The COVID-19 Pandemic – News and Features

Using single nucleus sequencing technologies in human heart samples, researchers have established a potential mechanism for cardiac complications related to COVID-19.

A new study has laid out best practices for using telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing particularly on trauma-informed care.

Cambridge researchers have shown how rapid genome sequencing of virus samples and enhanced testing of hospital staff can help to identify clusters of healthcare-associated COVID-19 infections.

Keck Medicine of USC physicians are enrolling patients as part of an international clinical trial, designed to assess the safety and efficacy of the antiviral drug DAS181, as a possible treatment for patients with severe COVID-19.

To help address the global shortage of nasopharyngeal swabs in COVID-19 test kits, researchers have developed three swab designs that are comparable to the current “gold standard” swabs.

Cell biologists have developed a method for SARS-CoV-2 testing that delivers results around ten times faster than current tests.

We spoke to Ari Goldfarb, CEO of Kando, about how their wastewater monitoring technology works and how it is being applied to the current monitoring efforts in the COVID-19 pandemic.

The first participants were enrolled into a Phase 1 clinical trial of the University of Queensland’s (UQ) COVID-19 vaccine candidate on July 13.

One day, people could monitor their own health conditions by simply picking up a pencil and drawing a bioelectronic device on their skin. In a new study, University of Missouri engineers demonstrated that the simple combination of pencils and paper could be used to create devices that might be used to monitor personal health.

Researchers have modeled the public health impact of COVID-19 on HIV, TB and malaria in low- and middle-income countries and found that disruption to health services could cause significant rises in cases and deaths from these diseases.