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OPINION: Rethinking Covid-19 Test Sensitivity — A Strategy for Containment

Thu, 2020-10-01 17:41 — mike kraft

Rethinking Covid-19 Test Sensitivity — A Strategy for Containment | NEJM Perspective from The New England Journal of Medicine — Rethinking Covid-19 Test Sensitivity — A Strategy for Containment New England Journal of Medicine

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Loss of smell could be a 'highly reliable indicator' of Covid-19 even if no other symptoms -- new research

Thu, 2020-10-01 17:24 — mike kraft

Loss of smell could be a 'highly reliable indicator' of Covid-19, research says Loss of smell and taste are a strong sign that someone is infected with the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 -- and in some cases it may occur without the other symptoms of cough or fever, according to new research published Thursday. Naomi Thomas, CNN CNN

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ANALYSIS: Vaccine Chaos Is Looming --The Atlantic

Wed, 2020-09-30 12:14 — mike kraft

Vaccine Chaos Is Looming The COVID-19 vaccines furthest along in clinical trials are the fastest to make, but they are also the hardest to deploy. Sarah Zhang The Atlantic

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Laboratory-made antibodies are a best bet for a coronavirus treatment, but there won’t be enough

Wed, 2020-09-30 11:53 — mike kraft

These laboratory-made antibodies are a best bet for a coronavirus treatment, but there won’t be enough Experts have big hopes for these specialized drugs created by living cells. But they are expensive and hard to scale up, so even success will have limited impact on the virus. Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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Oxford to study anti-inflammatory drug Humira as potential COVID-19 treatment

Wed, 2020-09-30 10:29 — mike kraft

Oxford to study anti-inflammatory drug Humira as potential COVID-19 treatment Oxford University said on Wednesday it would study whether the world's best-selling prescription medicine, adalimumab, was an effective treatment for COVID-19 patients - the latest effort to repurpose existing drugs as potential coronavirus therapies. Adalimumab, which is sold under the brand name YahooNews

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COVID-19 and Illicit Trade: When Organized Crime and Terrorists Profit from the Pandemic

Tue, 2020-09-29 20:57 — mike kraft

COVID-19 and Illicit Trade: When Organized Crime and Terrorists Profit from the Pandemic - Homeland Security Today Criminals have been quick to capitalize on these opportunities, perpetuating illicit activity when governments, industry and the general public are most vulnerable. Homeland Security Today

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UK Government poised to amend regulations to allow use of unlicensed vaccine

Tue, 2020-09-29 17:46 — mike kraft

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Coronavirus has killed more than 1 million people worldwide

Tue, 2020-09-29 09:00 — mike kraft

Coronavirus has killed more than 1 million people worldwide As the global coronavirus death toll hits a grim milestone, the medical community has at least learned lessons from the losses. Zoe Christen Jones CBSHealth

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The nearly 1M who died of COVID-19 also illuminated treatment

Sun, 2020-09-27 13:30 — mike kraft

Nearly 1M who died of COVID-19 also illuminated treatment The nearly 1 million people around the world who have lost their lives to COVID-19 have left us a gift: Through desperate efforts to save their lives, scientists now better understand how to treat... AP NEWS

The nearly 1 million people around the world who have lost their lives to COVID-19 have left us a gift: Through desperate efforts to save their lives, scientists now better understand how to treat and prevent the disease — and millions of others may survive.

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