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Vitamin D – time for action

Written by | 31 Dec 2020

Article written by Christine Clark Is there case for mass vitamin D supplementation to mitigate the effects of covid-19?

Ivermectin for covid-19 – 56 RCTs so far

Written by | 30 Dec 2020

Article written by Christine Clark A meta-analysis of 11 randomised clinical trials of ivermectin to treat covid-19 infection shows a resoundingly positive effect.

Masks change the way we process faces

Written by | 29 Dec 2020

Feel like you’re suffering from face blindness? Research shows masks change the way we process faces.

TB vaccine linked to lower risk of contracting COVID-19

Written by | 24 Dec 2020

A widely used tuberculosis vaccine is associated with reduced likelihood of contracting COVID-19 (coronavirus), according to a new study by Cedars-Sinai.

Dear Santa, please bring indomethacin and ivermectin

Written by | 21 Dec 2020

Article written by Christine Clark and Colin Brown We are hearing almost hourly warnings of how the NHS will soon be overwhelmed with Covid-19 cases. Yet we have… read more.

Emergency care doctors not getting sufficient ‘down time’

Written by | 20 Dec 2020

A survey of more than 4,000 UK emergency care doctors has shown that they need more support to recover from work pressures between shifts.

Diagnosing asymptomatic covid-19 using only cough recordings

Written by | 15 Dec 2020

Article written By Laurence Goldberg Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can distinguish between asymptomatic people with covid-19 and… read more.

Adjuvant arthritis drug treatment improves COVID-19 outcomes

Written by | 14 Dec 2020

Article written by Bruce Sylvester Combination treatment of COVID-19 patients with the antiinflammatory, arthritis drug baricitinib plus the antiviral drug remdesivir was superior to remdesivir monotherapy for cutting… read more.

Malaria test as simple as a bandage

Written by | 13 Dec 2020

Testing for malaria could become as simple as putting on a bandage. That’s the idea behind a platform developed by Rice University engineers who introduced a microneedle patch… read more.

Covid-19 “super-spreading” events play outsized role in overall disease transmission

Written by | 11 Dec 2020

There have been many documented cases of Covid-19 “super-spreading” events, in which one person infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects many other people

Ivermectin repurposed for covid-19 – a cheap drug with a big effect

Written by | 7 Dec 2020

Article written by Christine Clark Numerous clinical trials with ivermectin in covid-19 have shown consistent, large magnitude improvements in clinical outcomes that are little short of spectacular but… read more.

Hydroxychloroquine is heart-safe for lupus patients, including those with kidney disease

Written by | 4 Dec 2020

Article written by Bruce Sylvester Hydroxychloroquine treatment for lupus has no significant impact on heart rhythm, researchers reported on Nov 2, 2020 at the American College of Rheumatology/ACR… read more.

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