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Common diabetes drug lowers SARS-CoV-2 levels, clinical trial finds
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 1 day agoToday, researchers from the University of Minnesota published evidence that the common diabetes drug...
Flu vs COVID: Stark Disparity in Vaccination and Deaths
Medscape· 3 days agoIn the first half of 2023, COVID-19 killed 42,670 people in the United States, while the flu killed...
New ‘FLiRT’ Variants Spark Summer COVID Surge Warning
WebMD· 5 days agoWhat’s more, said Ranney, FLiRT also has some concerning features, like changes in the spike protein, which play a role in helping SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID- ...
High-risk patients with COVID symptoms should use PCR rather than rapid tests, study suggests
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 2 days agoStudy findings that reveal a sensitivity of 47% for COVID-19 rapid antigen tests (RATs) compared...
TIME100 Health: Tulio de Oliveira
Time Magazine· 3 days agoDe Oliveira led the group that confirmed the COVID-19 variants Beta and Omicron, days after they first appeared in hospitals, and participated ...
Chinese scientist, first to publish COVID sequence, protests lab lockout
Fox News· 5 days agoThe first scientist to publish the COVID-19 virus sequence in China staged a sit-in protest outside...
Hospitals no longer have to report COVID-19 hospitalization data, CDC says
AOL· 4 days agoThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lifted the requirement for hospitals to report ...
WHO COVID vaccine advisers recommend switch to JN.1 strain
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 5 days agoThe World Health Organization (WHO) Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition, which...
Surprise! That futuristic COVID mask was even sketchier than we thought
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIn the months leading up to its official launch, Razer co-founder and CEO Min-Liang Tan repeatedly...
New Genetic Variant May Guard Against Alzheimer's
Medscape· 3 days agoA new genetic variant in individuals who are APOE4 carriers is linked to a 70% reduction in the risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD), new research...