The World Health Organization (WHO) have launched SOLIDARITY, a giant trial, testing the potential of therapies, old and new, to…
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COVID-19 frontline healthcare workers at risk of poor mental health
A new study has examined the mental health of nearly 1,300 healthcare workers in China who dealt with COVID-19 patients.…
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New research into data from more than 200 people who received medical care for COVID-19 reveals that almost half of…
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Based on data from the United States, the people most at risk of severe outcomes due to COVID-19 are aged…
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Research suggests that the best strategy for minimizing the toll of the new coronavirus involves widespread and extended social distancing.…
Read MoreCan an old method help doctors fight COVID-19?
Researchers say that a decades-old approach could help fight SARS-CoV-2 infections. It involves collecting antibodies from the blood of people…
Read MoreWHO classify COVID-19 as a pandemic
The recent coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Known as SARS-CoV-2, the virus has resulted in more…
Read MoreCOVID-19 is now a pandemic: What next?
As COVID-19 moves from epidemic to pandemic status, we discuss what implications this may have for all of us and…
Read MoreAre children actually ‘as likely’ to get COVID-19 as adults?
So far, reports have maintained that children appear to be less susceptible to infection with the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, than…
Read MoreProtecting healthcare workers from COVID-19: Infection control works
Researchers report that no hospital acquired infections occurred among healthcare workers at public hospitals in Hong Kong after the first…
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