There were rich sources of information on COVID-19 out there. But while all that data had plenty to say about the times we are living in, it still took Grace Yi and her colleagues to help tell its story. “Our group felt we should use our expertise and experience to…
Researchers discover new method of detecting endometrial cancer
In the largest study of its kind, researchers have confirmed a new non-invasive test can be used to help with the early detection of endometrial cancer and at-risk patients. Published in the journal Cancers, the study signals the next step forward in providing an inexpensive tool for diagnosing patients with…
New virus deaths in Spain fall to two-month low under 100
Spain on Sunday reported 87 coronavirus deaths over a 24-hour period, the first time in two months that the daily toll has dropped below 100. The number came a day before Spain is to further relax lockdown measures across the country, but not in Madrid and Barcelona. “For the first…
As new clusters emerge, WHO warns virus may be here to stay
New coronavirus clusters have surfaced around the world as nations struggle to balance reopening economies and preventing a second wave of infections, while a top global health official warned Wednesday that COVID-19 could be around for a long time. Authorities in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the pandemic first…
Surviving COVID-19 & Breast Cancer, Rita Wilson Has Learned to 'Accept the New Normal'
When it comes to her health, Rita Wilson has been through it in recent years. After a diagnosis with double breast cancer — leading to a double mastectomy — in 2015 and, most recently, the highly publicized case of she and her husband (Tom Hanks) being one of the earliest…
New COVID-19 guidance for gastroenterologists
AGA has published new expert recommendations in Gastroenterology: AGA Institute Rapid Review of the GI and Liver Manifestations of COVID-19, Meta-Analysis of International Data, and Recommendations for the Consultative Management of Patients with COVID-19. Key guidance for gastroenterologists: GI symptoms are not as common in COVID-19 as previously estimated: The…
New evidence for optimizing malaria treatment in pregnant women
The research, published today in The Lancet Infectious Diseases is the fruit of joint project between investigators from around the world to conduct the largest individual patient data meta-analysis to date under the WWARN umbrella. The study found that artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and other artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) were significantly more…
Researchers publish new insights into COVID-19
Researchers at the Radboud University Medical Center seem to have found an essential mechanism in the disease process of COVID-19, which has so far been overlooked. If the insight is correct, it probably has important consequences for the treatment of the disease. In an international collaborative effort it is now…
More than 2000 New infections in Germany – the number of new cases of death under 200
The Coronavirus pandemic, the world will continue to be in respiratory: Significantly more than two million people worldwide are already infected with the Virus 152.366 of them in Germany. All the News about the Coronavirus-crisis you will find in the Ticker from FOCUS Online. The countries-Overview of the Live card…
New COVID-19 tracking app may find ‘hotspots’ across America
(HealthDay)—With widespread testing still not a reality, a new phone app aims to help epidemiologists track COVID-19 symptoms across the United States in real time. Called the “COVID Symptom Tracker,” the nonprofit app has a number of objectives. One is to quickly identify hotspots that could benefit from a rapid…
Cats are far more susceptible to new coronavirus than dogs are, but people shouldn’t be ‘fearful’ of their pets: study
If your cat is being socially distant these days, maybe he’s just trying to protect both of you. A Chinese study published Wednesday in the journal Science reported that tests of the new coronavirus on domesticated cats, dogs, pigs, chickens, ducks and ferrets found that both cats and ferrets are…