As the Summer of COVID draws to a close, many experts fear an even bleaker fall and suggest that American families should start planning for Thanksgiving by Zoom. Because of the many uncertainties, public health scientists say it’s easier to…
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Care homes in England had greatest increase in excess deaths at height of the COVID-19 pandemic
Care homes in England experienced the highest increase in excess deaths at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to those in the rest of the UK, according to new research. A study—co-ordinated from the University of Stirling’s Management School—found…
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Unconventional T cells in severe COVID-19 patients could predict disease outcome
Researchers in France have discovered that patients suffering from severe COVID-19 show changes in a class of immune cells known as unconventional T cells. The study, published today in the Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM), suggests that monitoring the activity…
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European study offers new clinical insights into COVID-19 and cancer
A large Imperial-led study has revealed valuable insights into the impact and risk factors for cancer patients with COVID-19. The findings, from almost 900 cancer patients diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection in the UK, Spain, Italy and Germany, highlight a number…
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How genetics could impact COVID-19 treatments
Over the past few months, a number of drugs have been under investigation to treat COVID-19 without well-established safety or data to support these claims. However, some of these unproven therapies may have underlying genetic reasons for not being effective…
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Coronavirus symptoms update: The link between loss of sense of smell and COVID-19
Health experts concluded some months ago that a loss of sense of smell and taste could be the best way to predict whether or not a person may have a COVID-19 infection. This is because reports of those symptoms were much stronger…
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New Zealand records first COVID-19 death in over three months
New Zealand recorded its first COVID-19 death in more than three months on Friday when a man in his 50s succumbed to the virus. Health officials said the man was part of a second-wave cluster of infections that emerged in…
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Plasmin could be the link between COVID-19 comorbidities and serious illness
Why is the COVID-19 virus more dangerous in people with comorbidities? Sadis Matalon, Ph.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and colleagues in Texas and San Francisco asked that question in a hypothesis paper published online in Physiological Reviews….
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Model says COVID-19 deaths could surpass 317,000 by December
(HealthDay)—A widely cited model for COVID-19 deaths in the United States predicts a total of 317,000 deaths by December. On Friday morning, a model from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington forecasts that…
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Study explains multipronged SARS-CoV-2 attack and widepread COVID-19 infection
A study of a gateway receptor for SARS-CoV-2 led by Walter Lukiw, Ph.D., Professor of Neuroscience, Neurology and Ophthalmology at LSU Health New Orleans’ Neuroscience Center of Excellence and School of Medicine, may help explain the wide variety of symptoms…
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