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JAK inhibitors or type I interferon shown to reduce mortality in COVID-19

Now, a new study by researchers at Yale University and published on the preprint server medRxiv in August 2020 reports that the use of two drug categories, namely, JAK inhibitors and Type I interferons (IFNs), is associated with a dramatic improvement in mortality in COVID-19.

13 Aug 2020

Dying young: The health care workers in their 20s killed by COVID-19

Jasmine Obra believed that if it wasn't for her brother Joshua, she wouldn't exist. When 7-year-old Josh realized that his parents weren't going to live forever, he asked for a sibling so he would never be alone.

13 Aug 2020

New robotic system can remotely operate ventilators in COVID-19 patient rooms

A new robotic system allows medical staff to remotely operate ventilators and other bedside machines from outside intensive care rooms of patients suffering from infectious diseases.

12 Aug 2020

Study: High blood sugar may trigger worse outcomes in COVID-19 patients

As COVID-19 continues to rage across the U.S., researchers are digging deeper into how the virus wreaks havoc on the body, especially for those with a pre-existing chronic illness.

12 Aug 2020

Certain N95 masks are highly effective in preventing the inhalation of airborne particles

This spring, due to limited national supplies of N95 face masks, hospitals across the country asked the public and private companies to donate personal protective equipment (PPE), including many different types of masks, to be sure healthcare workers were protected while caring for patients.

11 Aug 2020

A simple modeling tool for business executives to reopen their workplace after lockdown

In the USA, where the curve of infections has not yet flattened since the beginning of the pandemic, 158,000 people have died from Covid-19 already.

11 Aug 2020

Exclusive: Over 900 health workers have died of COVID-19. And the toll is rising

More than 900 front-line health care workers have died of COVID-19, according to an interactive database unveiled Wednesday by The Guardian and KHN. Lost on the Frontline is a partnership between the two newsrooms that aims to count, verify and memorialize every U.S. health care worker who dies during the pandemic.

11 Aug 2020

Study documents changes in hospital visitation and communication policies during COVID-19

Four months ago, Michigan glowed red on COVID-19 maps. Hundreds of patients packed hospital intensive care units in the southern part of the state, and hospitals statewide rapidly put strict new visitor policies in place to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

6 Aug 2020

Health care workers of color nearly twice as likely as whites to get COVID-19

Health care workers of color were more likely to care for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, more likely to report using inadequate or reused protective gear, and nearly twice as likely as white colleagues to test positive for the coronavirus, a new study from Harvard Medical School researchers found.

6 Aug 2020

Airborne disinfection method can lower risk of infection

The COVID-19 pandemic has shed new light on the needs for improved disinfection methods, both for individuals and facilities.

6 Aug 2020

Leading expert is sounding the alarm on newly-identified symptom of coronavirus

A VascularNurse Consultant and senior lecturer at the University of Huddersfield is sounding the alarm on a newly-identified symptom of the coronavirus, dubbed COVID-toes, after witnessing a sharp increase in the amount of patients being referred to vascular clinics, with similar symptoms to arterial disease but, who then test positive for COVID-19.

31 Jul 2020

MU School Of Nursing programs provide assistance to more than 500 nursing homes during COVID-19

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to put a strain on health care systems, nursing homes have become overburdened with the challenge of keeping both patients and staff safe and healthy.

27 Jul 2020

COVID-19: Models highlight the dangers of relaxing public health measures

If physical distancing measures in the United States are relaxed while there is still no COVID-19 vaccine or treatment and while personal protective equipment remains in short supply, the number of resulting infections could be about the same as if distancing had never been implemented to begin with, according to a UCLA-led team of mathematicians and scientists.

24 Jul 2020

Technology divide between senior ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ roils pandemic response

Family gatherings on Zoom and FaceTime. Online orders from grocery stores and pharmacies. Telehealth appointments with physicians.

24 Jul 2020

Assessing the effectiveness of healthcare protocols in epidemics

In attempts to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, different authorities have adopted a variety of non-pharmacological interventions (NPI).

23 Jul 2020

Essential and in danger: Coronavirus sickens, even kills public health workers

As a veteran public health worker, Chantee Mack knew the coronavirus could kill. She already faced health challenges and didn't want to take any chances during the pandemic. So she asked — twice — for permission to work from home.

22 Jul 2020

Study assesses the stress levels of U.S. physicians during COVID-19 pandemic

Amid the COVID-19 chaos in many hospitals, emergency medicine physicians in seven cities around the country experienced rising levels of anxiety and emotional exhaustion, regardless of the intensity of the local surge, according to a new analysis led by UC San Francisco.

21 Jul 2020

COVID-19 rates among health care workers drop at Mass General Brigham after universal masking

In March of 2020, Mass General Brigham implemented a new policy: everyone working at the hospitals would be required to wear a surgical mask.

15 Jul 2020

Study highlights the important role of paramedics in health system during pandemic

Research published today has found that Australians strongly believe paramedics deserve a work environment free from the threat of physical harm, but when it comes to the risk of infectious disease, it's complicated.

15 Jul 2020

"Winter is coming," warn UK COVID-19 experts

The famous line from "Game of Thrones" about approaching dangers this winter may prove to be accurate, say, scientists in a new report. The researchers state that a second wave of infection could hit the United Kingdom this winter, and this would be worse than the first wave taking as many as 120,000 lives.

14 Jul 2020

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JAK inhibitors or type I interferon shown to reduce mortality in COVID-19

Dying young: The health care workers in their 20s killed by COVID-19

New robotic system can remotely operate ventilators in COVID-19 patient rooms

Study: High blood sugar may trigger worse outcomes in COVID-19 patients

Certain N95 masks are highly effective in preventing the inhalation of airborne particles

A simple modeling tool for business executives to reopen their workplace after lockdown

Exclusive: Over 900 health workers have died of COVID-19. And the toll is rising

Study documents changes in hospital visitation and communication policies during COVID-19

Health care workers of color nearly twice as likely as whites to get COVID-19

Airborne disinfection method can lower risk of infection

Leading expert is sounding the alarm on newly-identified symptom of coronavirus

MU School Of Nursing programs provide assistance to more than 500 nursing homes during COVID-19

COVID-19: Models highlight the dangers of relaxing public health measures

Technology divide between senior ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ roils pandemic response

Assessing the effectiveness of healthcare protocols in epidemics

Essential and in danger: Coronavirus sickens, even kills public health workers

Study assesses the stress levels of U.S. physicians during COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 rates among health care workers drop at Mass General Brigham after universal masking

Study highlights the important role of paramedics in health system during pandemic

"Winter is coming," warn UK COVID-19 experts

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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