Medical Research

Lead researcher Joseph Fisher, a senior scientist at University Health Network's Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, calls the technique a "no-brainer'' that doesn't have side effects and involves a very simple mechanical device to assist breathing.

Debra Selkirk, whose husband Mark Selkirk died in 2010 before receiving a new liver, challenged the constitutional validity of the policy as a violation of the right to life and equality. Selkirk's estate further argued he was subject to cruel and unusual treatment.

Those who want to do COVID-19 challenge studies, in which healthy people are intentionally exposed to infection, believe they would speed vaccine development.

Review provides a comprehensive list of drug-drug interactions, with particular focus on Rx drugs with a narrow therapeutic index

Siemens Healthineers announced the availability of its molecular Fast Track Diagnostics (FTD) SARS-CoV-2 Assay test kit used to detect the severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus that causes the COVID-19 disease.