Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Latest Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Real-world study shows Paxlovid associated with lower hospitalization rates

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers investigated the effectiveness of nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir in preventing hospitalizations among individuals aged 50 or older and vaccinated for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

20 Jun 2022

Is SARS-CoV-2 a seasonal virus?

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, scientists at Pfizer Inc determined whether coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case rates in the United States (US) and European (EU) nations followed a seasonal pattern using a time series model.

20 Jun 2022

Illustrating a rapid response approach for monkeypox management

Researchers illustrated a rapid response strategy for managing monkeypox outbreaks.

20 Jun 2022

Cannabis consumption may relieve fatigue according to new study

Investigators recently analyzed the impacts of Cannabis flower consumption in the treatment of fatigue

20 Jun 2022

Implications of impaired type I interferon immunity and increasing COVID-19 severity

Researchers demonstrated that impaired type I interferon immunity is associated with increasing coronavirus disease 2019 severity.

20 Jun 2022

The feasibility of sperm cryopreservation for male COVID-19 patients

In an article recently published in Frontiers in Endocrinology, scientists deciphered the possibility of cryopreserving sperm of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients

20 Jun 2022

Evaluating post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 using cardiopulmonary exercise testing

Researchers demonstrated reduced exercise capacity due to persistent cardiopulmonary symptoms among COVID-19 survivors hospitalized for acute infection and those having long COVID.

20 Jun 2022

SARS-CoV-2 spike circulating in most long COVID 12 months post-diagnosis

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers explored the association between circulating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) antigens and post-COVID-19 sequelae (long COVID).

20 Jun 2022

Overt and occult hypoxemia in patients hospitalized with COVID-19

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed whether non-invasive estimation of the ratio of arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO2) to the fractional inspired oxygen (Fi O2), i.e., the P/F ratio could measure overt and occult hypoxemia in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

20 Jun 2022

Model predicts effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers assessed the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine effectiveness (VE) against symptomatic infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs) and variants of interest (VOIs) by genetic mismatch/distance (GD) analysis.

20 Jun 2022

SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern exhibit divergent interactions with host proteases

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College assessed the cleavability of the spike (S) protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs) and related coronaviruses by several proteases of the host.

19 Jun 2022

How effective are mRNA COVID-19 vaccine boosters against Omicron?

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers University of Washington, University of Michigan, Duke University, and Veterans Affairs Portland Healthcare System assessed the effectiveness of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) booster vaccines.

19 Jun 2022

Long-COVID risk reduced with Omicron versus Delta

In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers at King's College London and ZOE Limited assessed the risk of long coronavirus disease (COVID) associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta and Omicron variants in the United Kingdom (UK).

19 Jun 2022

Combating monkeypox during COVID-19

Scientists describe the global prevalence and significance of the current monkeypox virus outbreak.

19 Jun 2022

Disease ecologist receives $3.5 million to take modeling to the next level with EpiMoRPH

Mathematical modeling-;which combines math, statistics, computing and data-;is a critical tool for public health professionals, who use it to study how diseases spread, predict the future course of outbreaks and evaluate strategies for controlling epidemics.

18 Jun 2022