KING’S COLLEGE LONDON Cancer patients diagnosed more than 24 months ago are more likely to have a severe COVID-19 infection, research has found. Cancer patients of Asian ethnicity or who were receiving palliative treatment for cancer were also at a higher risk of death from COVID-19. The research published today in Frontiers in Oncology by...
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The explosion of new coronavirus tests that could help to end the pandemic
Researchers are scrambling to find other ways to diagnose the coronavirus and churn out millions of tests a week — a key step in returning to normality. The timing couldn’t have been worse. In March, just as Thailand’s coronavirus outbreak began to ramp up, three hospitals in Bangkok announced that they had suspended testing for...
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Dangerous blood clots form in leg arteries of COVID-19 patients
RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA OAK BROOK, Ill. (July 16, 2020) – COVID-19 is associated with life-threatening blood clots in the arteries of the legs, according to a study published in Radiology. Researchers said COVID-19 patients with symptoms of inadequate blood supply to the lower extremities tend to have larger clots and a significantly higher...
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New, remote weight-loss method helped slash pounds
Losing weight during COVID-19 pandemic is urgent as obesity increases risk of severe disease and death NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY CHICAGO — Losing weight during the COVID-19 pandemic has increasing urgency because obesity increases the risk of severe disease and death. Two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and...
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Adults with obesity more likely to develop H1N1 influenza
Adults with obesity are more susceptible to influenza A/H1N1pdm—the swine flu virus, according to a new study that did not, however, find a similar association with the seasonal flu. The results could be relevant in understanding the mechanisms by which infectious diseases such as influenza or the ongoing coronavirus pandemic might affect different segments of...
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In one hour, surface coating inactivates virus that causes COVID-19
A chemical engineering professor at Virginia Tech has developed a surface coating that, when painted on common objects, inactivates SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Door knobs, light switches, shopping carts. Fear runs rampant nowadays when it comes to touching common surfaces because of the rapid spread of the coronavirus. A Virginia Tech professor has...
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New 20-Minute Coronavirus Test Can Identify Past and Present Infections: 100 Samples Tested Every Hour
A new coronavirus test can detect past and present COVID-19 infections in just 20 minutes. The Independent reported that blood samples were used by Australian researchers in their newly developed COVID-19 test to determine novel coronavirus infections in 20 minutes; they claimed that is is a world-first breakthrough. Past and Present COVID-19 Infection Can Now...
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Tobacco smoking and vaping nicotine may exacerbate COVID-19 inflammation
By Sally Robertson, B.Sc. Researchers at the University of California San Diego have conducted a study showing that both smoking and the use of e-cigarettes containing nicotine and flavorings may critically exacerbate inflammation in cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and significantly worsen clinical outcomes. The use of e-cigs that do not contain nicotine or...
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How do COVID-19 antibody tests differ from diagnostic tests?
I’ve heard about new antibody testing for COVID-19. What is antibody testing? Is it the same as testing to diagnose COVID-19? Answer: With all the talk about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing in the news, it’s not surprising that there’s confusion about tests and how they differ. Antibody testing determines whether you had COVID-19 in...
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Patients Who Refuse to Wear a Mask: Responses That Won’t Get You Sued
Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. What Do You Do Now? Your waiting room is filled with mask-wearing individuals, except for one person. Your staff offers a mask to this person, citing your office policy of requiring masks for all persons in order to prevent asymptomatic COVID spread, and...