The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

With the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across its shores earlier this year, the U.S. government in April announced orders for almost $3 billion of ventilators for a national stockpile, meant to save ...

Ventilators can assist with lung function for those with severe respiratory infections, and it's often necessary in the ICU.

Heparin, a widely available drug traditionally used to treat blood clots, lowers risk of death and ventilation in patients with COVID-19. | Drug Discovery And Development ...

A widely available and affordable drug has been shown to be effective in treating seriously ill COVID-19 patients, according to a new international study led by researchers at the Australian National ...

CPAP machines help people with trouble breathing, but they aren't made to replace ventilators. Here's how they compare.

A man hospitalized for COVID-19 a few years ago developed a bed sore and later died. His family wants to sue his health care ...

ACH receives referrals from southern Alberta, southeastern British Columbia, and southwestern Saskatchewan. She remembers measles “arriving with a bang” at her department: almost every shift, at least ...

MAJOR hospitals are making face masks compulsory again, in response to rising Covid cases – as new variants Nimbus and ...

Doctors told him that his bowel just needed time to heal. “It got to the point where I couldn’t go out, because I would ...

Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously on Friday to shift away from a broad recommendation for Covid-19 vaccines to say that people who want one must ...

Nasal sprays are part of a layered defence strategy. For Indians, the key takeaway is cautious optimism. Sprays may help ...