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Could azithromycin prevent NHS workers from developing COVID-19?
Do you think azithromycin or doxycycline administered daily to frontline NHS workers prevent them from developing COVID-19? Researchers from the University of Salford tell...
How Artificial Intelligence is helping the fight against COVID-19
A new, experimental Artificial Intelligence tool is helping in the fight against COVID-19 by predicting which patients may develop respiratory disease from the virus.
The...
COVID-19 research may be on the horizon with the help of Cerebriu
Cerebriu has entered a COVID-19 research deal with the aim to create a model for estimating the risk of newly diagnosed patients of needing...
Heat map of COVID-19 symptoms created by heath and data scientists
A new, publicly available heat map of people with COVID-19 symptoms in the UK has been created by health and data scientists.
Health and data...
New study to look at impact of COVID-19 on cannabis patients
A new study will be looking at the impact of the novel coronavirus – COVID-19 – on patients who use medical cannabis.
A preliminary study...
Study shows trial drug effectively blocks COVID-19 in early stages
A new study has found that a trial drug effectively blocks the early stages of COVID-19.
The drug treatment, called APN01, holds promise for stopping...
Are face masks useful for stopping the spread of COVID-19?
As COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe face masks are in high demand – but are they effective?
COVID-19 is arguably a preventable disease,...
SureWash: safe hand hygiene encouraged by augmented reality apps
SureWash, the Irish tech company, have stepped into the world of augmented reality apps and launched an interactive software system helping to promote safe...
Research to look at immune system’s seasonal ability to fight a virus
Groundbreaking new research will be investigating the immune system’s ability to fight viruses as the seasons change.
The research will investigate if an immune system...
COVID-19: first comprehensive estimates from mainland China
The first comprehensive estimates from mainland China of the proportion of people with COVID-19 who required hospitalisation, and latest death rate estimates, both show...
Protecting the older population from the threat of coronavirus
What are we doing to protect the older population from the threat of coronavirus and other dangerous infectious diseases? The Soapy hygiene micro-station may...
Telehealth services experiencing an explosion of demand due to the coronavirus
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, across the world many telehealth services are witnessing a surge in patients as hospitals attempt to veer care...
Expert answers: can cannabis and CBD affect coronavirus?
In this article, integrative medicine expert, Dr Dani Gordon, answers peoples’ question of whether cannabis and CBD can affect contracting or recovering from COVID-19,...
COVID-19: advice for patients with digestive conditions such as IBD
A new paper has outlined key information for patients living with chronic digestive conditions, such as IBD, in relation to COVID-19, or coronavirus.
A paper...
The power of AI in providing rapid at-home assessments of the coronavirus
A new app will allow individuals to get an at-home risk assessment based on how they feel and be directed to the nearest testing...
XAG introduces drone disinfection operation to fight the coronavirus outbreak
Chinese tech company XAG has established a 5m-yuan fund to set up a drone disinfectant operation to curb the coronavirus outbreak
The coronavirus has now...
VivaLNK’s wearable medical sensors are helping to fight coronavirus
The sensors, which help to provide continuous temperature readings to monitor patients are being used by the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center.
VivaLNK, a leading...
A chlamydia vaccine is on the horizon
For the first time, a vaccine against chlamydia has completed a clinical Phase 1 trial
Development of a vaccine against chlamydia is an international priority,...
MMR vaccine secured for UK private patients to protect supply
New restrictions that have been put in place mean the MMR vaccine cannot be parallel exported from the UK, to protect stock for private...
Uncover novel amyloidosis: understanding human diseases
Scientists at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan, have discovered a novel amyloid protein that induces amyloidosis in rats.
This new amyloid protein...