New drugs against COVID-19 and Ivermectin
Some believe that the new drugs brought onto the market are the same as Ivermectin. See some fact checks at the following pages: Reuters
New Variant: what to believe?
A lot of news about a new variant (out of the UK) are emerging, however how dangerous or important is this? Well first of all this kind of virus is prone to many variations and actually there are already many variants currently present around the world. The UK variant seems to propagate (spread) faster, however
Donald Trump vs Jonathan Swan | Axios interview COVID-19
Part of an interesting interview of the President of the United States Donald Trump by Jonathan Swan on Axios. Using the wrong numbers to make it look like the USA is doing better than the rest of the world nicely debunked by Jonathan Swan. He suggests you should use the number of deaths compared to
COVID-19 and what cancer patients should know
An interesting guide that covers the recent COVID-19 outbreak and what cancer patients, along with their family members, should know. Read more about it on Asbestos.com, a free health site.
10 FACTS about COVID-19
It’s a Pandemic (A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease) For more in-depth information about what a pandemic is, have a look on the website of the World
Coronavirus: What does blood type have to do with COVID-19?
COVID-19 can take mild to severe courses: Sometimes there are no symptoms, and sometimes people die. New research suggests that blood types could play a rather important role by affecting the immune response. German and Norwegian researchers have analyzed the different blood types with regards to COVID-19. They have come up with some amazing results,
Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug
A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus. The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say. The drug is part of the world's biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also work for
Hydroxychloroquine not effective in preventing COVID-19
Foto: AFP Hydroxychloroquine not effective in preventing COVID-19 in people exposed to virus, new Canadian-led study finds. Taking hydroxychloroquine shortly after being exposed to Covid-19 does not help prevent infection in a statistically meaningful way, scientists reported Wednesday (June 3) following a clinical trial. The medicine has been touted by US President Donald Trump, who
WHO halts trials of hydroxychloroquine / Dutch workers on mink farms could be first humans infected by animals
Read full article on The Straits Times GENEVA • The World Health Organisation (WHO) has suspended the testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in Covid-19 patients because of safety concerns, according to its director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Hydroxycholoroquine has been touted by US President Donald Trump and others as a possible treatment for the disease
A human monoclonal antibody blocking SARS-CoV-2 infection
This cross-neutralizing antibody targets a communal epitope on the coronaviruses and may offer potential for prevention and treatment of COVID-19. See more artricles on different sites such as Nature.com | Bloomberg | University of Oxford