Study looks at COVID-19 coping strategies
Photo Cred: Engin akyurt/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury, Katherine Shagoury Active coping, denial, emotional support, humor, and religion are among the coping strategies that help people with chronic conditions and disabilities...
Read MoreNew guidelines for stroke patients amid COVID-19
Photo Cred: Jonnica Hill/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury, Katherine Shagoury A group of experts issued new guidance to ensure stroke patients receive safe and timely care while preventing transmission of the...
Read MorePrenatal microbial exposures influence neurodevelopment
Photo Cred: Omar Lopez/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Giving beneficial bacteria to stressed mothers during the third trimester of pregnancy prevents an autism-like disorder in their offspring, according to a new...
Read MoreAltered sense of taste in half COVID-19 cases, study finds
Photo Cred: Kaboompics/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Nearly half of individuals who contract the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) experience changes in their sense of taste, according to a new analysis led by...
Read MoreFirst human trial of COVID-19 trial shows promising results
Photo Cred: Retha Ferguson/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The first novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine to reach phase 1 clinical trial has been found to be safe, well-tolerated, and able to generate...
Read MorePreliminary results from remdesivir for COVID-19 clinical trial published
Photo Cred: Adam Nieścioruk/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The investigational antiviral remdesivir is superior to the standard of care for the treatment of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a new...
Read MoreNo evidence of benefit for anti-malarials in COVID-19 patients, study says
Photo Cred: Volodymyr Hryshchenko/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A large observational study suggests that treatment with the antimalarial drug chloroquine or its analogue hydroxychloroquine, taken with or without the antibiotics azithromycin...
Read MorePrimary care physicians experience more burnout and anxiety than other health professions
Photo Cred: Trang Doan/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A new study by researchers at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, found that health care professionals were more than twice as likely...
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