Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

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TSK Laboratory’s Low Dead Space needles can help vaccinate millions more against COVID-19

With a specially developed needle that can potentially save 4 to 8 percent of a precious vaccine, millions more can be vaccinated against COVID-19.

4 Dec 2020

ATCC introduces new product segment with launch of SARS-CoV-2 external control kit

ATCC today announced the introduction of its new SARS-CoV-2 External Control Kit for clinical laboratories and test manufacturers.

From American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) 4 Dec 2020

UZ Leuven team performs double lung transplant with lungs of an ex-COVID-19 patient

The lung transplantation team at UZ Leuven, the university hospital of Leuven, performed a double lung transplantation for the first time with lungs from a donor who had experienced a mild form of COVID-19 three months earlier.

4 Dec 2020

Most countries are not fulfilling international legal obligations during COVID-19, study reveals

Most countries are not fulfilling their international legal obligations during COVID-19 and other public health emergencies, reveals new research by a consortium of 13 leading global health law scholars, hosted by the Global Strategy Lab (GSL) at York University.

4 Dec 2020

ESMO honors 2020 recipients for advancing the field of oncology

The global coronavirus pandemic has disrupted cancer research, prevention and treatment to an extent never seen before. To sustain the development of medical knowledge and therapeutic progress for patients worldwide, particular attention must now be paid to the future of the discipline - and to the individuals who continue to work tirelessly to make it evolve.

4 Dec 2020

Study shows metformin can significantly reduce COVID-19 death risks in women

University of Minnesota Medical School and UnitedHealth Group researchers found that metformin was associated with significantly reduced COVID-19 death risks in women in one of the world's largest observational studies of COVID-19 patients.

3 Dec 2020

Black and Hispanic populations are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, shows study

Black and Hispanic populations are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, according to a systematic review published this week.

3 Dec 2020

Sensitivity of coronavirus antibody tests may be lower than stated on the package

A study by University of Tartu researchers indicates that the sensitivity of tests used to detect viral antibodies in a blood sample may differ significantly. The combination of several tests may give the best result.

3 Dec 2020

Chicago neighborhoods with barriers to social distancing had more COVID-19 deaths

New research has found that Chicago neighborhoods with barriers to social distancing, including limited access to broadband internet and low rates of health insurance, had more COVID-19 deaths in spring 2020.

3 Dec 2020

Public willingness to take a COVID-19 vaccine around the globe: Study

The worldwide impact of the COVID-19 pandemic led to an unprecedented effort to develop vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection on a timescale that has never been imagined before. Even as some vaccines have begun to be administered on a large scale, scientists and governments are coming up against a difficult obstacle.

3 Dec 2020

Vaccination against tuberculosis has influence on the epidemiology of COVID-19

St Petersburg University scientists have analyzed about 100 academic papers and statistics on the incidence of COVID-19 in different countries of the world.

3 Dec 2020

What are the most effective COVID policies?

A new study on the effectiveness of COVID-19 containment strategies shows that `additional measures are needed to stop the pandemic's spread. These additional steps include stay at home orders, workplace closures for all except essential workers, and targeted school closures, which are likely to have a large effect on social and economic well-being.

3 Dec 2020

New antiviral drug completely suppresses SARS-CoV-2 transmission within 24 hours

Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection with a new antiviral drug, MK-4482/EIDD-2801 or Molnupiravir, completely suppresses virus transmission within 24 hours, researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University have discovered.

3 Dec 2020

Novel surveillance system can dynamically track direction, speed and acceleration of COVID-19 virus

A new COVID-19 global surveillance system has been developed which can dynamically track not just where the virus is now, but where it is going, how fast it will arrive and whether that speed is accelerating.

3 Dec 2020

Smoking may increase some people's risk of testing positive for COVID-19

Researchers in the United States have conducted a detailed analysis examining whether smoking increases or decreases the risk of testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

3 Dec 2020

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Who will run the Biden health effort?

The quadrennial guessing game about who will get what health job in a new presidential administration has taken on a new urgency in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage.

3 Dec 2020

Women with COVID-19 more likely to suffer acute stress during childbirth

Researchers in the United States and Israel have conducted a study showing that women who have coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are twice as likely to experience acute clinical stress while giving birth, compared with women giving birth who do not have the illness.

3 Dec 2020

Lessons from Italian neurosurgeons who fought on the frontline of COVID-19 pandemic's first wave

A report by neurosurgeons at the Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital in Bergamo, Italy, highlights the strategies their unit had to take to help combat the viral illness, which has claimed the lives of more than 1.49 million people worldwide. The study was published in the Journal of Neurosurgery in December 2020.

3 Dec 2020

Can melatonin help prevent severe COVID-19?

A team of researchers at the University of Toronto in Canada has found that melatonin can be an adjuvant to augment the efficacy of anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. They believe that the drug is a potential “silver bullet” to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

3 Dec 2020

Household composition and ethnicity may contribute to higher COVID-19 mortality: a UK case study

A new study by researchers in the UK found that older people living with relatives are at an increased risk of severe COVID-19 and death. They also revealed that living in a multi-generational household, where extended family members live, was tied to increased COVID-19 mortality.

3 Dec 2020

Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Latest Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

TSK Laboratory’s Low Dead Space needles can help vaccinate millions more against COVID-19

ATCC introduces new product segment with launch of SARS-CoV-2 external control kit

UZ Leuven team performs double lung transplant with lungs of an ex-COVID-19 patient

Most countries are not fulfilling international legal obligations during COVID-19, study reveals

ESMO honors 2020 recipients for advancing the field of oncology

Study shows metformin can significantly reduce COVID-19 death risks in women

Black and Hispanic populations are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, shows study

Sensitivity of coronavirus antibody tests may be lower than stated on the package

Chicago neighborhoods with barriers to social distancing had more COVID-19 deaths

Public willingness to take a COVID-19 vaccine around the globe: Study

Vaccination against tuberculosis has influence on the epidemiology of COVID-19

What are the most effective COVID policies?

New antiviral drug completely suppresses SARS-CoV-2 transmission within 24 hours

Novel surveillance system can dynamically track direction, speed and acceleration of COVID-19 virus

Smoking may increase some people's risk of testing positive for COVID-19

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Who will run the Biden health effort?

Women with COVID-19 more likely to suffer acute stress during childbirth

Lessons from Italian neurosurgeons who fought on the frontline of COVID-19 pandemic's first wave

Can melatonin help prevent severe COVID-19?

Household composition and ethnicity may contribute to higher COVID-19 mortality: a UK case study

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