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Released: 2-Mar-2020 2:15 PM EST
Study reveals how drug meant for Ebola may also work against coronaviruses
University of Alberta

A group of University of Alberta researchers who have discovered why the drug remdesivir is effective in treating the coronaviruses that cause Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) expect it might also be effective for treating patients infected with the new COVID-19 strain.

Released: 2-Mar-2020 2:05 PM EST
First-ever pathology of the early phase of lung infection with the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)

An international team of clinicians and researchers for the first time have described the pathology of the SARS-CoV-2, or coronavirus, and published their findings in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, the journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.

Released: 2-Mar-2020 1:50 PM EST
New JACEP Open analyses explore coronavirus risk factors and public health concerns
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)

Emergency physician-led teams are on the frontlines of coronavirus treatment, prevention and response.

Released: 2-Mar-2020 11:55 AM EST
COVID-19 a reminder of the challenge of emerging infectious diseases
NIH, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

The emergence and rapid increase in cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus, pose complex challenges to the global public health, research and medical communities, write federal scientists from NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Released: 2-Mar-2020 11:45 AM EST
AJR: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) imaging features overlap with SARS and MERS
American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS)

Although the imaging features of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are variable and nonspecific, the findings reported thus far do show "significant overlap" with those of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), according to an ahead-of-print article in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR).

Released: 2-Mar-2020 10:45 AM EST
AACC Statement on New FDA Guidance That Allows Certified Labs to Perform Coronavirus Testing
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

AACC thanks the FDA for being responsive to the concerns of the clinical laboratory community and amending the coronavirus guidance to allow CMS-certified labs to develop and implement new tests for coronavirus prior to FDA approval.



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