Tag: Viruses
New 15 Min Covid-19 Test Available by October’s End
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, recently announced its rapid, point-of-care, SARS-CoV-2 antigen test for use on...
The Difference Between COVID 19 and Influenza
For children with COVID-19, rates of hospitalization, ICU admission, and ventilator use were similar to those of children with influenza, but with different rates
According...
WHO Halts Hydroxychloroquine Testing Over Safety Concerns
The World Health Organization has suspended testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine after a study published in The Lancet reported that COVID-19 patients taking the drug...
Free COVID-19 Tests for UAE Citizens, Domestic Workers, Others
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has ordered...
The Unusual Symptoms of COVID-19
In late April, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its list of COVID-19 symptoms. The CDC initially listed fever, cough, and...
An Old TB Vaccine Finds New Life in Coronavirus Trials
Studies are underway to test whether giving a shot of BCG vaccine could protect doctors and nurses against COVID-19.
One of the oldest vaccines could...
Free Testing for People Showing Symptoms of COVID-19, Pregnant Women and...
The Department of Health–Abu Dhabi, DoH, has stated that the test for the new coronavirus, COVID-19, is available for free in healthcare facilities across...
Experimental Drug Remdesivir Speeds Recovery from COVID-19
American biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences on Wednesday announced study results showing that patients receiving a 5-day treatment course of Remdesivir achieved similar clinical improvement...
U.S. FDA Approves First Test for COVID-19 At-Home Sample Collection
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first diagnostic test with a home collection option for COVID-19. Specifically, the FDA re-issued the emergency...
WHO Lists Two COVID-19 Tests for Emergency Use
WHO has listed the first two diagnostic tests for emergency use during the Covid-19 pandemic. The move should help increase access to quality-assured, accurate...
COVID-19: Top Four Science Stories Of The Week
Research has emerged suggesting coronavirus survivors' plasma could save lives;
Scientists are in disagreement over whether the virus is airborne or not;
A...
Global Nuclear Medicine Community Shares COVID-19 Strategies And Experiences
In an effort to provide safer working environments for nuclear medicine professionals and their patients, clinics across five continents have shared their approaches to...
COVID-19: The Immune System Can Fight Back
Melbourne researchers have mapped immune responses from one of Australia's first novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, showing the body's ability to fight the virus and...
Coronavirus Spreads Quickly; Sometimes Before People Have Symptoms
Infectious disease researchers at The University of Texas at Austin studying the novel coronavirus were able to identify how quickly the virus can spread,...
UAE Government Calls Upon Public To Stay Home
The UAE government has called upon the public to stay at home unless it's absolutely necessary to get essential supplies, such as food and...
Russia Starts Testing Coronavirus Vaccine Prototypes
Russian scientists have begun testing prototypes of potential vaccines against the new coronavirus on animals. This is happening in a laboratory in Siberia, as...
Coronavirus: Chart Shows Why Social Distancing Is So Important
Experts agree that the COVID-19 outbreak cannot be stopped, but that it can be slowed through the implementation of social distancing measures.
Limiting...
New Study on COVID-19 Estimates 5.1 Days Incubation Period
An analysis of publicly available data on infections from the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that causes the respiratory illness COVID-19 yielded an estimate of 5.1...