Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have provided an updated estimate of the incubation period for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Initial estimates made during the early stages of the pandemic ranged from around 4 to 7 days. However, numerous reports have since emerged, estimating an incubation period […] Read more
Right now, medicinal cannabis is still hard to afford and hard to get. Though this referendum vote is about recreational use of cannabis, the outcome will affect Kiwis who live with lasting pain – a whopping 20 percent of us. Pain is the most common reason why people see a GP. One in five New […] Read more
New research suggests that catalase, a naturally occurring enzyme in humans, plants, and animals, can suppress the replication of the new coronavirus in rhesus monkeys. The results also indicate that this low cost enzyme could dampen the inflammatory response that occurs in severe COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect in the United […] Read more
For a subset of Covid-19 survivors, the illness has lingered. Slammed by fatigue, pain, headaches and more, they’re just not getting better. What’s going on, and what could help? Data from the UK’s Covid Symptom Study app suggests 12 percent of people who are infected with the virus, have symptoms for more than a month. Photo: 123RF […] Read more
Early results from trials of Russia’s potential coronavirus vaccine show no major negative side effects, a study published in the peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet revealed Friday. Doctors involved in the trials conducted “two open, non-randomised phase 1/2 studies at two hospitals in Russia,” on 76 healthy volunteers aged 18 to 60, the Lancet article […] Read more
How does the body respond when the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects it? Which physiological processes help or hinder us in getting rid of the virus, and which processes ensure that we have a mild form of COVID-19, the disease that the virus causes? In this Special Feature, we investigate. The more we learn about COVID-19, the […] Read more
The coronavirus has now killed more than 500,000 people around the world as the number of confirmed infections exceeded 10 million, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The United States accounts for more than 20% of all reported deaths caused by Covid-19, more than any other country in the world, according to Hopkins’ […] Read more
An Auckland gym says a woman who lent a car to the two new Covid-19 cases – and met them when they were lost – attended a “hands-on” training session at its facility yesterday. File image. Photo: 123rf.com The two women who tested positive travelled from Auckland to Wellington after being granted a compassionate exemption to leave […] Read more
The UK government launched its first test of a coronavirus contact tracing app this week on a small island off the south coast of England. Using bluetooth technology, the app will alert users if they have been near someone who reports that they have symptoms of the virus or a positive test. The app, which […] Read more
The fast-spreading coronavirus has prompted many countries around the world to effectively shut down in order to contain the outbreak. The draconian measures have placed massive restrictions on the daily lives of hundreds of millions of people, from so-called lockdowns and school closures to strict regulations on social distancing and bans on public gatherings. It […] Read more
