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SARS-CoV-2 RNA in blood serum could predict COVID-19 mortality

Researchers find that the presence of SARS-CoV-2's genetic material in the serum of positive patients could be a sturdy biomarker for predicting COVID-19-related mortality.

18 Jan 2021

Treating post-infectious smell loss in COVID-19 patients

News-Medical catches up with Professor Carl Philpott about the latest findings regarding COVID-19 and smell loss.

18 Jan 2021

Surface temperature scanner is an unreliable way to detect fever associated with Covid-19

Making people stand in front of a scanner to have their body temperature read can result in a large number of false negatives, allowing people with Covid-19 to pass through airports and hospitals undetected.

18 Jan 2021

Study reveals connection between oral sex and oropharyngeal cancer

A wide breadth of behaviors surrounding oral sex may affect the risk of oral HPV infection and of a virus-associated head and neck cancer that can be spread through this route, a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center suggests.

15 Jan 2021

FAU researchers develop simplified, rapid SARS-CoV-2 detection protocol

To properly monitor and help curb the spread of COVID-19, several millions of diagnostic tests are required daily in just the United States alone.

13 Jan 2021

Open-faced helmet contains pathogen-bearing droplets, reduces transmission to medical specialists

The risk of infection of COVID-19 is high for medical specialists who come in contact with symptomatic or asymptomatic patients.

13 Jan 2021

Researchers develop saliva testing method for SARS-CoV-2 using robotic RNA extraction

Researchers have developed an automated method of RNA extraction from saliva samples to allow faster processing times and high test sensitivity. Saliva testing could be used as an alternative to swab testing for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) surveillance.

12 Jan 2021

Headache as COVID-19 symptom could indicate milder disease, study finds

Researchers at the Hospital Universitario de La Princes in Madrid, Spain, found that patients with COVID-19 who developed headaches as an early symptom of infection had a milder illness and less risk of death.

12 Jan 2021

Study: Oral sex can increase risk of HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer

Human papillomavirus (HPV) can infect the mouth and throat to cause cancers of the oropharynx. A new study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, has found that having more than 10 prior oral sex partners was associated with a 4.3-times greater likelihood of having HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer.

11 Jan 2021

Link between fever, diarrhea, severe COVID-19, and persistent anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

A new preprint research paper appearing on the medRxiv server describes a link between the persistence of neutralizing antibodies against the virus, disease severity, and specific COVID-19 symptoms.

7 Jan 2021

Researchers call for policies and laws mandating the use of surgical smoke evacuations systems

If you've ever been in an operating room where tools are used to simultaneously cut and cauterize human flesh, you know what surgical smoke is.

7 Jan 2021

Researchers provide comprehensive molecular characterization of head and neck cancers

In what is believed to be the most comprehensive molecular characterization to date of the most common type of head and neck cancer, researchers from the Johns Hopkins departments of pathology and oncology, the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and 18 other centers around the U.S. and Poland have clarified the contribution of key cancer-associated genes, proteins and signaling pathways in these cancers, while proposing possible new treatment avenues.

7 Jan 2021

SARS-CoV-2 viral load in saliva may be linked to COVID-19 disease severity

Researchers at Yale University School of Medicine found that SARS-CoV-2 viral loads in saliva are higher for patients with associated risk factors and underlying conditions that lead to severe COVID-19 and death. Thus, saliva viral loads could be used to predict disease severity.

7 Jan 2021

Study: Antibiotics are not necessary after most endoscopic sinus surgeries

Antibiotics are not necessary for patients after most routine endoscopic sinus surgeries despite the common practice to prescribe them, according to a team led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear.

6 Jan 2021

Nasolaryngoscopy hood effectively reduces aerosol exposures to patients

The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to cause dramatic shifts in the practice of otolaryngology. Even with standard precautions such as physical distancing and wearing personal protective equipment, aerosol-generating procedures such as nasolaryngoscopy (a commonly performed in-office procedure in which a soft, flexible fiber-scope is passed through the nose and into the throat) and intranasal instrumentation were determined to carry a risk of potential transmission if not adequately protected.

23 Dec 2020

Researchers identify new weapon to battle the rising tide of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

As scientists around the globe wage war against a novel, deadly virus, one University of Colorado Boulder lab is working on new weapons to battle a different microbial threat: a rising tide of antibiotic-resistant bacteria which, if left unchecked, could kill an estimated 10 million people annually by 2050.

23 Dec 2020

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SARS-CoV-2 RNA in blood serum could predict COVID-19 mortality

Treating post-infectious smell loss in COVID-19 patients

Surface temperature scanner is an unreliable way to detect fever associated with Covid-19

Study reveals connection between oral sex and oropharyngeal cancer

FAU researchers develop simplified, rapid SARS-CoV-2 detection protocol

Open-faced helmet contains pathogen-bearing droplets, reduces transmission to medical specialists

Researchers develop saliva testing method for SARS-CoV-2 using robotic RNA extraction

Headache as COVID-19 symptom could indicate milder disease, study finds

Study: Oral sex can increase risk of HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer

Link between fever, diarrhea, severe COVID-19, and persistent anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

Researchers call for policies and laws mandating the use of surgical smoke evacuations systems

Researchers provide comprehensive molecular characterization of head and neck cancers

SARS-CoV-2 viral load in saliva may be linked to COVID-19 disease severity

Study: Antibiotics are not necessary after most endoscopic sinus surgeries

Nasolaryngoscopy hood effectively reduces aerosol exposures to patients

Researchers identify new weapon to battle the rising tide of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Pregnant women in third trimester unlikely to pass SARS-CoV-2 infection to newborns

Self-collected nasal swabs may provide a reliable alternative to nasopharyngeal swabs

‘Nine months into it, the adrenaline is gone and it’s just exhausting’

No more ICU beds at the main public hospital in the nation’s largest county as COVID surges

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