The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday tightened its oversight of coronavirus antibody tests after the market was flooded with dubious tests. Companies selling antibody tests, which determine whether someone has been infected with COVID-19, must submit data to prove their accuracy, the FDA said. The agency had previously allowed companies to validate […]
Another unusual symptom of the novel coronavirus has surfaced: discolored toes that look swollen and feel painful to the touch. Dubbed “COVID toes,” the rare symptom presents mostly in younger patients. Doctors explain what COVID toes look like, plus when to seek treatment. Doctors have identified another unusual symptom of the novel coronavirus: purple or […]
The coronavirus pandemic has led many older adults to postpone medical care, a new survey finds. The University of Chicago survey found that 55% of U.S. adults aged 70 and older experienced a disruption in their medical care during the first month of social distancing. Thirty-nine percent put off non-essential care and 32% delayed primary […]
Researchers at Aalto University and Turku PET Centre have developed a new method for simultaneous imaging brain activity from two people, allowing them to study social interaction. In a recent study, the researchers scanned brain activity from 10 couples. Each couple spent 45 minutes inside the MRI scanner in physical contact with each other. The […]
Intermediate level: Previous experience in COVID-19-Therapy trials with Plasma A therapy against COVID-19 there is not currently. Scientists in the review of existing drugs for their effectiveness and do research on vaccines. A further possibility is bodies the therapy with anti, derived from the blood plasma of Recovering. Experts are now reporting on the experience […]
The drug buprenorphine reduces relapse in patients with opioid addiction, and some emerging evidence indicates it may also help treat cocaine addiction. However, the treatment itself comes with a risk of addiction and, thus, is not FDA approved to treat cocaine addiction. New research performed in mice suggests that chemical modifications to buprenorphine can improve […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned doctors against prescribing a malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus except in hospitals and research studies. In an alert, regulators flagged reports of sometimes fatal heart side effects among coronavirus patients taking hydroxychloroquine or the related drug chloroquine. The decades-old […]
(HealthDay)—No one wants to be in the hospital during the coronavirus pandemic, but people who need emergency surgery may have no choice. If that’s the case for you or a loved one, ask about using regional anesthesia. That’s the advice of experts from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) and the […]
Large numbers of people around the globe have been forced into solitude due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, social distancing is utterly at odds with our drive for social connection, the cornerstone of human evolution. Suddenly confronted with a lack of social interactions, many of us are now experiencing more loneliness. We are missing that […]
Stanford University antibody testing finds California virus infections are 50 TIMES higher than reported – suggesting COVID-19 is more widespread across the US than previously thought Stanford University scientists tested 3,300 people recruited via online ads in Santa Clara county to be tested for coronavirus antibodies Between 2.5 and 5.2 percent of those tested were […]
