Coronavirus update: The shocking way the virus could spread to another person

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COVID -19 continues to baffle scientists and leading health experts. Research now indicates the virus could be spread through a person’s faeces. Researchers made this discovery after analysing an infected patient’s stools with shocking results. Scientists and researchers have found that, in addition to upper respiratory symptoms, a significant number of patients infected with COVID-19 also suffered from loss of […]

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Tackling the bioethics challenges raised by COVID-19

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The diverse situations experienced by health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic often present serious ethical challenges. From the allocation of resources and triage protocols to health-care worker and patient rights and the management of clinical trials, new ethical questions have come to the forefront of today’s global public health emergency. In an editorial in the journal AJOB Empirical Bioethics, three […]

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Tests: 2.5% of Italians had COVID-19, far more in the north

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Antibody testing in Italy indicates that nearly 1.5 million people, or about 2.5% of the population, have had the coronavirus. But officials said Monday that huge geographic variations in the results confirmed a nationwide lockdown was “absolutely crucial” to preventing the country’s south from getting slammed as badly as its north. The Health Ministry and the national statistics agency based […]

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CDC director: COVID-19 reporting change was made without agency's input

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In mid-July, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources claimed that the Trump administration’s directive to hospitals to bypass the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention when reporting patient data was made in collaboration with CDC leaders. This past Friday, however, CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield told members of Congress that the CDC “wasn’t directly involved in the final decision.” […]

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A simpler, high-accuracy method to detect rare circulating tumor cells in blood samples

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Metastasis—the development of tumor growth at a secondary site—is responsible for the majority of cancer-related deaths. It occurs when the primary tumor site sheds cancerous cells which are then circulated through the body via blood vessels or lymph nodes. These become seeds for eventual tumor growth at a secondary location in the body. Detection of these very rare cells, known […]

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Scotland should review workplace health and safety measures in light of pandemic, says expert

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An occupational health expert is calling for a major review of workplace health and safety in Scotland following “failings” revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a new report, Professor Andrew Watterson, of the University of Stirling’s Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, says current policies on health and safety—the power for which lies with the UK Government—are not fit for […]

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Dementia diet: Following these simple guidelines could help reduce your risk

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Dementia symptoms include memory loss, difficulty concentrating, and having slower thoughts. A person’s risk of developing the condition could be reduced by following a few simple guidelines. What are they? When it comes to dementia risk, between the ages of 45 and 64 is a crucial time to get healthy. From this point onwards, the effects of a poor lifestyle begin to build up and […]

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Passive immunity: Here’s how re-engineering antibodies may help in fight against Covid-19

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With millions of COVID-19 cases reported across the globe, people are turning to antibody tests to find out whether they have been exposed to the coronavirus that causes the disease. Antibody tests look for the presence of antibodies, which are specific proteins made in response to infections. Antibodies are disease specific. For example, measles antibodies will protect you from getting […]

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Blindness breakthrough as monthly jabs first to half leading cause of sight loss

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The treatment stops the body’s own immune system attacking healthy eye cells. Experts said the breakthrough signalled a “new era” for patients suffering from dry age-related macular degeneration, a type of blindness previously untreatable. The research, which featured trials in the UK, Europe and the US, found new drugs injected into the eye can preserve sight by slowing the spread […]

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