October 22, 2020

CDC expands definition of who is a ‘close contact’ of an individual with covid-19

The Washington Post Lena H. Sun 22 October, 2020 The new guidance is likely to have the biggest impact on schools, workplaces and other group settings […]
October 22, 2020

Blood plasma showed no benefit in Covid-19 patients in trial — a finding that could re-energize debate

STAT Damian Garde and Matthew Herper October 22, 2020 Infusing hospitalized Covid-19 patients with blood plasma from people who recovered from the disease had no effect […]
October 21, 2020

Plasma therapy may not be used on patients

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 21 October, 2020   ICMR had conducted a pan-India study to determine the role of plasma therapy, and the Union […]
October 21, 2020

India likely to manufacture a large portion of Covid-19 vaccines: Gates Foundation CEO

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 21 October, 2020   He said the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation has been working at multiple levels to combat […]
October 20, 2020

Blood from sickest Covid-19 patients may be the best for convalescent plasma treatment

CNN Health’s Shelby Lin Erdman 20 October, 2020 Blood from the most severely ill Covid-19 patients may be the best for use in convalescent plasma therapy, […]
October 20, 2020

UK govt set to start first Covid-19 human challenge studies

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 20 October, 2020   Proponents of challenge trials say that they are more efficient, requiring far fewer volunteers — likely […]
October 19, 2020

Doctors probe whether Covid-19 is causing diabetes

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 19 October, 2020   It is already been well-documented that people with diabetes face much higher risks of severe illness […]
October 18, 2020

Coronavirus lives on human skin for 9 hours: Study

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 18 October, 2020   The research team tested skin collected from autopsy specimens, about one day after death Japanese researchers […]
October 16, 2020

Race, Ethnicity, and Age Trends in Persons Who Died from COVID-19 — United States, May–August 2020 (CDC)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Jeremy A.W. Gold, MD; Lauren M. Rossen, PhD; Farida B. Ahmad, MPH; Paul Sutton, PhD; Zeyu Li, MPH; Phillip […]