(Reuters) – A gene that helps the coronavirus reproduce itself could contribute to life-threatening COVID-19 in young, otherwise healthy people, […]
Kids With Cancer Fare Worse With COVID-19
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While most children and adolescents with cancer generally have mild illness during COVID-19 infection, 20% […]
Rapid Antigen Tests Twice a Week May Be Enough to Catch New COVID-19 Cases
(Reuters Health) – At-home direct rapid antigen tests may catch all new COVID-19 cases if used twice a week, new […]
Accuracy of Rapid COVID Test Subpar in Children Aged 7 and Older, Researchers Say
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The BinaxNOW rapid SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection assay from Abbott does “not seem particularly useful” in […]
Llama Antibodies Blunt COVID Variants in Lab Trial, Says Belgian Start-Up
GHENT, Belgium (Reuters) – Llama antibodies could soon be playing a role in the global fight against COVID-19, if clinical […]
New Zealand Thrown Into Lockdown Over Single Suspected Delta Case
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern put New Zealand under strict lockdown on Tuesday after the country’s first coronavirus […]
Hair Shedding Related to COVID-19 Doesnt Last Long
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Acute telogen effluvium (TE) following COVID-19 appears to occur sooner, with quicker resolution, than when […]
How the Delta Variant Upends Assumptions About the Coronavirus
(Reuters) – The Delta variant is the fastest, fittest and most formidable version of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 the […]
Low Testosterone Linked to Worse COVID Outcome
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hypogonadism present at hospital admission for COVID-19 is independently associated with poor outcome, finds a […]
Fewer but More Often Severe COVID Cases in People Living With HIV, Study Suggests
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People living with HIV do not appear to be at higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, […]