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All of us, being on the eye storm of COVID 19 pandemic we must act proactive through our behavior. At the same time, scientist all over the world are working to develop a suitable vaccine to prevent the disease to spread in the future.
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Every 2 weeks, Medical News Today rounds up the latest research results that may offer hope among the turmoil that is the COVID-19 pandemic. In our previous Special Feature, we looked at vaccine trials and antibody tests.
In this article, we cover the latest scientific discoveries, from...
Demand for propofol—the ubiquitous intravenous anesthetic—has skyrocketed since the drug became key to ventilating ICU patients with COVID-19.
But hospitals have seen stressful shortages.
Why?
An investigation tracking propofol’s notoriously opaque journey from production to...
COVID-19’s collateral damage could drive up the global child mortality rate for the first time in 6 decades, The Washington Post reports, citing a Lancet Global Health study published today.
An additional 253,500 to 1.2 million children under 5 could die in the next 6 months, according to...
Men have higher levels than women of an enzyme central to COVID-19 infection, a new study reveals—which could help explain why men are more vulnerable to the novel coronavirus, Reuters reports.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, or ACE2—which helps the invasion of healthy cells—“is thought...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Coronavirus around the world, also known as:
The COVID19 virus affects different people in different ways. COVID-19 is a respiratory disease and most infected people will develop mild to moderate coronavirus disease symptoms and recover without requiring special treatment. People who have underlying medical conditions and those over 60...
To prevent infection and to slow transmission of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), do the following:
Treatment of Coronavirus disease 2019 is mainly supportive care, which may include fluid, oxygen support, and supporting other affected vital organs. The WHO and CDC recommend that those who suspect they carry the virus wear a simple face mask. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been...
