COVID-19 Related News
The endocrine system: steroids put patients at high risk for COVID-19
Patients with endocrine system related diseases, and those who are taking a class of steroid medications called glucocorticoids, are at high risk for COVID-19.
The...
COVID-19: first comprehensive estimates from mainland China
The first comprehensive estimates from mainland China of the proportion of people with COVID-19 who required hospitalisation, and latest death rate estimates, both show...
Manchester scientists and clinicians respond to COVID-19 crisis
In an unprecedented move, scientists and clinicians across Greater Manchester have formed a rapid response research group to find ways to beat the COVID-19...
Horizon 2020 collaboration to develop COVID-19 vaccine
OPENCORONA consortium has been awarded €3m funding by Horizon 2020 to support emergency research and development against the COVID-19 outbreak, aiming to develop a...
Covid-19: Oxford medical students join fight against the pandemic
Medical students from Oxford University are stepping-up to help support in the fight against the coronavirus – known as Covid-19 – pandemic.
Twenty-four final year...
Protecting the older population from the threat of coronavirus
What are we doing to protect the older population from the threat of coronavirus and other dangerous infectious diseases? The Soapy hygiene micro-station may...
Telehealth services experiencing an explosion of demand due to the coronavirus
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, across the world many telehealth services are witnessing a surge in patients as hospitals attempt to veer care...
Expert answers: can cannabis and CBD affect coronavirus?
In this article, integrative medicine expert, Dr Dani Gordon, answers peoples’ question of whether cannabis and CBD can affect contracting or recovering from COVID-19,...
COVID-19: advice for patients with digestive conditions such as IBD
A new paper has outlined key information for patients living with chronic digestive conditions, such as IBD, in relation to COVID-19, or coronavirus.
A paper...
Can COVID-19 be transmitted from pregnant mothers to newborn babies?
A Chinese case study has shown that coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19, is not transmitted from pregnant mothers to newborn babies.
Chinese professors report in...
Elsevier gives full access to COVID-19 research and data
Global leader in research publishing and information analytics, Elsevier, has opened access to all its COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, research and data.
Elsevier, a...
The power of AI in providing rapid at-home assessments of the coronavirus
A new app will allow individuals to get an at-home risk assessment based on how they feel and be directed to the nearest testing...
Utilising funding from Horizon 2020 to combat the coronavirus outbreak
The European Commission has announced that it is granting over €10m from Horizon 2020 to support the research into finding a cure for the...
XAG introduces drone disinfection operation to fight the coronavirus outbreak
Chinese tech company XAG has established a 5m-yuan fund to set up a drone disinfectant operation to curb the coronavirus outbreak
The coronavirus has now...
VivaLNK’s wearable medical sensors are helping to fight coronavirus
The sensors, which help to provide continuous temperature readings to monitor patients are being used by the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center.
VivaLNK, a leading...
