Large study confirms men have 62% increased risk of COVID-19 associated death, possibly related to higher degree of inflammation

New research presented at this week’s ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID, online 23-25 September) confirms that men with COVID-19 have worse outcomes than women, possibly related to them experiencing higher levels of inflammation. The study is by Dr Frank Hanses, University Hospital Regensburg, Germany, and colleagues, and shows that men have a 62% increased…

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Study suggests link between decreasing viral load and proportion of COVID-19 patients needing intensive care

New research presented at this week’s ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID, online 23-25 September) suggests that, as lockdown took effect and case numbers dropped, the amount of virus patients were exposed to (viral load) fell, and this could be linked to lower proportions of patients requiring intensive care and dying. The study is by…

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Your neighborhood may raise your risk of chronic kidney disease

A neighborhood’s overall socioeconomic status, including income and education level, may influence its residents’ risk of chronic kidney disease, according to a study recently published in SSM Population Health by researchers from Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health. Although previous studies have shown an association between individual socioeconomic status and chronic kidney disease, less…

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UofA lab uncovers new mechanism of action against SARS-CoV-2 by antiviral drug remdesivir

Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered a novel, second mechanism of action by the antiviral drug remdesivir against SARS-CoV-2, according to findings published today in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The research team previously demonstrated how remdesivir inhibits the COVID-19 virus’s polymerase or replication machinery in a test tube.  Matthias Götte, chair of…

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Over 200,000 People Have Died in the US: Live Covid-19 Updates

Here’s what you need to know: ImageVanessa Acosta gives a lecture using an online platform from her empty classroom in Miami Lakes, Fla., on Aug. 31.Credit…Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA, via Shutterstock Miami-Dade County, Fla., one of the largest school districts in the U.S., will reopen classrooms to students next month. Students in Miami-Dade County, the fourth-largest district…

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London Fashion Week Gives Good TV

“An artist’s duty, as far as I am concerned, is to reflect the times.” That was Nina Simone, in the vintage video shot that opened Gareth Pugh’s new multidisciplinary documentary released during London Fashion Week. Entitled “The Reconstruction,” it was an hourlong making-of video about the creation of a visual album — though not exactly…

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