Coronavirus

It has been proven that prednisolone does not improve sense of smell after Covid-19 and that for most patients this gradually improves over time regardless of treatment.  The study authors from UMC Utrecht stated that they do not recommend prednisolone for patients with persistent smell and/or taste disorders after Covid-19.   The persistent loss of smell […]

An update on the latest Covid-19 news by DDW Digital Content Editor Diana Spencer  With winter around the corner and cases once again on the rise, the last few weeks have seen some interesting developments related to Covid-19. We found out that Omicron infection protects against flu, studies in potential treatments for severe Covid have […]

The amount of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the blood of patients hospitalised with Covid-19 could be used to predict illness severity and other clinical outcomes.  A new study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, shows that higher levels of viral antigen in the blood, which could indicate ongoing SARS-CoV-2 replication, correlated with more severe disease.  The […]

New research published in Nature Communications by an international research team finds that people suffering from Covid-19 could have several different SARS-CoV-2 variants hidden away from the immune system in different parts of the body.   What does this mean?  The study’s authors say that this may make complete clearance of the virus from the body […]

Infex Therapeutics has filed for a UK patent for a novel therapy designed to tackle all coronavirus strains. The COV-X program targets a protein which is essential for viral replication across a broad spectrum of related coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-1, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2. If successfully developed, the treatment aims to form a first line of defence […]

This DDW Sponsored Sitting Down With episode features Guy Goldberg, Chief Business Officer of RedHill Biopharma. In this episode  – Guy Goldberg discusses COVID-19 therapeutics and their role in the pandemic. Goldberg shares his market insight, the benefits of an orally-administered small molecule tablet for COVID treatment and how the company has maintained its success […]

Today’s episode is titled The potential of metabolomics & COVID-19 Vaccine Development, and covers 2 articles taken from the most recent Fall issue of DDW. These articles are titled: Why metabolomics has the potential to transform diagnosis and treatment. & COVID-19 Vaccine Development: dethroning evil King Coronavirus These articles were firstly based on an interview with […]