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Lipid gradient that keeps your eyes wet
New understandings of how lipids function within tears could lead to better drugs for treating dry eye disease.
1 minute ago - ScienceDaily
Few Doctors, Fewer Ventilators: African Countries Fear They Are Defenseless Against Inevitable Spread of Coronavirus
Zororo Makamba wasn't supposed to die of the novel coronavirus. Not just because of his age, which at 30 placed him well out of the at-risk category for COVID-19 complications...
7 minutes ago - Time
Coronavirus: Malaria drug hydroxychloroquine 'most effective'
Of 6,200 physicians surveyed from 30 countries, the majority said hydroxychloroquine was the 'most effective therapy' for the virus.
33 minutes ago - Daily Mail
Doctors worldwide say malaria drug is the best coronavirus treatment
Physicians' online platform Sermo asked doctors around the world about range of coronavirus topics. They said US test times lag behind other countries, and most expect a second...
33 minutes ago - Daily Mail - 2 articles
Clinical trial to assess potential treatment for COVID-19-related respiratory failure
A team of physician-scientists are now enrolling patients in a clinical trial to evaluate a common anti-clotting drug for the treatment of COVID-19-positive patients with ARDS...
37 minutes ago - ScienceDaily
UK's top medical experts issue plea for more volunteers to take part in coronavirus drug trials
NHS England medical director Professor Stephen Powis and the UK's chief medical officers, Chris Whitty and Jonathan Van-Tam penned an open letter to doctors today.
47 minutes ago - Daily Mail
Scientists find coronavirus 'Achilles heel' that could be targeted with drugs
A new study shows that scientists have discovered an 'Achilles heel' of the coronavirus that can be targeted with drugs and other therapies.
47 minutes ago - Daily Mail
Chemists working on drugs to treat COVID-19
In the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, chemists have focused on searching for drugs to treat COVID-19. One group was identified the antiviral drug remdesivir as a...
1 hour ago - ScienceDaily - 6 articles
Antiviral Heading to Trial Offers Hope for COVID-19 Patients
Scientists are hopeful that a new drug named EIDD-2801 could change the way doctors treat patients with COVID-19.
3 hours ago - Medindia Health - 4 articles
Researchers Suggest Low-dose Rapamycin Trials to Protect Seniors from COVID-19
Repurposing known safe geroprotector drugs like Rapamycin, nicotinamide riboside, nicotinamide mononucleotide, metformin, may help prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection in elderly.
3 hours ago - Medindia Health - 4 articles
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Coronavirus UK: NHS study suggests race may affect risk level
Despite making up just 13 per cent of the UK population, a third of patients who fall critically ill with COVID-19 are from black, Asian or minority ethnic groups.
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As many as 4,000 patients seriously ill with coronavirus are being treated...
Health officials have sent hydroxychloroquine, typically used to treat malaria and lupus, to 56 hospitals across New York to treat patients suffering serious complications from...
Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson's doctor acted after Zoom video
In a few short hours the crisis over Boris Johnson's health turned into a full-scale emergency last night.
New Institutional Guideline Helps Protect Surgeons From COVID-19
Researchers from Stanford University's department of surgery have created an algorithm that aims to protect surgical room team members who perform urgent and emergency...
Air Pollution Linked to Coronavirus Death in Italy
New study finds that there could be a link between the high coronavirus death rate seen in northern Italy and the level of air pollution in the same region.
World Health Day: PM Modi Thanks Our Nation's Health Workers
World Health Day 2020 observed on April 7th reminds us of the importance of good health. On this day, let us salute every health worker on the frontlines fighting the novel...
Mother suffering from coronavirus dies during labour at London hospital...
The mother, who had gone into labour at the Whittington Hospital in North London had coronavirus but her cause of death has not yet been determined.
Fertility apps that can be used to help prevent unwanted pregnancy might not...
Women turning to technology to avoid getting pregnant should exercise 'caution' according to new research. Fertility apps to help prevent an unwanted pregnancy may not work...
Shorter Radiotherapy Treatment can Benefit Bowel Cancer Patients During...
One-week course of radiotherapy and delaying surgery is recommended as the best way to treat bowel cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, reports a new study.