In March 2020, not long after the first cases of COVID-19 were reported locally, health officials in the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County issued emergency public health orders intended to reduce interactions between people and slow the…
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Joking about COVID-19 wont create marital bliss
Making jokes about COVID-19 to alleviate stress is not necessarily a good way to communicate with your spouse or keep your relationship intact, according to a study by Rutgers and other researchers. Instead, keeping up communication, networking with others, and…
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Detecting COVID-19 by analyzing lung images using artificial intelligence models
Medical imaging has long been a vital tool for the diagnosis and prognostic assessments of many diseases. In recent years, the use of artificial intelligence models has been used in conjunction with this imaging to augment their diagnostic capabilities. By…
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A COVID-19 biomarker: Low blood levels of sphingosine predict symptomatic infections
Researchers remain perplexed as to why some patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, remain asymptomatic while other patients develop severe disease symptoms. This question is once again at the front of mind as the Delta variant spreads…
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Lillys COVID-19 Drug Reduces Death Risk in Patients on Mechanical Ventilation
(Reuters) – Eli Lilly and Co and partner Incyte Corp said on Tuesday additional results from a late-stage study showed their COVID-19 drug baricitinib reduced the risk of death in patients on mechanical ventilation. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
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COVID-19 cases in children surge 84% in 1 week, study finds
Fox News Flash top headlines for August 5 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. COVID-19 cases in children are up 84% in the past week, with 72,000 kids testing positive for the virus,…
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Toward a COVID-19 breathalyzer for kids
Adults infected with SARS-CoV-2 exhale different metabolites in their breath than uninfected people, and dogs and diagnostic devices can detect these changes. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Infectious Diseases have shown that children infected with SARS-CoV-2 also show breath metabolite…
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COVID Still Devastating in the Americas, Health Agency Says
BRASILIA (Reuters) – COVID-19 continues to inflict a devastating toll on the Americas, with Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador and Paraguay among the countries with the world’s highest weekly death rates, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday. Cases…
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England to Demand Vaccination Proof for Clubs, Mass Events
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that English nightclubs and other venues with large crowds will require patrons to present proof of full vaccination from the end of September. Clubbers flocked on Monday to the…
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Two Thirds of Indians Have Coronavirus Antibodies, Survey Shows
(Reuters) – Two-thirds of India’s population have antibodies against the coronavirus, according to data released on Tuesday from a survey of 29,000 people across the nation conducted in June and July. The fourth national sero survey included 8,691 children aged…
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