BERG Study Identifies a Genetic Factor Responsible For a Disproportionate Number of COVID-19 Cases Among African Americans

PRNewswire recently carried BERG’s announcement of the results of its COVID-19 clinical study. BERG, a biotech company based in Framingham, Mass., utilizes artificial intelligence in its research of diseases and…

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Air Pollution Worsens COVID-19 Severity, Death Rate
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Air Pollution Worsens COVID-19 Severity, Death Rate

Arguably, our entire year has been dominated by discussions of COVID-19, a novel coronavirus resulting in 28.3 million cases and 911,000 deaths across the globe. In the United States alone,…

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COVID-19 and Heart Damage: What You Need to Know
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COVID-19 and Heart Damage: What You Need to Know

According to a story from Buzzfeed News, the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic continues to present new surprises and challenges to the medicine and science communities. In a recent interview, Wayne Sebastianelli, who…

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Researchers Are Investigating a Possible Connection Between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and COVID-19

Business Insider recently interviewed Marissa Oliver, a resident of New York City, who told us about the problems she has encountered during her recovery from COVID-19. Marissa, an arts manager,…

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Early Stages of Precision Medicine Being Developed for Cancer Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A recent article in Med City News outlines the difficult choices patients must make regarding immune compromising but life-saving therapy during the 2020 pandemic. Do they postpone their treatment or…

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 Researchers Are Studying the Use of THC For the Treatment of ARDS caused by COVID-19

According to a recent article in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, researchers at the UofSC have presented data stating that the cannabis compound tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is effective against respiratory distress syndrome…

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: CMT Australia Gets $10,000 Grant Towards Youth Outreach
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: CMT Australia Gets $10,000 Grant Towards Youth Outreach

According to a story from Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, the nonprofit organization CMT Australia, which focuses on serving the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease patient community in Australia, has recently acquired a grant to the…

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What’s It Like to Be a Long-Hauler? An Epidemiologist Explains
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What’s It Like to Be a Long-Hauler? An Epidemiologist Explains

In early June, PatientWorthy wrote about a group of patients called "long haulers." These people, some healthy and some with pre-existing conditions, experienced extended COVID-19 symptoms, sometimes for months after…

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