Tag Archives: COVID19

Exclusive Health & Safety Partner of the Munich Security Conference 2022: EcoCare commissioned to carry out daily COVID-19 tests on top politicians and diplomats

Düsseldorf-based health service provider provides PCR tests for all participants of the world’s leading forum in the field of security policy Düsseldorf, 18 February 2022: When the top decision-makers meet in Munich today to discuss how they can make the world a little safer, EcoCare will have a major responsibility for the health of the… Read More »

HIV vaccines and immunotherapies “would be further along” if they had the resources of COVID-19, says leading antibody researcher

“Money does solve problems, there’s no question!” This was the answer by Professor Lynn Morris of the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa to an audience member at the 11th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2021) last week, in a plenary dealing with HIV vaccines and immunotherapy with antibodies.  If HIV vaccine research, she added,… Read More »

COVID-19 myths that refuse to die, from undue concern about children to variants and vaccines

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Health Canada The pandemic was never a danger to children Author of the article: Tristin Hopper Publishing date: Jul 22, 2021  •  22 hours ago  •  5 minute read  •  219 Comments July 6 photo of children at a playground in Philadelphia. Photo by REUTERS/Hannah Beier Article content If you’re reading this… Read More »

Steroids Are Not an Effective Treatment for COVID-19 Smell Loss

According to researchers, steroids shouldn’t be used for treating smell loss due to Covid-19. The loss of smell is a well known Covid-19 symptom, and many individuals are left with long-term smell loss from the pandemic. Researchers have found that corticosteroids, a type of drug that reduces inflammation, aren’t recommended for treating loss of smell… Read More »

7 children in ICU, 2 on life support as they battle delta variant of COVID-19

Loading the player… At least seven children are in the intensive care unit in Mississippi as the state continues to battle the delta variant of COVID-19 — and two of the children are on life support.  On Twitter on Tuesday, Dr. Thomas Dobbs, a Mississippi Department of Health official, tweeted an update to an earlier… Read More »

Study shows benefits of early anticlotting therapy in moderate COVID-19

COVID-19 is marked by heightened inflammation and abnormal clotting in the blood vessels, particularly in the lungs, and is believed to contribute to progression to severe disease and death. New trial results show that administering a full dose of a standard blood thinner early to moderately ill hospitalized patients with COVID-19 could halt the thrombo-inflammation… Read More »