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Scientists want to know more about using UV light to fight COVID-19 spread

High up near the ceiling, in the dining room of his Seattle-area restaurant, Musa Firat recently installed a “killing zone” — a place where swaths of invisible electromagnetic energy penetrate the air, ready to disarm the coronavirus and other dangerous pathogens that drift upward in tiny, airborne particles.

22 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

New studies indicate the presence of cerebrovascular-neurological dysfunction in COVID-19 patients

As the SARS-CoV-2 virus, or COVID-19 has unfurled its tentacles across the globe, the severe respiratory and pulmonary disorders associated with the infection have become well known.

22 Jul 2020

Study shows chloroquine does not prevent SARS-CoV-2

More than 600,000 people worldwide have fallen victim to the lung disease COVID-19 so far, which is caused by the SARS coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2).

22 Jul 2020

Scientists isolate potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients

Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center have isolated antibodies from several COVID-19 patients that, to date, are among the most potent in neutralizing the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

22 Jul 2020

Patients diagnosed with cancer are more likely to have severe COVID-19 infection

Cancer patients diagnosed more than 24 months ago are more likely to have a severe COVID-19 infection, research has found. Cancer patients of Asian ethnicity or who were receiving palliative treatment for cancer were also at a higher risk of death from COVID-19.

22 Jul 2020

Vitamin D could help suppress excessive T cell-mediated lung inflammation in severe COVID-19

As COVID-19 continues to spread over the world scientists continue to seek the reasons for the difference in disease severity from person to person.

22 Jul 2020

GlobalData: Sample pooling-based COVID-19 test could reduce time and resources

Following the news that Quest Diagnostics received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its sample pooling-based COVID-19 test;

22 Jul 2020

Study to explore COVID-19's impact on healthcare workers in rural general medical practice

The impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers in rural general medical practice will be explored in a new Griffith University study.

22 Jul 2020

Experts urge to invest in local data sharing for better pandemic preparedness

Northern health data experts call on the Government to invest in local data sharing to help recover from COVID-19 and prepare for future pandemics.

22 Jul 2020

Faster identification and isolation of infected individuals reduce viral transmission

A new analysis of SARS-CoV-2 transmission data in China shows that faster identification and isolation of infected, symptomatic individuals contributed to the shortening of the average serial interval - or the period between the onset of symptoms in successive cases - over time, as fewer opportunities occurred for viral transmission from one infector to more individuals.

22 Jul 2020

Survey: Almost 60% of parents are reluctant to protect their children from HPV

Study results documenting parental hesitancy to begin and complete their child's HPV vaccine series were published in The Lancet Public Health by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

22 Jul 2020

Study: Only a few symptoms change the underlying likelihood of community-acquired pneumonia

While the history and physical examination is important, only a few key signs and symptoms significantly change the underlying likelihood of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).

22 Jul 2020

Study: Race and ethnicity did not affect pregnancy and birth outcomes in women with COVID-19

Race and ethnicity did not affect pregnancy and birth outcomes in women with SARS-CoV-2 infection who gave birth at two hospitals in northern Manhattan during the height of the pandemic in New York City, according to a preliminary report from researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian.

22 Jul 2020

Many U.S. homes lack sufficient space and plumbing facilities to limit the spread of COVID-19

More than 1 in 5 U.S. homes lack sufficient space and plumbing facilities to comply with recommendations to limit the household spread of COVID-19

22 Jul 2020

Self-imposed prevention strategies can help mitigate COVID-19 epidemic

Both self-imposed prevention measures such as hand-washing, mask-wearing and social distancing, as well as government-imposed social distancing can help mitigate and delay a COVID-19 epidemic, according to a new study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Alexandra Teslya of University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands and colleagues.

22 Jul 2020

More than 1 in 5 homes lack sufficient space to comply with COVID-19 guidelines

An article published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine reports that 25 million dwellings that house 81 million Americans lack adequate space or plumbing to allow compliance with recommendations that a person who may have COVID-19 maintain physical separation from others in their household.

22 Jul 2020

LabVantage COVID-19 LIMS solution implemented for onsite workplace health and safety

LabVantage Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of laboratory informatics solutions and services including purpose-built LIMS solutions that allow labs to go live faster and at a lower total cost, today announced that a Fortune 100 global consumer packaged goods company has deployed the LabVantage COVID-19 LIMS solution to ensure employee health and safety in the workplace.

From LabVantage Solutions 22 Jul 2020

A new sign of COVID-19: a rash in the mouth

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has wreaked havoc across the globe, with more than 14.89 million people infected. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by SARS-CoV-2, has a string of symptoms that include cough, fever, and difficulty of breathing. As the disease evolved, many patients reported the loss of smell and taste as other accompanying symptoms.

21 Jul 2020

Research focuses on detection of COVID-19 airborne droplets using bioengineered membrane

Detection and analysis of airborne coronavirus droplets using a bioengineered membrane is the focus of exploratory research at the University of Maine and University of Massachusetts Amherst, funded by the National Science Foundation.

21 Jul 2020

Disease/Infection News

Scientists want to know more about using UV light to fight COVID-19 spread

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

New studies indicate the presence of cerebrovascular-neurological dysfunction in COVID-19 patients

Study shows chloroquine does not prevent SARS-CoV-2

Scientists isolate potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients

Patients diagnosed with cancer are more likely to have severe COVID-19 infection

Vitamin D could help suppress excessive T cell-mediated lung inflammation in severe COVID-19

GlobalData: Sample pooling-based COVID-19 test could reduce time and resources

Study to explore COVID-19's impact on healthcare workers in rural general medical practice

Experts urge to invest in local data sharing for better pandemic preparedness

Faster identification and isolation of infected individuals reduce viral transmission

Survey: Almost 60% of parents are reluctant to protect their children from HPV

Study: Only a few symptoms change the underlying likelihood of community-acquired pneumonia

Study: Race and ethnicity did not affect pregnancy and birth outcomes in women with COVID-19

Many U.S. homes lack sufficient space and plumbing facilities to limit the spread of COVID-19

Self-imposed prevention strategies can help mitigate COVID-19 epidemic

More than 1 in 5 homes lack sufficient space to comply with COVID-19 guidelines

LabVantage COVID-19 LIMS solution implemented for onsite workplace health and safety

A new sign of COVID-19: a rash in the mouth

Research focuses on detection of COVID-19 airborne droplets using bioengineered membrane

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