Tag: Public Health

November 26, 2020

A team from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique and the Institut national de santé publique du Québec has ...

Doctors use existing treatment earlier to save the lives of Covid-19 patients

November 25, 2020

Credit: Lancaster University The lives of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 are being saved by doctors who are using an existing ...

Predi-COVID preliminary results

The Luxembourgish cohort study shows encouraging participation rates and sees its protocol published in international peer-reviewed journalCredit: @LIH The study ...

COVID-19 virus survives on surfaces within thin film

A nanofilm of liquid persists for hours on surfaces contaminated with droplets containing COVID-19, helping the virus surviveCredit: R. Bhardwaj ...

Largest clinical trial in Africa to treat mild COVID-19 cases launched in 13 countries

Will test a number of promising treatments in urgently needed focus on mild and moderate casesCredit: Kenny Mbala-DNDi NAIROBI/KINSHASA/GENEVA - ...

Areas where the next pandemic could emerge are revealed

Up to 20% of the world's most connected cities at greatest riskCredit: Michael Walsh, University of Sydney KEY FINDINGS Almost ...

LG Electronics, IVI join forces to conduct a cholera vaccination and prevention project in Ethiopia

Credit: IVI Project to provide vaccination for 40,000 residents in areas at risk of cholera and establish disease monitoring system ...

Potential treatment against antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing gonorrhea and meningitis

A Canadian team from INRS has demonstrated the effectiveness of an inexpensive molecule to fight antibiotic-resistant strains of the bacteria ...

Most adults over 50 say they’ll get vaccinated against COVID-19, but many want to wait

People of color & those with lower incomes or education levels less likely to say they'll seek vaccination against a ...

How to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19

Researchers are developing simple and inexpensive tools--like a DIY ventilator--to treat patients more effectively and prevent disease transmission in hospitalsCredit: ...

What does East Germany’s rise and fall have to do with pigs? A lot, actually

The communist state's approach to industrial pig farming foreshadowed its demise, a University of Rochester historian arguesCredit: University of Washington ...

Replication cycle of SARS-CoV-2 in 3D

Credit: Julian Hennies/EMBL As the global coronavirus pandemic continues, scientists are not only trying to find vaccines and drugs to ...

COVID-19 cases could nearly double before Biden takes office

Proven model developed by WashU predicts 20 million infected Americans by late JanuaryCredit: Washing University in St. Louis President-elect Joe ...

Researchers create 3D-printed nasal swab for COVID-19 testing