6 COVID-19 treatments helping patients survive
A year after it became clear that COVID-19 was becoming a pandemic, there is still no cure, but doctors have several innovative treatments. Some are keeping patients out of the hospital entirely.
March 1, 2021 • ~10 min
The body's fight against COVID-19 explained using 3D-printed models
A biologist explains what proteins do in viruses, how they interact with human cells, how the vaccine delivers mRNA into the cell and how antibodies protect us.
Jan. 26, 2021 • ~8 min
Delaying second COVID-19 vaccine doses will make supplies last longer but comes with risks
With vaccine shortages looming, experts are debating whether it is important to receive two doses or whether it's better to give one dose to more people and give a second when the supply is better.
Jan. 11, 2021 • ~11 min
Achieving COVID-19 herd immunity through infection is dangerous, deadly and might not even work
Some have suggested the US allow healthy people to return to normal life, catch the coronavirus and get the population to herd immunity. The science says this plan is doomed to fail from the start.
Oct. 28, 2020 • ~10 min
Cigarette smoke can reprogram cells in your airways, causing COPD to hang on after smoking ends
A new discovery offers hope for ways to treat a debilitating disease that has become a leading cause of death in the US..
Oct. 28, 2020 • ~8 min
COVID-19 causes some patients' immune systems to attack their own bodies, which may contribute to severe illness
Are antibodies that attack a patient's own organs contributing to severe forms of COVID-19? A new study suggests specific antibody tests that may reveal the answer.
Oct. 23, 2020 • ~8 min
Coronavirus nanoscience: the tiny technologies tackling a global pandemic
Nanotechnology has an impressive record against viruses.
Sept. 7, 2020 • ~7 min
A man was reinfected with coronavirus after recovery – what does this mean for immunity?
Reports describe a Hong Kong man who was reinfected with the coronavirus after returning from Europe. Does that mean he wasn't immune after the first infection?
Aug. 25, 2020 • ~5 min
I'm a lung doctor testing the blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors as a treatment for the sick – a century-old idea that could be a fast track to treatment
In the blood of COVID-19 survivors are antibodies that can defeat SARS-CoV-2. Researchers are testing whether these antibodies can be collected and injected into others to save them from the virus.
Aug. 21, 2020 • ~8 min
I'm a lung doctor testing the blood from COVID-19 survivors as a treatment for the sick – a century old idea that could be a fast track to treatment
In the blood of COVID-19 survivors are antibodies that can defeat SARS-CoV-2. Researchers are testing whether these antibodies can be collected and injected into others to save them from the virus.
Aug. 21, 2020 • ~7 min
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