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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.

Children play a larger role in the community spread of COVID-19 than previously thought

In the most comprehensive study of COVID-19 pediatric patients to date, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Mass General Hospital for Children (MGHfC) researchers provide critical data showing that children play a larger role in the community spread of COVID-19 than previously thought

20 Aug 2020

COVID-19 linked to type 1 diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis in children

A team of researchers at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London has found a link between COVID-19 and new-onset type 1 diabetes in children. The research is published in the journal Diabetes Care.

20 Aug 2020

SARS-CoV-2 hijacks antiviral factors to promote infection in human lung cells

Now, a new study published in the preprint server bioRxiv in August 2020 shows that under conditions resembling those in vivo, IFNs may promote efficient viral invasion instead.

20 Aug 2020

Telemedicine may well outlast COVID-19 pandemic, but serious barriers still need to be addressed

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about rapid innovation in mental health care, and the move to telemedicine is likely here to stay to at least some degree, but new research led by UCL and King's College London cautions that serious barriers still need to be overcome.

20 Aug 2020

Drug used in rheumatoid arthritis and cancer treatment improves survival in critically ill COVID-19 patients

Researchers at Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey's largest and most comprehensive health network, have utilized its statewide observational database of more than 5,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients to show that a drug normally used in rheumatoid arthritis and cancer treatments, tocilizumab, improves hospital survival in critically-ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).

20 Aug 2020

Could the high rate of mutations bring about SARS-CoV-2's extinction in India?

A new study published on the preprint server bioRxiv in August 2020 shows the importance of uncovering the dynamics of the virus with particular attention to geographic variation.

19 Aug 2020

Fresh and frozen food can harbor SARS-CoV-2 for at least 21 days

A recent study published on the preprint server bioRxiv in August 2020 suggests that foodborne contamination may underlie these outbreaks and that this route of transmission should not be overlooked to contain the pandemic.

19 Aug 2020

Genomics study shows multiple and diverse SARS-CoV-2 introductions in the US capital region

A recent study led by the researchers from Johns Hopkins University reveals multiple and diverse introductions of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the United States National Capital Region during the initial phase of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The study is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server.

19 Aug 2020

Older adults with pre-existing depression exhibit resilience to stress during COVID-19

A study involving older adults with pre-existing major depressive disorder living in Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh, and St Louis found no increase in depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

19 Aug 2020

Researchers use heparin to block co-receptor for SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers at the University of Amsterdam have conducted a study showing that heparan sulfate proteoglycans are important co-receptors that severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) requires to infect host cells.

19 Aug 2020

CUNY School of Medicine and TechnoVax announce COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough

The CUNY School of Medicine at The City College of New York and TechnoVax, Inc., a biotechnology developer of novel vaccines, announce a breakthrough in their collaborative effort to develop a vaccine for COVID-19.

19 Aug 2020

Researchers identify drug that improves survival in critically ill COVID-19 patients

19 Aug 2020

Democratic convention, night 2: Defending the ACA and attacking Trump on pandemic

The second night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention featured a 17-person keynote speech, past presidents, a roll call vote that doubled as a virtual tour of the United States and an emphasis on health care and national security issues.

19 Aug 2020

Centralized medical records repository can perform data analysis and visualization

More than a decade ago, electronic medical records were all the rage, promising to transform health care and help guide clinical decisions and public health response.

19 Aug 2020

Mathematical modeling helps researchers track and tackle COVID-19 pandemic

The Editor-in-Chief Vitaly Volpert of the Institut Camille Jordan, University ofLyon, France, reviews how the public's new favourite scientific discipline, mathematical modelling, is being used to track and tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

19 Aug 2020

Study: Frailty can better predict COVID-19 survival than patient's age

New research from Karolinska Institutet shows that the degree of frailty, a measure of a person's functional level before contracting the disease, can better predict COVID-19 survival than the patient's age

19 Aug 2020

Pioneering program empowers stroke survivors during COVID-19 lockdown

A pioneering program to empower people living with complex long-term conditions such as a stroke or multiple trauma manage their own rehabilitation has been kept on the road during the coronavirus pandemic – thanks to an expert from Kingston University and St George’s, University of London taking the service to online.

19 Aug 2020

Single-dose adenovirus-vectored vaccine protects mice against SARS-CoV-2

The researchers selected the human adenovirus type 5 on which to base their vaccine because this replication-defective vector had already been used in their Ebola vaccine, with an excellent safety and immunogenicity profile in a phase 1 trial. The current study aimed to produce a vaccine that could offer mucosal vaccination and enhanced protection against this respiratory virus.

19 Aug 2020

KTN extends its expertise to solve societal and environmental issues

KTN, the independent organization that connects ideas, people and communities to create real world solutions to the biggest challenges faced by the UK Government and industry, has today launched a new strategy which will see it turn its innovation engine onto major environmental and societal issues.

19 Aug 2020

Gut microbiome may play a part in severe COVID-19

A recent study published on the preprint medRxiv* in August 2020 reports on the evidence that the gut microbiome may play a part in severe COVID-19 infection.

19 Aug 2020

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Children play a larger role in the community spread of COVID-19 than previously thought

COVID-19 linked to type 1 diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis in children

SARS-CoV-2 hijacks antiviral factors to promote infection in human lung cells

Telemedicine may well outlast COVID-19 pandemic, but serious barriers still need to be addressed

Drug used in rheumatoid arthritis and cancer treatment improves survival in critically ill COVID-19 patients

Could the high rate of mutations bring about SARS-CoV-2's extinction in India?

Fresh and frozen food can harbor SARS-CoV-2 for at least 21 days

Genomics study shows multiple and diverse SARS-CoV-2 introductions in the US capital region

Older adults with pre-existing depression exhibit resilience to stress during COVID-19

Researchers use heparin to block co-receptor for SARS-CoV-2 infection

CUNY School of Medicine and TechnoVax announce COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough

Researchers identify drug that improves survival in critically ill COVID-19 patients

Democratic convention, night 2: Defending the ACA and attacking Trump on pandemic

Centralized medical records repository can perform data analysis and visualization

Mathematical modeling helps researchers track and tackle COVID-19 pandemic

Study: Frailty can better predict COVID-19 survival than patient's age

Pioneering program empowers stroke survivors during COVID-19 lockdown

Single-dose adenovirus-vectored vaccine protects mice against SARS-CoV-2

KTN extends its expertise to solve societal and environmental issues

Gut microbiome may play a part in severe COVID-19

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