In this feature, we look at the benefits of globally authorized monoclonal antibody treatments, along with some potential safety concerns and challenges in implementation. As countries continue to roll out vaccines to prevent COVID-19 and achieve herd immunity, scientists continue…
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Could a common cold virus help fight COVID-19?
A lab-based study has found that a virus that causes the common cold can trigger an innate immune response against SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19. In theory, infections with the common cold virus could inhibit the transmission of SARS-CoV-2…
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1 year of COVID-19 in a critical care department
As we reach the 1st anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, Medical News Today contacted a number of healthcare professionals. We asked them to provide an insight into the last 12 months. In this feature, we hear from Dr. James Evans,…
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Give children more autonomy during the pandemic, says study
Autonomy-based parenting promotes the well-being of children and their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parenting school-age children as they attend school remotely is a challenge. Lacking normal child support services such as daycare, some parents must do their own jobs…
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Healthcare workers have 7 times the risk of severe COVID-19
A study of severe COVID-19 in the United Kingdom reveals the risk that healthcare workers take to help others. A new study in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine examines the risks that “essential” and “nonessential” British workers will develop…
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Low-income Black people in US hit hardest by shutdowns
A study reveals the disproportionate economic impact of COVID-19 shutdowns on low-income Black households. In the United States, COVID-19 has struck communities of color with far deadlier force than any other segment of the U.S. population. According to the Centers…
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Doctors warn against excessive drinking during the pandemic
Doctors have warned that people in the United States may be drinking excessively as a way to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. In a new viewpoint article, two doctors have warned that more people in the U.S. may be turning…
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COVID-19: Who is immune without having an infection?
Scientists have discovered antibodies that react to the new coronavirus in blood samples donated prior to the start of the pandemic. They suggest that some people may have at least a degree of preexisting immunity to the new virus. The…
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COVID-19: Can we tackle the root cause of inflammation?
Researchers in Spain and the United States have proposed that an existing drug may help prevent an excessive, life threatening immune reaction to SARS-CoV-2 in susceptible individuals. In people with severe COVID-19, which is the disease that SARS-CoV-2 causes, “hyperinflammation”…
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Hope during COVID-19: Russian vaccine holds promise and other findings
While the pandemic is still ongoing, we continue to round up the scientific studies that offer encouraging results to help us envisage an end to the current crisis. Firstly, scientists at the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, in…
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