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STI and HIV screening decreased while positive test results increased during COVID-19

Written by | 3 Apr 2023

New research from Boston Medical Center found that sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV testing declined at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, while there was an increase […]

A nasal spray protects against coronavirus infection – Effective also against recent immune-evasive variants

Written by | 29 Mar 2023

Researchers have developed a molecule that is, when administered nasally, extremely effective in preventing the disease caused by all known variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The molecule can […]

World’s most comprehensive study on COVID-19 mental health

Written by | 12 Mar 2023

COVID-19 has taken a relatively limited toll on the mental health of most people around the globe, according to a paper published today in the BMJ by a McGill University-led […]

When is remdesivir effective for COVID-19?

Written by | 26 Feb 2023

Remdesivir was one of the first medications approved for treatment of COVID-19. Clinical studies evaluated its effectiveness, but did not generate conclusive results. A new analysis of the […]

Flu vaccination rate holds steady but misinformation about flu and Covid-19 persists

Written by | 21 Feb 2023

Although the public had been alerted that this winter could be a potentially bad flu season, barely half of Americans said in January that they had received a […]

The SAIVE trial for prevention of COVID-19

Written by | 8 Feb 2023

Professor Colleen Aldous is a research professor at in the School of Clinical Medicine at the University of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa. She recently described the SAIVE trial […]

How the totality of evidence for ivermectin informs clinical practice

Written by | 7 Feb 2023

Colleen Aldous, Professor for Medical Research, University of KwaZulu-Natal explains how the evidence supporting the use of ivermectin for covid-19 came together to tell a compelling story. In […]

Spike in obesity among pre-schoolers during pandemic

Written by | 6 Feb 2023

A new study, published in the European Journal of Public Health based on data from 25,049 children aged three to five, shows an increase in obesity during the COVID-19 […]

Addressing the totality of evidence for ivermectin

Written by | 6 Feb 2023

When assessing repurposed drugs in a pandemic situation, the totality of evidence should be considered rather than RCTs alone; had this been done the pandemic could have been […]

TOGETHER trial shows positive effect for ivermectin

Written by | 5 Feb 2023

The TOGETHER trial was widely reported as showing that ivermectin was not effective in covid-19, but a straightforward analysis of the results reveals a 59 per cent reduction […]

Ivermectin – is it safe and effective?

Written by | 4 Feb 2023

The best time to administer ivermectin is at the beginning of a covid-19 infection so that virus is killed and disease progression averted, according to Colleen Aldous, Professor […]

What makes the SAIVE study so good?

Written by | 3 Feb 2023

Professor Colleen Aldous is a research professor at the School of Clinical Medicine at the University of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa. She recently described the SAIVE trial of […]

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