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COVID-19 mortality rates 13 times higher in pregnant women
According to a new study examining the effects of coronavirus in pregnant women, COVID-19 mortality rates showed to be 13 times higher in pregnant mothers.
Flu vaccine sees highest uptake on record
Over 80% of those aged 65+ in England have received the flu vaccine so far this year – the highest uptake on record.
Coordinating research on pandemic preparedness and rapid response
Dr Charu Kaushic, Chair of GloPID-R, and Dr Geneviève Boily-Larouche, CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity, provide a perspective on pandemic preparedness and response, including lessons learned for global coordination among research funders.
Removal of inflammatory ‘evil humors’ – the key to treating COVID-19 complications?
Phillip P. Chan, MD, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), discusses the use of CytoSorb, a broad-spectrum blood purification technology to treat cytokine storm and hyperinflammation in critically ill COVID-19 patients.
Dr Sylvie C. Briand – World Health Organization (WHO)
Dr Briand is the director of the Global Infectious Hazard Preparedness department (GIH) at the World Health Organization (WHO)
There, she is in charge of advancing global efforts to prevent and control existing and emerging infectious diseases such as COVID-19 but also other dangerous pathogens like pandemic influenza, plague, Nipah...
Andrea Ammon – European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Dr Andrea Ammon, MD, MPH, was appointed Director of ECDC in June 2017.
Selecting hand hygiene products in a global pandemic
Chris Wakefield, Vice President of GOJO Industries-Europe Ltd, explores how businesses can navigate the increase in cleaning products on the market and select products that will best meet their needs.
Shanghai mathematical model predicts when schools can be opened
Educators can use a COVID-19 framework to make school opening decisions - based on a Shanghai mathematical model using contact data from China.
The role of plants in drugs and medicines
Dr Deborah Lee from Dr Fox Online Pharmacy sheds light on the role of plants in drugs and medicines in this absorbing analysis.
Why wear a face covering during COVID-19? The evidence
Dr Deborah Lee from Dr Fox Online Pharmacy discusses why we need to wear a face covering during the current COVID-19 pandemic, stating the evidence in this illuminating analysis.
Will increased COVID-19 testing keep children in schools?
Abdullah Sabyah, Founder and CEO Rightangled, discusses the need to overhaul the government’s approach to coronavirus testing in schools and explores how home-based private testing can ensure children continue to receive the education they need.
ICE detention centres withheld vaccines from child migrants
Over 12 US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centres had multiple outbreaks of infectious disease - due to withholding vaccines for adult and child migrants.
COVID-19 in New York: The outbreak came from atleast 109 sources
Researchers have investigated the origins of COVID-19 in New York - from the sources that started the infection, to how it spread through the population.
Researchers given £2.3m to investigate the neurological impacts of COVID-19
Researchers from the University of Liverpool and King’s College London have received a £2.3 million fund from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to investigate the neurological impacts of COVID-19.
The ‘herd immunity’ strategy for COVID-19 is dangerous and unfeasible
Professor Martin Michaelis and Dr Mark Wass of University of Kent’s School of Biosciences, explain why a herd immunity approach to COVID-19 would include great risk, potentially many deaths, and may simply not work.
Google searches for vitamins increased during lockdown
According to data collected by Pharma Nord, Google saw a rise in searches for vitamin D during lockdown as the nation becomes more health-conscious amid COVID-19.
Antimicrobial resistance: The next big pandemic?
Josep Figueras and Anna Sagan from the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies focus here on antimicrobial resistance and ponder whether or not this could be the next big pandemic.
Let’s get better prepared for the next health crisis in the EU!
Paul De Raeve, Secretary General and Elisabeth Adams, President of the European Federation of Nurses Associations state the case for being better prepared for the next health crisis in the European Union in light of COVID-19.
The negative impacts of environmental pollutants on COVID-19 health outcomes
Lauren Matelski, Peter Andrew and Pamela J. Lein discuss how environmental pollutants increase individual susceptibility to COVID-19.
Front line worker shares insight into a post-COVID-19 NHS
Stephen Boyle, TeleTracking UK’s Product Specialist, recently returned to front line Critical Care nursing at East Cheshire NHS Trust in response to COVID-19. Here, he argues that most changes made within the NHS have been driven by necessity and not intentional innovation.
