According to two new reports, hospital admissions were about 85% of what was expected based on historic patterns at the beginning of April, and in the same month, 11% of adults reported delaying care because of Covid, including 16% of Hispanic and 13% of Black adults.
A team of Israeli researchers have developed a test that can distinguish whether an infection stems from a virus or a bacteria – a simple but potentially impactful screener that could cut down unnecessary use of antibiotics. Hailing from Israel-based biotech MeMed, the overarching goal is to curb antibiotic resistance – which is growing thanks […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Eric Chen isn’t your average 17-year-old. When the high school junior isn’t in school, he’s working with biologists at the University of California, San Diego, using their supercomputers and wet labs to conduct drug discovery research on potential new anti-viral medicines. This week, that work earned Chen the title of Google Science Fair winner. His […]
Viral infections are pesky, sneaky things. The infectious agents that cause maladies like influenza, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C and Ebola hijack living cells and replicate, making it hard to destroy them without also harming an organism’s cells. And, they mutate to find new ways to attack cells. Erez Livneh and his small team at Vecoy Nanomedicines […]
NanoViricides Inc., is working on a platform technology that uses “nanoviricides” to trap and destroy pathogenic viruses. These nanoviricides are nano-sized flexible structures comprised of polymeric lipids that have the virus-binding ligand chemically attached to their surface. The ligand — or molecular bond — comes from the binding site of the virus on the host […]
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said another person had died of the SARS-like coronavirus MERS, and six new cases were registered, in statements on Thursday and Friday as international experts gather in Cairo to discuss the epidemic. Experts, including...
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.