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New Cell Atlas of COVID lungs reveals why SARS-CoV-2 is different and deadly

  A new study published in Nature [1] draws the most detailed picture yet of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the lung, revealing mechanisms that result in lethal COVID-19, and may explain long-term complications and show how COVID-19 differs from other infectious diseases. Led by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Herbert Irving […]

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RESPIRE trial of therapeutic for all strains of COVID-19 gets underway in Germany

  Investigators hope ATR-002 drug will also be effective against ‘Long-Covid’   Tübingen, Germany-based Atriva Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company that is pioneering the development of host-targeting antiviral therapies, has enrolled its first patient in its Phase II RESPIRE [1] trial in COVID-19. Prof. Martin Witzenrath, M.D., Vice Director Department of Infectious Diseases and Respiratory Medicine, […]

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Cleveland Clinic study confirms no association between medications for chronic cardiac diseases and COVID-19

Despite recent controversy suggesting that popular medications prescribed to lower blood pressure may increase the risk of infection by the novel coronavirus and lead to more severe outcomes in COVID-19, a retrospective study by Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, US, has supported the view that there is no foundation to these claims, although the researchers called for […]

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Pan-European consortium established to rapidly develop vaccine

A pan-European consortium of biotech companies announced April 23 that they will collaborate to develop and manufacture on a large scale a novel adenoviral vector-based vaccine against COVID-19. The vaccine candidate is expected to enter clinical trials mid 2020 with vaccine production planned to start following the successful trials. If all goes according to plan, […]

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Italian doctors call on world to change perspective on care

Doctors at the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy have made an urgent call on the rest of the world to change the way they treat pandemic patients. In a paper published in NEJM Catalyst (21 March 2020) they say patient-centred care is no longer feasible in a pandemic and that ‘community-centred’ care should […]

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The importance of ventilation to prevent spread of Covid-19

Using laser light techniques, University of Amsterdam physicists and medical researchers have found that small cough droplets, potentially containing virus particles, can float in the air in a room for many minutes, especially when the room is poorly ventilated. Good ventilation in public spaces (e.g. public transport, nursing homes) is therefore crucial to slow down […]

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Nova Biomedical to Host Webinar on COVID-19 Bedside Glucose Management

Waltham, MA–Nova Biomedical to host “COVID-19 Bedside Glucose Management: Risk of Ascorbic Acid and Hematocrit Interference,” a webinar led by Charbel Abou-Diwan, PhD, Director of Medical and Scientific Affairs, to help inform and support healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients. Interest in the antioxidant properties of ascorbic acid use in critically ill patients is growing especially […]

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Cytel launches Covid-19 clinical trial tracker

Cytel has launched an open-access global COVID-19 Clinical Trial Tracker to help facilitate greater collaboration between researchers, policymakers, clinicians, journalists, philanthropists, and other critical stakeholders who need to understand the complex dynamics of the global response to finding a solution to the COVID-19 outbreak. The tracker will enable them to make more informed and pragmatic […]