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COVID-19 nasal swab test may not be best for those who’ve had sinus surgery

Written by | 1 Mar 2021

People who have had major sinus surgery should consult their ENT doctor before undergoing COVID-19 swab testing, new research indicates. Likewise, those performing swab testing should ask whether […]

Ivermectin mass treatment in perspective

Written by | 17 Feb 2021

Ivermectin is a good treatment to use interim to and complementary to immunisations, according to Dr David Scheim, one of the authors of a study of mass treatment for covid-19 […]

Ivermectin dosing and distribution for mass treatment

Written by | 16 Feb 2021

Dr David Scheim, one of the authors of a recent study in Peru, describes the doses of ivermectin that were used and the strategies for effective mass distribution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSkKU18VlNo […]

Results of using ivermectin for mass treatment

Written by | 15 Feb 2021

Mature, real world data on systematic mass treatment of covid-19 with ivermectin show a sharp fall in excess deaths. IMI interviewed Dr David Scheim, one of the authors […]

The impact of covid-19 on lung cancer care

Written by | 4 Feb 2021

Delayed diagnoses and more patients with advanced cancers were consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Dr Erin Schenk, Assistant Professor, Thoracic Oncology, University of Colorado. The coronavirus […]

Ivermectin gathers pace in Europe

Written by | 31 Jan 2021

During the past week Slovakia became the first European country to give formal approval for the use of ivermectin for both prophylaxis and treatment of covid-19 patients. Ivermectin […]

Ivermectin meta-analysis – the implications

Written by | 27 Jan 2021

Dr Tess Lawrie, Director of the Evidence-based Medicine Consultancy Ltd, describes the implications of her recently-published meta-analysis of ivermectin trials for covid-19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh5iGkX8Vp4 Dr Lawrie is now trying to make […]

Ivermectin meta-analysis – the findings

Written by | 26 Jan 2021

Dr Tess Lawrie, Director of the Evidence-based Medicine Consultancy Ltd, describes the key findings from her recently-published meta-analysis of ivermectin trials for covid-19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTTqKSYHOM8 The first finding was that […]

Ivermectin meta-analysis – the background

Written by | 25 Jan 2021

IMI interviewed Dr Tess Lawrie, Director of the Evidence-based Medicine Consultancy Ltd, to find out more about her recently-published meta-analysis of ivermectin trials for covid-19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnjz0WlDxPc The Evidence-based Medicine […]

Why COVID-19 pneumonia lasts longer, causes more damage than typical pneumonia

Written by | 24 Jan 2021

Bacteria or viruses like influenza that cause pneumonia can spread across large regions of the lung over the course of hours. In the modern intensive care unit, these […]

Poor gut health connected to severe COVID-19

Written by | 22 Jan 2021

People infected with COVID-19 experience a wide range of symptoms and severities, the most commonly reported including high fevers and respiratory problems. However, autopsy and other studies have […]

Most patients with COVID-19 suffer lasting effects

Written by | 15 Jan 2021

Most people hospitalised with COVID-19 have at least one symptom six months after falling ill, according to a follow-up study of people in Wuhan China. The cohort study […]

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