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CoMSES Net could play a vital role in the fight against coronavirus

The Network for Computational Modeling in Social and Ecological Sciences, which acts as an international clearinghouse for computer models and a place where modelers can share their work, could play a vital role in understanding the spread of the coronavirus and possibly be used to help find pathways to reduce its impact.

22 Mar 2020

UC San Diego partners with five leading diagnostics manufacturers to ramp up testing for COVID-19

Partnering with five leading in vitro diagnostics manufacturers, an interdisciplinary team of scientists and physicians at UC San Diego Health and University of California San Diego School of Medicine today announced that the UC San Diego Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine is significantly ramping up testing for COVID-19, projecting a capacity to complete 1,000 to 1,500 tests per day within two to three weeks.

22 Mar 2020

Vivli to launch COVID-19 portal for sharing of interventional treatment trial data

In a visible sign of data sharing leadership, Vivli, the Center for Clinical Research Da,ta has committed to serving the open science community through the launch of a COVID-19 portal for sharing of completed interventional treatment trial data.

22 Mar 2020

Tel Aviv University joins volunteer initiative to improve detection of novel coronavirus in Israel

Israeli hospitals and universities, including Tel Aviv University, have joined forces to build an enormous student volunteer base to expand and improve the detection of people infected with novel coronavirus all over Israel.

22 Mar 2020

New European case registry to collect clinical data of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection

When do patients infected with the new coronavirus develop severe symptoms and when do they develop mild courses of disease? What is the best possible treatment and which measures have been successful up to now?

21 Mar 2020

Now on the menu at closed schools: Drive-thru lunches

There were no hugs, handshakes or high-fives Tuesday morning at Juniper Elementary School, where the student drop-off line had transformed into a school lunch drive-thru.

21 Mar 2020

Some hospitals continue with elective surgeries despite COVID-19 crisis

In the same week that physicians at the University of California-San Francisco medical center were wiping down and reusing protective equipment like masks and gowns to conserve resources amid a surge of COVID-19 patients, 90 miles away teams of doctors at UC Davis Medical Center were fully suited up performing breast augmentations, hip replacements and other elective procedures that likely could have been postponed.

21 Mar 2020

Hoping that insurance expansion will help tamp outbreak, 9 states reopen marketplaces

At least nine states are offering their uninsured residents another opportunity to sign up for a health plan this year as they seek new ways to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic.

21 Mar 2020

GlobalData: Thermo Fisher to be major player in COVID-19 diagnostic tests following acquisition of Qiagen

Thermo Fisher Scientific is expected to produce millions of coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnostic tests following the acquisition of Qiagen for an approximate transaction value of US$11.5bn per share, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 20 Mar 2020

India gives Roche Diagnostics the license to conduct coronavirus tests, looks to delay disease progression

Following the news that the Drug Controller General of India has given license to Roche Diagnostics India to conduct coronavirus tests, Rohit Anand, Medical Devices Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 20 Mar 2020

Genetically modified neurons could enhance function of clinical implants

A team has genetically reprogrammed neurons that could enhance electrical implant function used in various clinical scenarios.

20 Mar 2020

As coronavirus spreads widely, millions of older Americans live in counties with no ICU beds

More than half the counties in America have no intensive care beds, posing a particular danger for more than 7 million people who are age 60 and up - older patients who face the highest risk of serious illness or death from the rapid spread of COVID-19, a Kaiser Health News data analysis shows.

20 Mar 2020

World’s fastest supercomputer identifies chemicals with potential to stop COVID-19

What makes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic different from the Spanish flu in 1918? In 1918, transportation, technology, and science were in their infancy, with the medical field not capable of fighting outbreaks. Technology has come a long way, within days, scientists have already identified the type of virus spreading in China, and three months after, vaccine trials have started.

20 Mar 2020

Public health leadership needed to direct COVID-19 response and communications

In the United States today, healthcare providers seem appropriately confused about present and future issues concerning coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

20 Mar 2020

Researchers highlight urgent need for public health leadership during COVID-19 pandemic

For decades, public health officials have directed the containment of emerging pandemics - perhaps most notably - the worldwide eradication of smallpox starting in the early to mid-1960s.

19 Mar 2020

Researchers invent portable AI device for flu and pandemic forecasting

University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have invented a portable surveillance device powered by machine learning - called FluSense - which can detect coughing and crowd size in real time, then analyze the data to directly monitor flu-like illnesses and influenza trends.

19 Mar 2020

Sushi parasites increased over 280-fold in 40 years

A new study published in the journal Global Change Biology in March 2020 on the occurrence of certain worms in raw or undercooked seafood, in the form of sushi, sashimi, nigiri, etc., reports an increase in the number of parasites by over 280 times over the last 40 years. This could have dramatic effects on the health of both humans and marine mammals, both of which may accidentally ingest the worm.

19 Mar 2020

Pets, the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 disease

Can dogs and other pets play a role in the transmission of the novel coronavirus? The question has surfaced after a Pomeranian in Hong Kong tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 or the novel coronavirus last week.

19 Mar 2020

Lopinavir and ritonavir drug combo tested in severe COVID-19

Researchers from China and the United Kingdom have collaborated to conduct a clinical trial looking at the efficacy of a combination of two anti-HIV drugs lopinavir and ritonavir to combat severe cases of COVID-19. Their study titled, “A Trial of Lopinavir–Ritonavir in Adults Hospitalized with Severe COVID-19,” was published in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

19 Mar 2020

Coronavirus can stay in the air for hours and surfaces for days – how to disinfect?

As COVID-19 (coronavirus) spreads across the globe, scientists have found the virus can persist in the air for hours and on surfaces for days.

19 Mar 2020

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CoMSES Net could play a vital role in the fight against coronavirus

UC San Diego partners with five leading diagnostics manufacturers to ramp up testing for COVID-19

Vivli to launch COVID-19 portal for sharing of interventional treatment trial data

Tel Aviv University joins volunteer initiative to improve detection of novel coronavirus in Israel

New European case registry to collect clinical data of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection

Now on the menu at closed schools: Drive-thru lunches

Some hospitals continue with elective surgeries despite COVID-19 crisis

Hoping that insurance expansion will help tamp outbreak, 9 states reopen marketplaces

GlobalData: Thermo Fisher to be major player in COVID-19 diagnostic tests following acquisition of Qiagen

India gives Roche Diagnostics the license to conduct coronavirus tests, looks to delay disease progression

Genetically modified neurons could enhance function of clinical implants

As coronavirus spreads widely, millions of older Americans live in counties with no ICU beds

World’s fastest supercomputer identifies chemicals with potential to stop COVID-19

Public health leadership needed to direct COVID-19 response and communications

Researchers highlight urgent need for public health leadership during COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers invent portable AI device for flu and pandemic forecasting

Sushi parasites increased over 280-fold in 40 years

Pets, the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 disease

Lopinavir and ritonavir drug combo tested in severe COVID-19

Coronavirus can stay in the air for hours and surfaces for days – how to disinfect?

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