COVID-19 has turned 2020 into a nightmare for many people, as they struggle with health problems, economic uncertainty and other
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Diabetes drug boosts survival in patients with type 2 diabetes and COVID-19 pneumonia
Sitagliptin, a drug to lower blood sugar in type 2 diabetes, also improves survival in diabetic patients hospitalized with COVID-19,
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COVID-19 discovery in children may inform development of vaccines, treatments
New discoveries about the immune response made against a particular part of the COVID-19 virus in children who have the
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NIH expands clinical trials to test convalescent plasma against COVID-19
Two randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are expanding enrollment to further evaluate convalescent
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Covid-19: New probe that mimics coronavirus may speed up drug discovery
Scientists have developed a new tool that mimics how the novel coronavirus which causes Covid-19 enters and infects cells, an
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Minorities suffer most from COVID-19 in nursing homes, assisted living communities
Older racial and ethnic minority residents and their caregivers bear the severest brunt from COVID-19 across the entire spectrum of
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Sanofi and GSK Initiate Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Adjuvanted Recombinant Protein-Based Vaccine Candidate
London, UK and Paris, France 03 September 2020 — Sanofi and GSK announce today the start of the Phase 1/2
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Interim data from early US COVID-19 hotspot show mortality of disease were not associated with race/ethnicity
A study of interim data from two hospitals in an early US COVID-19 hotspot, to be presented at the ESCMID
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Viral load predicts mortality rate in hospitalized patients with cancer and COVID-19
Higher viral loads are associated with a greater risk of death among cancer and non-cancer patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease
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Death from COVID-19 very rare for Americans 21 and under, report says
(HealthDay)—Only a tiny fraction of children and young adults who have contracted COVID-19 have died from their infection, a new
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