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COVID-19 research news

 
Wednesday, March 3, 2021  Study finds alcohol sales increased $2 million a day during first few months of COVID-19 pandemic
Study from Sunnybrook and University of Toronto researchers published in the Annals of Internal Medicine
 
Wednesday, January 13, 2021  Can light therapy be used to treat early stages of COVID-19?
A team of researchers are investigating whether a form of light therapy, commonly used to eliminate harmful bacteria from surgical patients, can also be used to destroy COVID-19.
 
Monday, November 23, 2020  Meet Dr. Peter Kiiza: part of the team researching COVID-19 treatments at Sunnybrook
Dr. Kiiza is working with Dr. Robert Fowler's team to research medicines that could make a difference in patients with COVID-19
 
Friday, October 16, 2020  Global COVID-19 treatment trial shows current antivirals are of little benefit to hospitalized patients
Canadian arm of the trial co-led by Dr. Robert Fowler at Sunnybrook
 
Friday, October 9, 2020  Sunnybrook researchers awarded grants in second round of community-supported COVID-19 funding competition
The competition provides grants of up to $150K to COVID-19 research projects which aim to make a quick and substantive impact in better understanding the virus or the challenges posed by the pandemic.