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Patients with severe forms of coronavirus disease could offer clues to treatment

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Hundreds of clinicians worldwide are banding together in an effort to study some types of severe cases of the new coronavirus disease. The project, led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator...

FDA warns of potential SARS-CoV-2 risk with fecal transplants, Offers recommendations

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety alert this week informing health care providers and patients of the potential risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus by the use of fecal microbiota...

Ecuador reports rapid rise of COVID-19, Most cases in Guayas province

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The number of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 cases have been rising rapidly in South America and Ecuador is among the countries seeing this occur.  The first...

Europe COVID-19: . The number of reported cases is rapidly increasing

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews As of Mar. 25, 2020, more than 200,000 coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 cases have been reported in Europe, including 12,000 deaths. Among the countries hardest...

FDA is facilitating access to COVID-19 convalescent plasma

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says they are committed to doing everything we can to provide timely response efforts to this pandemic and facilitate access to investigational drugs for use in...

New York COVID-19 outbreak tops 30K cases, 40,000 healthcare workers volunteer for COVID-19 surge

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews New York state health officials reported 5,146 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 30,811 confirmed cases. New York City is now...

COVID-19: How does it compare with the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, US pandemic preparedness

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On today’s podcast, I want to look at some different issues involving the coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 pandemic to include the varying fatality rates in certain countries, US pandemic preparedness...

Brazil reports coronavirus cases in all states, São Paulo hardest hit

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Brazil report the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country rose to 2,201. In fact, officials report all states in the...

Dengue outbreak in Paraguay: More than 200K cases reported to date

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews On February 18, the Government of Paraguay declared a State of Health Emergency throughout the country in response to the dengue epidemic. Through the week ending...

Remdesivir for COVID-19: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center launches clinical trials

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Physician-scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) are now enrolling patients in two clinical trials testing treatment options for COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus....