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Researchers report a liquid biopsy for COVID-19

A new study published on the preprint server medRxiv in July 2020 reports the potential of cell-free DNA as a marker of the severity of disease in COVID-19. This could help triage patients as well as provide a prognostic marker.

30 Jul 2020

Anti-inflammatory Tetracycline activity may modulate COVID-19 severity

The current COVID-19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), seems to attack the human airway epithelium primarily. In severely affected patients, the illness progresses to hypoxemic respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The latter is treatable mainly by supportive management.

30 Jul 2020

Unexpected neurologic complication identified in severe COVID-19

Physicians working at Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have reported that a significant proportion of patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who required intensive care developed unanticipated disabling neurological deficits that were related to a mononeuritis multiplex.

29 Jul 2020

Study finds fungal isolates with high levels of virulence in different hospitals

A group of researchers from Brazil, Denmark, Italy and Spain analyzed 884 samples of fungi of the genus Candida collected from 16 hospitals and found a significant number of clusters in more than one hospital.

29 Jul 2020

Platelet hyperreactivity, a unique feature of COVID-19

A new study by Irish researchers and published in the preprint server medRxiv in July 2020 reports a bidirectional relationship between COVID-19 and coagulation abnormalities.

29 Jul 2020

Researchers launch randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of pulmozyme in COVID-19 patients

Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital have launched a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of dornase alfa (Pulmozyme) in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia and respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation.

29 Jul 2020

Computed tomography can serve as effective tool for diagnosing COVID-19

The use of computed tomography in outpatient computed tomography centers (OCTC) is entirely consistent with the clinical data and global best practices. This is also an effective tool for diagnosing the coronavirus infection COVID-19

29 Jul 2020

CHOP surgeons outline framework for prioritizing pediatric spine surgeries amid COVID-19 pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, hospitals across the country cancelled elective procedures in an effort to flatten the transmission curve and prioritize personal protective equipment for frontline health care workers. Among those procedures were pediatric spine surgeries for patients with conditions like scoliosis and thoracic insufficiency syndrome.

28 Jul 2020

New estimator finds 11 states with surging COVID-19 rates at risk of workforce shortage

A hospital workforce estimator developed by the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity (Mullan Institute) at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) finds 11 states with surging COVID-19 rates are currently at risk of straining their supply of intensivists, doctors who are trained to work in intensive care units (ICU).

28 Jul 2020

Swiss study shows how critical time is in responding to COVID-19

A new study published on the preprint server medRxiv in July 2020 reveals the crucial nature of time as a factor in controlling the mortality rate in the current COVID-19 pandemic.

27 Jul 2020

Researchers identify TLR7 gene that predisposes elderly patients to severe COVID-19

Current observations suggest that the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causes severe symptoms mainly in elderly patients with chronic disease.

25 Jul 2020

Study finds a sharp decline in heart transplants during the pandemic

The number of heart transplants in the United States declined sharply during the beginning of the pandemic, even in areas of the country with few COVID-19 cases at the time, according to an analysis by researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

24 Jul 2020

Research highlights the potential of AI in identifying pathogens of pneumonia

A team of researchers showed that artificial intelligence (AI) could help predict the type of bacteria that caused the infection in patients with pneumonia.

24 Jul 2020

SphingoTec launches point-of-care test for bio-ADM, a biomarker for life threatening endothelial dysfunction

Diagnostics company SphingoTec GmbH today announced the launch of its IB10 sphingotest® bio-ADM®, a CE-IVD-marked point-of-care test to quantitatively determine blood levels of Bioactive Adrenomedullin. Blood levels of bio-ADM® reflect in real-time the functional status of the endothelium, the inner cell sheet of blood vessels.

24 Jul 2020

Combining two immunotherapies into a single treatment found to be more effective

Some of the most promising advances in cancer treatment have centered on immunotherapies that rev up a patient's immune system to attack cancer. But immunotherapies don't work in all patients, and researchers have been searching for ways to increase their effectiveness.

23 Jul 2020

SphingoTec introduces a CE-IVD-marked point-of-care test to determine blood levels of bio-ADM

Diagnostics company SphingoTec GmbH today announced the launch of its IB10 sphingotest bio-ADM, a CE-IVD-marked point-of-care test to quantitatively determine blood levels of Bioactive Adrenomedullin (bio-ADM).

22 Jul 2020

UVA earns international group's highest honor for quality heart and lung care

For its lifesaving care of patients with severely injured hearts and lungs, University of Virginia Medical Center has earned the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization's Platinum Level Center of Excellence Award, the international group's highest honor.

21 Jul 2020

Intensive Care News and Research

Researchers report a liquid biopsy for COVID-19

Anti-inflammatory Tetracycline activity may modulate COVID-19 severity

Unexpected neurologic complication identified in severe COVID-19

Study finds fungal isolates with high levels of virulence in different hospitals

Platelet hyperreactivity, a unique feature of COVID-19

Researchers launch randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of pulmozyme in COVID-19 patients

Computed tomography can serve as effective tool for diagnosing COVID-19

CHOP surgeons outline framework for prioritizing pediatric spine surgeries amid COVID-19 pandemic

New estimator finds 11 states with surging COVID-19 rates at risk of workforce shortage

Swiss study shows how critical time is in responding to COVID-19

Researchers identify TLR7 gene that predisposes elderly patients to severe COVID-19

Study finds a sharp decline in heart transplants during the pandemic

Research highlights the potential of AI in identifying pathogens of pneumonia

SphingoTec launches point-of-care test for bio-ADM, a biomarker for life threatening endothelial dysfunction

Combining two immunotherapies into a single treatment found to be more effective

SphingoTec introduces a CE-IVD-marked point-of-care test to determine blood levels of bio-ADM

UVA earns international group's highest honor for quality heart and lung care

Antibody profile and estimated seroprevalence in COVID-19 infection

A multi-omics single cell analysis on COVID-19

Novel blood test for heart failure could lead to new diagnostics for COVID-19 patients

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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