May 07, 2020

Stocks rally, companies join global race for an effective vaccine Human trials of a vaccine for the prevention of Covid-19 are underway at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York City, and the ...

May 07, 2020

Hospitalized patients were treated with therapeutic doses of systemic anticoagulants The use of anticoagulants in the treatment of hospitalized Covid-19 patients appeared to improve hospital survival...

May 07, 2020

Los Alamos research intriguing but caution is urged Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory, using analytical tools repurposed from studies of HIV and influenza, found mutations in SARS-CoV-2, ...

May 06, 2020

(Reuters) - More than 3.7 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 256,897 have died, according to a Reuters tally as of 1322 GMT on Wednes...

May 06, 2020

By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) - Hundreds of Indian police have tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days, raising alarm among an over-stretched force as it ...

May 06, 2020

By Cecile Mantovani (Reuters) - At least 90,000 health-care workers worldwide are believed to have been infected with COVID-19, and possibly twice that, amid reports of co...

May 06, 2020

(Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc is in talks with chemical and drug makers to produce its experimental drug remdesivir, a potential coronavirus treatment, for Europe, Asia and the develo...

May 06, 2020

(Reuters) - Health officials in the U.S. state of Illinois' Cook County, which includes the city of Chicago, will probe deaths involving heart attacks and pneumonia for indications of C...

May 06, 2020

Contact tracing must include asymptomatic period of index case Evidence from researchers in Taiwan suggesting that Covid-19 patients were most infectious before symptom onset and within 5 days of ons...

May 06, 2020

’Four signposts’ must be met before state, local governments loosen restrictions As states begin to loosen restrictions put in place during the outbreak of Covid-19 in the United States, ...

May 05, 2020

  Joint Statement: Roadmap for Resuming Elective Surgery after COVID-19 Pandemic American College of Surgeons American Society of Anesthesiologists Association of periOperative Registered N...

May 05, 2020

Three observational studies agree: no RAAS/SARS-CoV-2 link For those who continue to harbor doubts about the safety of RAAS inhibitors, The New England Journal of Medicine published side-by-side-by-s...

May 05, 2020

Authorization spurred by preliminary results from NIH trial WASHINGTON — The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for remdesivir, an investigational antiviral drug for the treatment of Cov...

May 05, 2020

Agency moves to block subpar tests, bad actors from the market WASHINGTON — The FDA revised it’s policy on Covid-19 antibody tests, requiring manufacturers to submit emergency use authori...

May 04, 2020

Two studies add to concerns about hydroxychloroquine safety Two studies published Friday raised new concerns about tachycardia risk from prolonged QT interval linked to hydroxychloroquine treatment i...

May 04, 2020

MONDAY, May 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A new analysis shows inadequate levels of testing for COVID-19 in 60 percent of states, many of which are actively reopening after weeks of lockdown. The analy...

May 04, 2020

MONDAY, May 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday it will crack down on the fraudulent COVID-19 antibody tests that have flooded the market. Companies selling ...

May 04, 2020

MONDAY, May 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one in 10 people in parts of China hit hardest by COVID-19 report posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), according to a study published in the May issue o...

May 04, 2020

MONDAY, May 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with cancer seem to be more vulnerable to COVID-19 and have higher risks for severe outcomes, according to a study published online April 28 in Cancer ...

May 04, 2020

MONDAY, May 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- In COVID-19 patients, awake early self-proning in the emergency department yields improved oxygen saturation, according to a study published online April 22 in ...