What’s happened to cancer services during the COVID-19 pandemic?
It’s been six months since the UK entered lockdown. And with life slowly opening back up, at least for now, …
Research shows Māori are more likely to die from COVID-19 than other New Zealanders
The risk of dying from COVID-19 is at least 50% higher for Māori than New Zealanders from European backgrounds, according …
Survivors’ plasma still a solid option for treating COVID-19, experts say
Despite the wave of criticism that has followed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s emergency approval of convalescent plasma to …
For healthcare organizations responding to COVID-19, ‘creative destruction’ leads to accelerated innovation
COVID-19 has upended essentially every sector of the economy, and none more so than healthcare. Healthcare leaders from across the …
Declining antibodies and immunity to COVID-19 – why the worry?
Most people are aware that testing for antibodies in a person’s blood can show if someone has had a specific …
Possible blood-clotting mechanism in COVID-19 found
Why so many COVID-19 patients get blood clots (thrombosis) remains uncertain. But scientists at Uppsala University and the University Hospital …
Q&A: New study examines cost-effective imaging that protects patients and health care workers from COVID-19 exposure
How can we keep COVID-19 patients and their care teams safe while taking chest scans to monitor their wellbeing? One …
Coronavirus symptoms update: The two main symptoms which persist even after recovery
The novel coronavirus continues to baffle leading health experts. It would seem that for some, even after recovery from COVID-19, …
COVID-19 in babies and children
Children of all ages can become ill with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). But most kids who are infected typically don’t …
Scientist predicts emotional stress caused by COVID-19 will lead to smaller babies being born
Being pregnant is a wonderful experience, but at the same it can be incredibly stressful—throw a global pandemic into the …
Corona-Stress can shock “hair loss” cause Naturopathy naturopathy specialist portal
Sudden hair loss due to the pandemic of Stress? Hair loss may be due to various causes, to evaluate where …
Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients also shed high viral loads
COVID-19 patients with and without symptoms are equally contagious: Asymptomatic people have just as much virus in their noses, mouths …
New published study identifies potential COVID-19 treatment
Yunjeong Kim and Kyeong-Ok “KC” Chang, virologists in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University, have published a …
Covid-19 update: Smokers more vulnerable to coronavirus transmission, says Health ministry
Smokers are likely to be more vulnerable to Covid-19 as smoking increases possibility of transmission of virus from hand to …
Conspiracy theories to spread of epidemics earlier, far Naturopathy naturopathy specialist portal
Conspiracy theories to diseases in the past? In times of COVID-19 there are many conspiracy theories in relation to the …
COVID-19: New ventilation method saved patient Naturopathy naturopathy specialist portal
German COVID-19-patient treated for the first time with a diaphragm-therapy It comes to serious COVID-19-gradients, can be a mechanical ventilation …
Chatbots can ease medical providers’ burden, offer guidance to those with COVID-19 symptoms
COVID-19 has placed tremendous pressure on health care systems, not only for critical care but also from an anxious public …
Self-isolation may increase susceptibility to COVID-19
Months of self-isolation and social distancing have taken their toll. Sheldon Cohen, the Robert E. Doherty Professor of Psychology at …