Scientists report that gut microorganisms in COVID-19 patients were very different from those in uninfected individuals and lack of good bacteria that regulate our immune system. The presence of an abnormal gut bacteria persists after the virus is gone and may be responsible of the long-lasting symptoms in some patients. In addition, reduction of inflammation […]
Type1 diabetes usually develops in children or young adults and requires daily insulin to survive. Scientist report that patients with Type 1 diabetes who become infected with the COVID19 may develop a diabetes complication known as ketoacidosis. A study in 180 patients from across the United States with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 included 43% […]
FDA guidance (March 2020 and updated July 2020) acknowledged that the impact of COVID-19 may require companies conducting clinical trials to consider virtual patient visits or put new processes in place regarding their current protocols. Since COVID 19 has changed many of our normal way to conduct Clinical research, most organizations reported some level of […]
The publication suggesting a link between COVID-19 and Magnetism has been retracted. The study, published in a peer-reviewed journal, has attracted widespread derision from researchers. The study titled “Can Traditional Chinese Medicine provide insights into controlling the COVID-19 pandemic: Serpentinization-induced lithospheric long-wavelength magnetic anomalies in Proterozoic bedrocks in a weakened geomagnetic field mediate the aberrant […]
The big question on COVID 19 is about the nature and durability of the antibodies against the virus that people develop after infection. Previous reports have suggested that anti-COVID19 antibodies sharply decline following recovery from the clinical symptoms of the disease. A new study was conducted by scientist in Iceland and published September 1 in […]
In 2002–03, the SARS virus infected 8,000 people in more than two dozen countries and killed almost 800. Infectious disease specialists created a specific check box list to identify viruses to watch out for pandemic potential in the future. Two are very important virus characteristics at the top of that specific check box list. One […]
Nasopharyngeal swabs are considered the gold standard to accurate test COVID19 infection. Unfortunately, these tests require specific supplies, some significant time for results, and place health care workers at risk of infection. Thus, clinicians and researchers have been looking for alternatives to nasopharyngeal swabs since the early days of the pandemic. Recently, it has been […]
Moderna published (https://medcitynews.com/2020/09/moderna-publishes-phase-iii-covid-19-vaccine-study-protocol-as-trial-enrolls-more-than-80-of-participants/?rf=1) that the Phase III Covid-19 vaccine study protocol enrolled 25,296 of its planned 30,000 participants which is more than 80% of participants. Of all enrolled subjects, 10,025 have received the full vaccine. This mRNA-1273 Moderna’s vaccine consists of two shots – one delivered on day 1, and a booster shot that participants […]
Pfizer, a pharmaceutical company, in partnership with BioNTech has reported that its lead vaccine candidates has shown promising results in protecting monkeys against coronavirus infections. Pfizer ‘s experimental vaccine is different from other vaccine candidates. This is in an mRNA format, which should allow for a better migration of the viral gene into the cell […]