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Coronavirus threatens the lives of rural hospitals already stretched to breaking point

Rural hospitals may not be able to keep their doors open as the coronavirus pandemic saps their cash, their CEOs warn, just as communities most need them.

22 Mar 2020

Coronavirus remains for several hours to days on surfaces and in aerosols, study reveals

The virus that causes COVID-19 remains for several hours to days on surfaces and in aerosols, a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found.

22 Mar 2020

CoMSES Net could play a vital role in the fight against coronavirus

The Network for Computational Modeling in Social and Ecological Sciences, which acts as an international clearinghouse for computer models and a place where modelers can share their work, could play a vital role in understanding the spread of the coronavirus and possibly be used to help find pathways to reduce its impact.

22 Mar 2020

UC San Diego partners with five leading diagnostics manufacturers to ramp up testing for COVID-19

Partnering with five leading in vitro diagnostics manufacturers, an interdisciplinary team of scientists and physicians at UC San Diego Health and University of California San Diego School of Medicine today announced that the UC San Diego Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine is significantly ramping up testing for COVID-19, projecting a capacity to complete 1,000 to 1,500 tests per day within two to three weeks.

22 Mar 2020

DFG underlines the need for long-term, knowledge-driven basic research

In view of the coronavirus pandemic, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft has underlined the need for long-term, knowledge-driven basic research.

21 Mar 2020

Now on the menu at closed schools: Drive-thru lunches

There were no hugs, handshakes or high-fives Tuesday morning at Juniper Elementary School, where the student drop-off line had transformed into a school lunch drive-thru.

21 Mar 2020

DSI alumni use computational design to quickly discover treatments for COVID-19

Two graduates of the Data Science Institute at Columbia University are using computational design to quickly discover treatments for the coronavirus.

21 Mar 2020

Hoping that insurance expansion will help tamp outbreak, 9 states reopen marketplaces

At least nine states are offering their uninsured residents another opportunity to sign up for a health plan this year as they seek new ways to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic.

21 Mar 2020

Researchers decode 3D architecture of SARS-CoV-2 main protease

Teams around the world are working hard to develop active substances against SARS-CoV-2. The structural analysis of functional proteins of the virus is very helpful for this goal. The function of a protein is closely related to its 3D architecture.

21 Mar 2020

MILabs enhances preclinical diagnostic U-CT system for COVID-19 research

Based on recent scientific research, diagnostic X-ray CT is able to detect COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), in individuals with high clinical suspicion of the virus -- even in cases with negative initial DNA tests.

20 Mar 2020

GlobalData: Thermo Fisher to be major player in COVID-19 diagnostic tests following acquisition of Qiagen

Thermo Fisher Scientific is expected to produce millions of coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnostic tests following the acquisition of Qiagen for an approximate transaction value of US$11.5bn per share, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 20 Mar 2020

As coronavirus spreads widely, millions of older Americans live in counties with no ICU beds

More than half the counties in America have no intensive care beds, posing a particular danger for more than 7 million people who are age 60 and up - older patients who face the highest risk of serious illness or death from the rapid spread of COVID-19, a Kaiser Health News data analysis shows.

20 Mar 2020

World’s fastest supercomputer identifies chemicals with potential to stop COVID-19

What makes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic different from the Spanish flu in 1918? In 1918, transportation, technology, and science were in their infancy, with the medical field not capable of fighting outbreaks. Technology has come a long way, within days, scientists have already identified the type of virus spreading in China, and three months after, vaccine trials have started.

20 Mar 2020

Public health leadership needed to direct COVID-19 response and communications

In the United States today, healthcare providers seem appropriately confused about present and future issues concerning coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

20 Mar 2020

Researchers highlight urgent need for public health leadership during COVID-19 pandemic

For decades, public health officials have directed the containment of emerging pandemics - perhaps most notably - the worldwide eradication of smallpox starting in the early to mid-1960s.

19 Mar 2020

Pets, the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 disease

Can dogs and other pets play a role in the transmission of the novel coronavirus? The question has surfaced after a Pomeranian in Hong Kong tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 or the novel coronavirus last week.

19 Mar 2020

Lopinavir and ritonavir drug combo tested in severe COVID-19

Researchers from China and the United Kingdom have collaborated to conduct a clinical trial looking at the efficacy of a combination of two anti-HIV drugs lopinavir and ritonavir to combat severe cases of COVID-19. Their study titled, “A Trial of Lopinavir–Ritonavir in Adults Hospitalized with Severe COVID-19,” was published in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

19 Mar 2020

Coronavirus can stay in the air for hours and surfaces for days – how to disinfect?

As COVID-19 (coronavirus) spreads across the globe, scientists have found the virus can persist in the air for hours and on surfaces for days.

19 Mar 2020

Some children may become seriously ill with coronavirus, experts warn

Evidence shows that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) most often affects older adults, who are 60 years old or more, and those with underlying medical conditions. But a new study has shown that several children in China had developed severe or critical conditions, with one child dying from COVID-19.

19 Mar 2020

Gig economy workers hurt by coronavirus eye new federal funds for relief

Being your own boss can mean missing out on benefits that many employees get on the job: paid leave when you're sick or caring for a family member.

19 Mar 2020

Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

Coronavirus threatens the lives of rural hospitals already stretched to breaking point

Coronavirus remains for several hours to days on surfaces and in aerosols, study reveals

CoMSES Net could play a vital role in the fight against coronavirus

UC San Diego partners with five leading diagnostics manufacturers to ramp up testing for COVID-19

DFG underlines the need for long-term, knowledge-driven basic research

Now on the menu at closed schools: Drive-thru lunches

DSI alumni use computational design to quickly discover treatments for COVID-19

Hoping that insurance expansion will help tamp outbreak, 9 states reopen marketplaces

Researchers decode 3D architecture of SARS-CoV-2 main protease

MILabs enhances preclinical diagnostic U-CT system for COVID-19 research

GlobalData: Thermo Fisher to be major player in COVID-19 diagnostic tests following acquisition of Qiagen

As coronavirus spreads widely, millions of older Americans live in counties with no ICU beds

World’s fastest supercomputer identifies chemicals with potential to stop COVID-19

Public health leadership needed to direct COVID-19 response and communications

Researchers highlight urgent need for public health leadership during COVID-19 pandemic

Pets, the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 disease

Lopinavir and ritonavir drug combo tested in severe COVID-19

Coronavirus can stay in the air for hours and surfaces for days – how to disinfect?

Some children may become seriously ill with coronavirus, experts warn

Gig economy workers hurt by coronavirus eye new federal funds for relief

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