Bahrain and Kuwait are using their COVID-19 contact tracing apps as mass surveillance tools, it has emerged. According to a new report released by Amnesty…
Kyrgyzstan sees jump in virus cases after restrictions lifted
Kyrgyzstan reported a significant rise in coronavirus cases on Monday, less than a month after the Central Asian nation’s government lifted restrictions in key cities.…
Prone position ups oxygenation in patients with severe COVID-19
(HealthDay)—The use of the prone position for awake, spontaneously breathing patients with COVID-19-related severe hypoxemic respiratory failure is associated with improved oxygenation, according to a…
Smartphone app uses voice recordings to detect fluid in the lungs
Voice analysis by a smartphone app identifies lung congestion in heart failure patients, allowing early intervention before their condition deteriorates. The small study is presented…
Striking differences revealed in COVID-19 mortality between NHS trusts
A University of Cambridge team led by Professor Mihaela van der Schaar and intensive care consultant Dr. Ari Ercole of the Cambridge Centre for AI…
Brazil reports highest daily jump in virus cases
Brazil on Tuesday recorded its highest daily jump in new coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, with nearly 35,000 registered in 24 hours,…
Transparent fish reveal the subtle, cellular dance in which sensory organs take shape
We owe a great deal to the hair cells in our inner ear. Without them, we couldn’t detect sounds or take five steps without tripping.…
Don’t lose focus on diseases of poverty in COVID-19 crisis
Many scientists working on diseases affecting people in developing countries and their animals are refocusing part of their work on COVID-19. The result is that…
Pregnancy and birth in the time of a pandemic
When it comes to COVID-19 and pregnancy, there’s a lot we don’t know. UBC’s Dr. Deborah Money, professor in the faculty of medicine’s department of…
Monitoring RNA hotspots reveals target in cancer tumor cells
A new University of California, Irvine-led study reveals a protein responsible for genetic changes resulting in a variety of cancers, may also be the key…