Health authorities in China are mass testing residents for coronavirus – using anal swabs. Doctors claim the invasive procedure can be more effective in detecting the virus than nasal swabs, The Sun reports. China, where coronavirus first emerged just over a year ago, is currently experiencing its worst surge in cases since March. Outbreaks have… Read More »
This week, two high-profile, late-stage clinical trials — Johnson & Johnson’s test of a coronavirus vaccine and Eli Lilly’s study of a Covid-19 drug — were put on pause because of possible safety concerns. Just a month earlier, AstraZeneca’s vaccine trial was paused after two volunteers became seriously ill. Clinical trials experts said these delays… Read More »
While clinical trials are currently underway to find treatment and vaccines for COVID-19, a new article published in The New England Journal of Medicine reveals that these trials lack sufficient representation of Black and indigenous people and people of color despite higher rates of coronavirus infection, COVID-19 hospitalization and death among these individuals, reports the… Read More »
A new drug developed by UK scientists to treat Covid-19 patients is being trialled at University Hospital Southampton. Developed by UK bio-tech company Synairgen, it uses a protein called interferon beta, which our bodies produce when we get a viral infection. Initial results from the trial are expected by the end of June. There are… Read More »
Welcome to the Running newsletter! Every Saturday morning, we email runners with news, advice and some motivation to help you get up and running. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. Dear Readers, When a few hundred runners line up to compete at the U.S. Olympic Marathon trials in Atlanta on Feb. 29,… Read More »
Herpes is one of the most prevalent viruses in humans, but this may not always be the case. Last week, researchers from The University of Pennsylvania reported their most recent success in plans to develop a herpes vaccine. The goal is for this vaccine to work similarly to that currently used to prevent HPV infections,… Read More »