COVID-19

The question on everybody´s lips since the outbreak of the Coronavirus is how long it will take to make a COVID-19 vaccine. Millions of people around the world have already been infected by the novel Coronavirus, often with devastating consequences. As we have reported in our previous blogs, people with diabetes may be more vulnerable…

In previous blogs, we covered some guidelines regarding COVID-19 and Diabetes, including the key symptoms, the various telemedicine options and extensive advice from our endocrinologist, Dr. Arna Guðmundsdóttir. In today´s blog we will investigate if those who have caught the Coronavirus can catch it again. Understanding how our immune systems respond to infection with COVID-19…

The Coronavirus has moved the future forward in many technology markets, from manufacturing to retail to healthcare. We are witnessing a seismic shift in the healthcare sector across the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has become a forcing function that has exposed severe shortcomings in healthcare systems in many countries. Overwhelmed healthcare systems are being challenged…

The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that the most at-risk populations are: “older persons and persons with pre-existing medical conditions, such as lung disease, high blood pressure, cancer,  heart disease or diabetes.” People with these conditions seem to be at increased risk of becoming gravely ill if infected with the coronavirus. Recently, the American actor…

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread around the world. Dealing with this outbreak is stretching healthcare systems in many countries This could indeed be one of the most serious global health security threats we have witnessed in decades. Our hearts go out to all who have been affected and we are sincerely grateful to the thousands…

People of all ages can be infected by the new COVID-19 virus. COVID-19 is spread through air droplets that are dispersed when an infected person talks, sneezes or coughs. It can be spread through close contact with an infected person or by contact with air droplets in the environment and then touching the mouth or…