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Houston Methodist Hospital reports rapid recoveryof COVID-19 patients with new drug

Thu, 2020-08-06 13:16 — mike kraft

Houston Methodist reports rapid recovery of critically ill COVID-19 patients with new drug Houston Methodist Hospital is making national headlines after doctors use a new drug to help treat COVID-19 patients. Brittany Taylor KPRC

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Scientists Uncover Biological Signatures of the Worst Covid-19 Cases

Wed, 2020-08-05 12:41 — mike kraft

Scientists are beginning to untangle one of the most complex biological mysteries of the coronavirus pandemic: Why do some people get severely sick, whereas others quickly recover?

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Vaccines: Johnson @Johnson and Novavax report contracts, developments

Wed, 2020-08-05 10:28 — mike kraft

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the Company) today announced its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies have entered into an agreement with the U.S. government for the large scale domestic manufacturing and delivery in the U.S. of 100 million doses of Janssen's SARS-CoV-2 investigational vaccine, Ad26.COV2.S, for use in the United States following approval or Emergency Use Authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Update: U.S. averages more than 1,000 coronavirus-related deaths for ninth day in a row

Tue, 2020-08-04 21:33 — mike kraft

Live updates: U.S. averages more than 1,000 coronavirus-related deaths for ninth day in a row The U.S. coronavirus death toll has surpassed 153,000. President Trump said the grim tally “is what it is,” during an interview with “Axios on HBO.” Antonia Farzan, Jennifer Hassan, Lateshia Beachum, Miriam Berger, Kim Bellware, John Wagner, Hamza Shaban, Reis Thebault, Hannah Knowles Washington Post

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As Trump Praises Plasma, Researchers Struggle to Finish Critical Studies

Tue, 2020-08-04 19:31 — mike kraft

Since April, the Trump administration has funneled $48 million into a program with the Mayo Clinic, allowing more than 53,000 Covid-19 patients to get plasma infusions. Doctors and hospitals desperate to save the sickest patients have been eager to try a therapy that is safe and might work. Tens of thousands more people are now enrolled to get the treatment that’s been trumpeted by everyone from the president to the actor Dwayne Johnson, better known as The Rock.

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Study on the risk of COVID-19 among front-line health workers compared with thegeneral community

Tue, 2020-08-04 14:19 — mike kraft

http://www.thelancet-press.com/embargo/hcwcovid.pdf

Risk of COVID-19 among front-line health-care workers and the general community: a prospective cohort study

Summary Background Data for front-line health-care workers and risk of COVID-19 are limited. We sought to assess risk of COVID-19 among front-line health-care workers compared with the general community and the effect of personal protective equipment (PPE) on risk.

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Radical shift in COVID-19 testing needed to reopen schools and businesses, researchers say

Tue, 2020-08-04 11:48 — mike kraft

Radical shift in COVID-19 testing needed to reopen schools and businesses, researchers say Fast, frequent testing works best to curb coronavirus outbreaks Science | AAAS

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U.N. chief warns world facing 'generational catastrophe' on education

Tue, 2020-08-04 11:29 — mike kraft

U.N. chief warns world facing 'generational catastrophe' on education U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that the world faces a "generational catastrophe" because of school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic and said that getting students safely back to the classroom must be "a top priority." Michelle Nichols U.S.

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TB, Malaria and H.I.V. are spreading amid the coronavirus pandemic

Mon, 2020-08-03 19:49 — mike kraft

It begins with a mild fever and malaise, followed by a painful cough and shortness of breath. The infection prospers in crowds, spreading to people in close reach. Containing an outbreak requires contact tracing, as well as isolation and treatment of the sick for weeks or months.

This insidious disease has touched every part of the globe. It is tuberculosis, the biggest infectious-disease killer worldwide, claiming 1.5 million lives each year.

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Johnson & Johnson’s Coronavirus Vaccine Protects Monkeys, Study Finds

Mon, 2020-08-03 15:14 — mike kraft

An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson protected monkeys from infection in a new study. It is the second vaccine candidate to show promising results in monkeys this week.

The company recently began a clinical trial in Europe and the United States to test its vaccine in people. It is one of more than 30 human trials for coronavirus vaccines underway across the world. But until these trials are complete — which will probably take several months — the monkey data offers the best clues to whether the vaccines will work.

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