COVID-19 linked to cardiac injury, worse outcomes for patients with underlying heart conditions
COVID-19 can have fatal consequences for people with underlying cardiovascular disease and cause cardiac injury even in patients without underlying heart conditions, according to a...
Lessons from the Spanish Flu: Cities that Enacted Early Isolation, Other Restrictions Had Significantly Lower Rates of Disease and Mortality
A review of published data and analysis on the Spanish flu, found that cities that adopted early and broad isolation and prevention measures had disease...
West Virginia University launches online map of COVID-19 testing sites in West Virginia
The Office of Health Services Research, in the West Virginia University School of Public Health, has launched an online map that shows all COVID-19 testing...
A Faster Way To Replace Inaccurate Information On Social Networks
Researchers have demonstrated a new model of how competing pieces of information spread in online social networks and the Internet of Things. The findings may...
Expert provides tips on children’s well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Citizen Scientists Are Helping Researchers Design New Drugs to Combat COVID-19
Using a free computer game called Foldit, researchers are enlisting the help of citizen scientists to design drugs that could stop the novel coronavirus...
Experts: Geroscience Approach May Lessen Severity of COVID-19, Bolster Older Patients’ Response to Diseases
As the nation and world respond to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, a panel of leading aging research experts, convened by the American Federation for Aging...
UC Davis launches two clinical studies to treat COVID-19
UC Davis Health has two clinical trials underway for hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2....
Some COVID-19 Patients Still Have Coronavirus After Symptoms Disappear
In a new study, researchers found that half of the patients they treated for mild COVID-19 infection still had coronavirus for up to eight days...
KIDS & COVID-19 WEBSITE PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND FAMILIES
The Kids & COVID-19 Site includes important resources for practices, educational information for parents and other important resources for caregivers about issues impacting children....