COVID-19 antibodies could last at least three months, study suggests
Photo Cred: ThisIsEngineering/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) antibodies can last at least three months after a person becomes infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to...
Read MoreLarge report highlights safety, effectiveness of fecal microbiota transplantation
Photo Cred: Gustavo Fring/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) led to a cure of Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection in 90 percent of patients across 20 North American...
Read MoreResearchers identify bacteria linked with changes in gut microbiome of infants
Photo Cred: Andreas Wohlfahrt/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Events at birth may affect the microbes living in a baby’s gut during the first few months of life, leading to a higher...
Read MoreNew blood test may predict which COVID-19 patients develop severe infection
Photo Cred: Ray Lohan By Katherine Shagoury Scientists at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences developed a new test that could predict which...
Read MoreCertain pre-existing conditions increase mortality risk for COVID-19
Photo Cred: Karolina Grabowska/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, stroke, and cancer increase a patient’s risk of dying from the novel coronavirus...
Read MoreReview confirms CDC guidance about infectivity of novel coronavirus
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A review of dozens of studies by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and Oregon State University suggests that people may shed...
Read MoreDrinking green tea, coffee linked to lower mortality in diabetes patients
Photo Cred: Kris Atomic/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Drinking both green tea and coffee was linked to a lower risk of all cause mortality among people with type 2 diabetes, according...
Read MoreFDA approves remdesivir as first treatment for COVID-19
Photo Cred: Dimitri Karastelev/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday the approval of the antiviral drug Veklury, also known as remdesivir, for the treatment...
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