Center for Infectious Diseases |
October 5, 2020
WHO enlists more COVAX participants, clears 2nd rapid test
At a World Health Organization (WHO) media briefing today that began with the director-general’s wishes of a full and swift recovery from COVID-19 for US President Donald Trump and First...
Center for Infectious Diseases, Corona Wellness |
August 27, 2020
5 Back-to-School Safety Tips During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Center for Infectious Diseases |
August 27, 2020
Remdesivir of scant benefit in hospitalized COVID patients, study finds
The antiviral drug remdesivir had little effect in patients with moderate COVID-19 in 105 hospitals in the United States, Europe, and Asia in a randomized, controlled, open-label trial published late...
Center for Infectious Diseases |
August 27, 2020
FDA OKs use of convalescent plasma for COVID-19
Yesterday the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it has approved plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients to be used as a hospital-based treatment for the novel coronavirus under an emergency...
Center for Infectious Diseases |
August 27, 2020
Studies spotlight high COVID-19 infection rate in US prisons
A trio of new studies is highlighting the burden of COVID-19 in the nation’s prison population and shedding light on how prisons might be able to reduce transmission. Nationwide, federal...
Center for Infectious Diseases |
August 27, 2020
Experts question CDC changes to COVID-19 testing guidance
Late Monday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) changed technical language on its website on who should get a COVID-19 test, a move that has baffled public health...
Center for Infectious Diseases |
August 27, 2020
COVID-19 symptoms can persist for months after hospital stay
Most patients requiring hospitalization for COVID-19 had symptoms—particularly fatigue and shortness of breath—for a mean of 111 days after returning home, according to a research letter published yesterday in the...
Center for Infectious Diseases |
August 27, 2020
Kids represent 9.3% of US COVID cases but few serious ones
In an update today on how the pandemic has affected US children, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) said about 9.3% of all COVID-19 patients so far are children, representing...
Center for Infectious Diseases |
August 27, 2020
Obesity, metabolic syndrome tied to risk of COVID infection, severity
Three new studies describe the link between obesity and elevated risk of COVID-19 infection and poor outcomes. The first study, published yesterday in Diabetes Care, shows that predominantly black hospitalized...
Center for Infectious Diseases |
August 27, 2020
COVID-19 Scan for Aug 26, 2020
Massachusetts study details role of super-spreading events in COVID-19 A new study by scientists in Massachusetts is highlighting the role that super-spreading events played in the spread of COVID-19 in...