Arthritis drugs save lives of hospitalised Covid-19 patients
Drugs used to treat arthritis, known as interleukin-6 antagonists, reduce deaths and the need for mechanical ventilation among people hospitalised with Covid-19...
More than 900,000 UK small businesses ‘at risk’ of failing by early April
A major wave of bankruptcies for UK firms looms as many current business support programmes expire at the end of March and April, according to research published...
Georgetown Executive Course on Arabic Literary Analysis of Crisis is Now Open for Registration...
Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), a QF partner institution, is offering an innovative course in Arabic that provides participants an opportunity to...
Study finds missed opportunities with COVID antivirals on Australian PBS
A new study has revealed significant discrepancies in the prescription of COVID-19 antivirals, indicating that many patients may not have received the most effective treatment available.
Funding boost to improve manufacturing of viral vaccines
OVO Biomanufacturing, a spin-out company from Coventry University and the University of Warwick, has successfully secured £100,000...
A dad’s-eye view of pregnancy during the pandemic
Becoming a parent is a major life transition at any time but in a pandemic it takes on a whole other experience as expectant mums and dads navigate the current health and social restrictions...
Overcoming pandemic cave syndrome: Why is it so complicated?
For U.S. workers and students who have toiled remotely in isolation or in pods for the past year and a half, reentering offices, classrooms and other old stomping grounds...
World’s largest clinical trial for COVID-19 treatments expands internationally
Peter Horby, Professor of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Global Health in the Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, and Joint Chief Investigator for the trial...
Smoking rates surge during COVID-19
University of Queensland researchers have found nicotine consumption in Australia increased by 30 per cent during the early stages of COVID-19.
Students who played sports before the pandemic did better during lockdowns
A history of participating in campus recreational sports can offset stress and contribute to academic competence even during high-stress periods such as a pandemic lockdown, shows a new study.
