Countries groping for best coronavirus response: Expert
Sharon Lewin, director of The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne and a top expert on infectious disease policy, spoke with AFP about the unfolding coronavirus pandemic. Countries that got caught off-guard or did not respond to…
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Nevada: Latest updates on coronavirus
Last updated March 17 at 11:52 a.m. E.D.T. The first COVID-19 death in Nevada was a man from Clark County who was in his 60s and had an underlying health condition, KLAS-TV reported yesterday (March 16). There are currently 35…
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Immunotherapy combo achieves reservoir shrinkage in HIV model
Stimulating immune cells with two cancer immunotherapies together can shrink the size of the viral “reservoir” in SIV-infected non-human primates treated with antiviral drugs, researchers have concluded. The reservoir includes immune cells that harbor virus despite potent antiviral drug treatment….
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Acid reflux drugs linked to increased fracture risk in kids
Proton pump inhibitors—a widely used class of drugs used to treat acid reflux and related symptoms—may lead to an increased risk of fractures in children and adolescents, reports a study in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (JPGN). “This…
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Asthma sufferers ‘should self-isolate for 12 weeks’ during coronavirus outbreak
Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Brits to start working from home where possible to avoid COVID-19 from spreading. People have also been told to stop non-essential contact and travel as the deadly coronavirus…
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Video: Infectious disease specialist answers common questions about COVID-19
Assoc. Prof. Emily Landon specializes in infectious disease, and serves as medical director of antimicrobial stewardship and infection control at University of Chicago Medicine. A contagious respiratory disease that was first detected in China in December 2019 has spread worldwide….
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App detects harsh side effect of breast cancer treatment
Some 20 percent of breast cancer survivors will suffer from lymphedema, a potentially severe side effect of treatment that makes arms swell with lymph. The disease is often overlooked, but commercially available app-based technology now makes early detection easier, allowing…
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Wisconsin: Latest updates on Coronavirus
—Coronavirus in the US: Map & cases —What are the symptoms? —How deadly is the new coronavirus? —How long does virus last on surfaces? —Is there a cure for COVID-19? —How does it compare with seasonal flu? —How does the…
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Free coronavirus sequencing kits for researchers offered by U-M startup
As doctors, scientists and governments try to get a grip on COVID-19, the University of Michigan startup Arbor Biosciences is providing free kits to capture the genetic code of virus samples. Variations in that code reveal how the virus has…
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Case series indicates COVID-19 not transmitted in utero
(HealthDay)—Four infants born to pregnant women who tested positive for coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) were healthy at birth and had no serious clinical symptoms, according to a case series study published online March 16 in Frontiers in Pediatrics. Yan Chen, M.D.,…
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