 2020

Columbia University launches CovidWatcher app to track virus spread in NYC

Researchers from Columbia University have launched CovidWatcher, an app that surveys users about their exposure to the new coronavirus, symptoms, access to medical care, and impact on daily life.

13 Apr 2020

UChicago Medicine launches clinical trial to explore plasma transfusions for COVID-19 patients

The University of Chicago Medicine is launching a clinical trial to study whether blood plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 can be used to treat patients who are still in the hospital with severe disease symptoms.

13 Apr 2020

Surgeons report on rural preparedness response plan for dealing with COVID-19

Major metropolitan areas such as New York, Seattle, and Detroit have dominated news of the COVID-19 outbreak, but rural hospitals and health care systems must also prepare for a surge of coronavirus patients.

12 Apr 2020

UCSF surgeons formulate operation-triage plan for handling COVID-19 outbreak

Within a month of the University of California San Francisco Health treating its first patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Feb. 3, UCSF surgeons began formulating a plan to respond to the pandemic and help manage the health care system's available resources.

11 Apr 2020

Many of Washington State’s illicit drug users want to reduce use

A new survey of people who inject illicit drugs in the state of Washington yields positive and important findings for policy makers as the world struggles to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, said authors of the survey by the University of Washington and Public Health-Seattle & King County.

11 Apr 2020

A remote military surgical team can offer insights for U.S. medical centers to tackle COVID-19

As the number of people infected with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) rises in the U.S. and around the world, hospitals are faced with difficult decisions for how to best provide care for a growing number of patients.

10 Apr 2020

A Colorado ski community planned to test everyone for COVID-19. Here’s what happened.

In late March, residents of the Colorado town of Telluride and surrounding San Miguel County stood in line, along marked spots spaced 6 feet apart, to have their blood drawn by medical technicians wearing Tyvek suits, face shields and gloves for a new COVID-19 test.

10 Apr 2020

Effect of the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown on long-term health

Dr. Caitlin Notley speaks to News-Medical about her research into the effect of the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown on long-term health.

10 Apr 2020

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UK and US companies lag behind other nations in rolling out COVID-19 diagnostic tests

The Latest Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectroscopy Technology

Boehringer Ingelheim’s Aservo EquiHaler receives Red Dot Award for product design

Promega announces completion of first fully remote quality surveillance assessment amid COVID-19 restrictions

Online searches predict daily incidence, deaths due to COVID-19 in US

‘It hurts our soul’: Nursing home workers struggle with thankless position

Novel coronavirus mutation could spell trouble for vaccine development

Delayed clearance of SARS-CoV2 may explain why men fare worse than women

Research examines impact of coronavirus pandemic on young carers

As ventilators become crucial in saving lives, repair roadblocks remain

Big brother wants to track your location and health data. And that’s not all bad.

NICE guidelines strongly encourage COPD patients to quit smoking for COVID-19

Columbia University launches CovidWatcher app to track virus spread in NYC

UChicago Medicine launches clinical trial to explore plasma transfusions for COVID-19 patients

Surgeons report on rural preparedness response plan for dealing with COVID-19

UCSF surgeons formulate operation-triage plan for handling COVID-19 outbreak

Many of Washington State’s illicit drug users want to reduce use

A remote military surgical team can offer insights for U.S. medical centers to tackle COVID-19

A Colorado ski community planned to test everyone for COVID-19. Here’s what happened.

Effect of the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown on long-term health

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