Early and favorable Covid-19 vaccine trial results from Moderna are a hopeful sign but still no quick fix to the pandemic.
Category: pharma & healthcare
Though Rare, The Number Of Reinfections With Covid-19 Is Growing
People who have been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 might believe that they are now protected against future infection. They’re not necessarily. Though still rare, reinfections with the novel coronavirus may be more common than…
Covid-19 Compromises Sperm Count And Quality In Recovering Patients
Originally thought to be mainly a respiratory virus, researchers now know that the symptoms of Covid-19 are numerous and varied.
A Ray Of Hope For Treatment Of Covid-19
Reports on the effectiveness of two different monoclonal antibody therapies have given us a ray of hope that we can prevent Covid-19 from turning deadly.
Maine Wedding Gives Half Of The Guests Coronavirus, Outbreak Leads To 177 Covid-19 Cases And 7 Deaths
Half of the guests acquired Covid-19 at the wedding, sparking an outbreak that killed 7 people who didn’t even attend it.
Long Lasting HIV Drugs Hold Lessons For Us All
The successful results from a clinical trial of a new, long-acting HIV prevention drug are not just a critical milestone for those working on HIV/AIDS, but also for researchers working on other deadly infectious diseases.
Affordable Care Act Mandate Is Necessary To Achieve Universal Access
A key objective of healthcare reform, like the ACA, is universal access. It is much harder to achieve without a mandate. Critics of the mandate say the ACA can function without a requirement to buy insurance. But, a functioning system is not necessaril…
This Nasal Spray Could Be The Breakthrough We Need To End Covid-19
Researchers have discovered a new peptide, delivered in the form of a nasal spray, that appears to block transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in ferrets. But will it protect humans?
Are Frozen Foods A Risk For Covid-19 Infection? Possibly.
A study out of the National University of Singapore confirms contaminated food and food packaging as a potential source of new Covid-19 outbreaks and clusters of infection.
One Tenth Of Americans Infected By Covid-19 Are Children
More than 61,000 children in the United States—a record high—were diagnosed with Covid-19 in the span of one week alone.
