Researchers in academia and biotech firms are working to develop devices that can detect if a person has COVID-19 by analyzing their breath. Respiratory infections, like the one caused by the SARS-COV-2 virus and influenza viruses, cause changes in our metabolism. These changes result in volatile organic chemicals, which are present in exhaled breath. Several … Read more
Researchers discover loss-of-function mutations in TLR7 as a genetic basis for severe COVID-19.
Often clinical researchers will use data from medical records to try to uncover clues to treatment effectiveness. This is exactly what a group in Michigan did. They took medical records from hospitalized COVID-19 patients and used statistical approaches to evaluate if patients receiving hydroxychloroquine fared better or worse than patients who did not. Although this … Read more
Dexamethasone reduced death from COVID-19 in patients requiring oxygen or ventilation.
Read COVID-19 articles by Nancy R. Gough covering immune responses, vaccines, and tips for dealing with the virus.