by Ivan Couronne | Nov 23, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech applying for an emergency use authorization in the United States for their coronavirus vaccine and US biotech company Moderna expected to do so soon, here are the next steps in the approval and...
by Deborah Kotz, University of Maryland School of Medicine | Nov 19, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus, News
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and School of Pharmacy (UMSOP) have discovered new drug compounds to potentially treat the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The compounds disrupt the functioning of a protein complex inside...
by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health | Nov 17, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus
A new saliva-based test developed by a team at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has been found to accurately detect the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, from small samples of saliva, according to a study led by...
by University of Texas at Austin | Nov 6, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus, News
A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the virus that causes the disease is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious. Coronavirus According to the paper published in the peer-reviewed journal...
by Research!America | Nov 3, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus, Health Insurance, Hospitals
As COVID-19 infections escalate, Americans across the political divide demonstrate pronounced support for public health. According to a recently-commissioned survey by Research!America on behalf of a working group formed to address our nation’s commitment to...
by N.F. Mendoza | Oct 30, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus, News
Source Image: iStock/monkeybusinessimages Most US small business owners see a bright future for financial prospects, businesses returning to pre – pandemic conditions, and that they’ll still be in business in spring 2021. It’s likely that optimism...
