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Fighting a pandemic is 500 times more expensive than the costs of preventive efforts

According to new research, the failure to protect tropical rain forests has cost trillions of dollars stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, which has wreaked economic havoc and caused historic levels of unemployment in the United States and around the world.

28 Jul 2020

Pitt collaborative receives $7 million to evaluate convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19

A team of University of Pittsburgh, Michigan Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina and Stanford Medicine. researchers recently were awarded funds from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in collaboration with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, totaling more than $7 million to collaboratively study the role of convalescent plasma in mitigating symptoms of COVID-19 in patients with mild illness and preventing the progression of the disease from mild to severe.

28 Jul 2020

Experts provide a comprehensive view of snakebite cases in the Middle East

Snakebite envenoming is a common problem in many parts of the world, but little is known about its magnitude in the Arab countries of the Middle East, where cases are not widely reported.

28 Jul 2020

Medieval remedy can help treat modern day infections

Antibiotic resistance is an increasing battle for scientists to overcome, as more antimicrobials are urgently needed to treat biofilm-associated infections.

28 Jul 2020

The COVID-19 downturn triggers jump in Medicaid enrollment

Reversing a three-year decline, the number of people covered by Medicaid nationwide rose markedly this spring as the impact of the recession caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 began to take hold.

28 Jul 2020

Cat catches coronavirus from owners

Cases of pet animals contracting the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been reported since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) first emerged. Now, a pet cat has become the first animal in Britain to test positive after contracting the virus from its owners.

28 Jul 2020

Official counts of COVID-19 cases understate the number of people affected by coronavirus

In mid-April, as the COVID-19 epidemic roared through the nation, 2,017,105 jobholders were absent from work because they were ill.

28 Jul 2020

Researchers identify practical way to induce strong and broad immunity to dengue virus

Researchers from Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have found a practical way to induce a strong and broad immunity to the dengue virus based on proof-of-concept studies in mice.

28 Jul 2020

App for tracking COVID-19 symptoms may not be a good predictor of the spread of virus

A new piece in Family Practice, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that tracking symptoms affiliated with the novel coronavirus through an app may not be a good predictor of the spread of the disease.

28 Jul 2020

Moderna coronavirus vaccine candidate moves to phase 3 with 30,000 participants

The world’s most significant coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine study is underway in the United States, with a planned 30,000 volunteers. The phase 3 clinical trial aims to examine the efficacy and safety of the candidate vaccine developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc.

28 Jul 2020

ECDC and WHO collaborate to track the status of hepatitis infections across EU

Approximately four in five people living with hepatitis B and three out of four people with hepatitis C infection across the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) and the UK have not yet been diagnosed.

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

Ethanol-based hand sanitizer can help fight the spread of coronavirus

Inside the Mizzou Asphalt Pavement and Innovation Lab at the University of Missouri College of Engineering, Bill Buttlar normally leads a research team developing innovative ways to build better roads and stronger bridges.

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

Varying immune system responses can predict severe COVID-19 outcomes

The differing immune system responses of patients with COVID-19 can help predict who will experience moderate and severe consequences of disease, according to a new study by Yale researchers published July 27 in the journal Nature.

27 Jul 2020

Ebola survivors have long-lasting severe immune dysfunction

In the 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, more than 28,000 people were infected, causing over 11,000 deaths.

27 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

GW to participate in a clinical trial for investigational COVID-19 vaccine

The George Washington University today announced that it will participate in a clinical trial for an investigational COVID-19 vaccine.

27 Jul 2020

Low plasma vitamin D level appears to be an independent risk factor for COVID-19 infection

Vitamin D is recognized as an important co-factor in several physiological processes linked with bone and calcium metabolism, and also in diverse non-skeletal outcomes, including autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, obesity and cognitive decline, and infections.

27 Jul 2020

Yale and AI Therapeutics launch clinical trial of potential COVID-19 drug

Yale School of Medicine and the biopharmaceutical firm AI Therapeutics have launched a multi-institutional clinical trial of a drug for treating COVID-19.

27 Jul 2020

Disease/Infection News

Fighting a pandemic is 500 times more expensive than the costs of preventive efforts

Pitt collaborative receives $7 million to evaluate convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19

Experts provide a comprehensive view of snakebite cases in the Middle East

Medieval remedy can help treat modern day infections

The COVID-19 downturn triggers jump in Medicaid enrollment

Cat catches coronavirus from owners

Official counts of COVID-19 cases understate the number of people affected by coronavirus

Researchers identify practical way to induce strong and broad immunity to dengue virus

App for tracking COVID-19 symptoms may not be a good predictor of the spread of virus

Moderna coronavirus vaccine candidate moves to phase 3 with 30,000 participants

ECDC and WHO collaborate to track the status of hepatitis infections across EU

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

Ethanol-based hand sanitizer can help fight the spread of coronavirus

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

Varying immune system responses can predict severe COVID-19 outcomes

Ebola survivors have long-lasting severe immune dysfunction

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

GW to participate in a clinical trial for investigational COVID-19 vaccine

Low plasma vitamin D level appears to be an independent risk factor for COVID-19 infection

Yale and AI Therapeutics launch clinical trial of potential COVID-19 drug

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