An epidemic within the novel coronavirus pandemic
Photo Cred: i yunmai/Unsplash By Robert Silverman, DC, DACBN, DCBCN, MS, CCN, CNS, CSCS, CIISN, CKTP, CES, HKC, FAKTR As the world struggles with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a...
Read MoreStudy examines child immune response in COVID-19
Photo Cred: Freestocks.org/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Children and adults exhibit distinct immune system responses to infection by the virus that causes the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which may explain why outcomes...
Read MoreScreening of asymptomatic people could decrease COVID-19 infections
Photo Cred: Mufid Majnun/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury When the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is slowing, low-cost, recurring screening of asymptomatic people, at an expense of approximately $3 or less per...
Read MoreStudy finds no link between influenza vaccine and COVID-19 risk
Photo Cred: Karolina Grabowska/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Receiving the influenza vaccine does not increase a person’s risk for contracting the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) or worsen associated morbidity or mortality, according...
Read MoreResearchers validate clinical feasibility for COVID-19 testing
Photo Cred: Karolina Grabowska/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A team of researchers from the University of Connecticut validated the clinical feasibility of the All-In-One-Dual CRISPR-Cas12a (AIOD-CRISPR) method for rapid, ultrasensitive, visual...
Read MoreRapid COVID-19 test shows improved sensitivity in latest research
Photo Cred: Karolina Grabowska/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A new test for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) known as STOPCovid detected 93 percent of the positive cases as determined by the standard...
Read MoreStudy finds COVID-19 susceptibility for those with addiction
Photo Cred: Freestocks.org/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury People with substance use disorders (SUDs) are more susceptible to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and its complications, according to a new National Institutes of...
Read MoreResearchers predict COVID-19 will eventually become seasonal virus
Photo Cred: Aaron Burden/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, will likely become seasonal in countries with temperate climates, but only when...
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