Pandemic News and Research

RSS

A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. During a pandemic, transmission can be anticipated in the workplace, not only from patient to workers in health care settings, but also among co-workers in general work settings. A pandemic would cause high levels of illness, death, social disruption, and economic loss. Everyday life would be disrupted because so many people in so many places become seriously ill at the same time. Impacts could range from school and business closings to the interruption of basic services such as public transportation and food delivery.

Study highlights the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 among Black, Hispanic patients

Research presented today by UT Southwestern cardiologists at the annual American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2020 showed that Black and Hispanic people were more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than white patients, and that nonwhite men with cardiovascular disease or risk factors were more likely to die.

18 Nov 2020

Bioelectronic rapid test for COVID-19

A recent study presents a bioelectronic sensor platform to detect protein at the single-molecule level that is simple, rapid, and robust enough for widespread POC (point-of-care) or bedside application.

18 Nov 2020

People positively view science and scientists but do not take them seriously in current pandemic

Science and scientists are being viewed more positively by people across the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the US and other regions and countries as the COVID-19 pandemic peaks. Yet, ironically, despite the positive perception, people do not take them seriously enough.

18 Nov 2020

Chilblain-like skin lesions reported in adolescents and young adults during the pandemic

A team of investigators in the Department of Dermatology, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain and Dermatologia Pediatrica Association, Bari, Italy, say acral ischemic lesions, similar to chilblains, have been reported across the globe throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

17 Nov 2020

SARS-CoV-2 was circulating in Italy before China recognized its existence

This study, published in the Tumori Journal, sheds light on the possibility that the virus had been spreading in Italy well before the outbreak was officially reported in Wuhan, China.

17 Nov 2020

New multiplex assay can be used for epidemiological surveillance, management of COVID-19

Scientists from Northwell Health Laboratories have developed a new diagnostic multiplex assay that can be used for epidemiological surveillance and clinical management of COVID-19.

17 Nov 2020

New AHA COVID-19 CVD Registry details the disparities in care

A new American Heart Association collaborative model for COVID-19 research, using data from the new AHA COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry, found Hispanic and Black adults with COVID-19 were far more likely to be hospitalized than their white counterparts, as were people with obesity and COVID-19, according to three late-breaking research studies presented today at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2020.

17 Nov 2020

Increasing long-term well-being during the pandemic with interventions

Interventions increase the chances of succeeding in changing and maintaining a new behavior in the long run. This is showed in a recently published study from CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University.

17 Nov 2020

Study finds more than half of in-hospital COVID-19 deaths among Black, Hispanic patients

More than half of all in-hospital deaths due to COVID-19 during the first six months of 2020 were among Black and Hispanic patients, according to a new study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Duke University.

17 Nov 2020

ECG abnormalities can predict COVID-19 mortality

A team of scientists from New York University Langone Medical Center, USA, has revealed that the clinical severity of hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can be predicted by analyzing the level of troponin elevation and electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities. The study is currently available on the medRxiv preprint server.

17 Nov 2020

Two-thirds of older Americans would not seek treatment for depression, new poll shows

A new nationwide poll, the GeneSight Mental Health Monitor, shows that nearly two-thirds (61%) of Americans age 65 or older who have concerns about having depression will not seek treatment.

17 Nov 2020

Stronger relationships between nursing homes and health systems can enhance patient care

In a new editorial in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Kathleen Unroe, M.D., MHA, a geriatrician, is advocating for stronger relationships between health systems and nursing homes to provide better care for patients in times of crisis and during day-to-day operations.

17 Nov 2020

Children's DTP vaccine may provide cross-immunity for COVID-19

He found that the viruses subject to pediatric vaccinations do not have cross-reactive epitopes for SARS-CoV-2, showing they cannot provide protection against COVID-19.

17 Nov 2020

New program can remotely improve cardiovascular health for broad population of patients

Despite being known risk factors for poor cardiovascular outcomes, blood pressure and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol remain undertreated among a large proportion of patients.

17 Nov 2020

Natural products and herbal medicines show promise in fight against COVID-19

Researchers in China and the United States have called for more research into the potential prophylactic effects of natural products and herbal medicines on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and subsequent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

17 Nov 2020

Psychological assessment needed for pregnant women to reduce stress during COVID-19

There is consensus among studies dealing with natural disasters, such as famines, earthquakes, and pandemics, that the stress to which pregnant women are exposed during such crises has short and long-term consequences, both on their health and on that of their unborn babies.

17 Nov 2020

SARS-CoV-2-specific IgM / IgG responses accurately predict COVID-19 outcome

Researchers from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, recently built a proteome microarray with 20 out of the 28 predicted SARS-CoV-2 proteins to help understand IgM/IgG responses specific to SARS-CoV-2.

17 Nov 2020

COVID-19 rising among children and young adults in Washington State

Researchers from the University of Washington, USA, and the Swedish Cancer Institute, Washington, USA, have found that between March and August 2020, the number of young adults and children infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Washington state rose.

17 Nov 2020

Conservation of tropical peatlands could reduce the likelihood of new zoonotic diseases

Conservation of tropical peatlands could reduce the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the likelihood of new diseases jumping from animals to humans, researchers say.

17 Nov 2020

Novel drug reduces the risk of cardiovascular events for patients with Type 2 diabetes, kidney disease

A novel diabetes medication significantly reduces the risk of hospitalization for heart failure, heart attack and stroke, in patients with Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, according to late breaking research presented today at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2020.

17 Nov 2020

Pandemic News and Research

Further Reading

Study highlights the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 among Black, Hispanic patients

Bioelectronic rapid test for COVID-19

People positively view science and scientists but do not take them seriously in current pandemic

Chilblain-like skin lesions reported in adolescents and young adults during the pandemic

SARS-CoV-2 was circulating in Italy before China recognized its existence

New multiplex assay can be used for epidemiological surveillance, management of COVID-19

New AHA COVID-19 CVD Registry details the disparities in care

Increasing long-term well-being during the pandemic with interventions

Study finds more than half of in-hospital COVID-19 deaths among Black, Hispanic patients

ECG abnormalities can predict COVID-19 mortality

Two-thirds of older Americans would not seek treatment for depression, new poll shows

Stronger relationships between nursing homes and health systems can enhance patient care

Children's DTP vaccine may provide cross-immunity for COVID-19

New program can remotely improve cardiovascular health for broad population of patients

Natural products and herbal medicines show promise in fight against COVID-19

Psychological assessment needed for pregnant women to reduce stress during COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2-specific IgM / IgG responses accurately predict COVID-19 outcome

COVID-19 rising among children and young adults in Washington State

Conservation of tropical peatlands could reduce the likelihood of new zoonotic diseases

Novel drug reduces the risk of cardiovascular events for patients with Type 2 diabetes, kidney disease

Best practices - optimize qPCR processes for pathogen detection eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Latest News