Doctors found an intriguing new way to treat coronavirus infections

• Doctors in Israel will try a novel coronavirus therapy on a limited number of patients.
• Unlike other studies, the new COVID-19 protocol involves a procedure that's used regularly in cancer therapy.
• Anecdotal evidence showed that low-dose radiation therapy (LDRT) could improve the condition of patients with pneumonia symptoms, including COVID-19 patients.
• Researchers are looking to determine a radiation-based treatment course for COVID-19 that could reduce complications and hasten recovery.

The world is now well into its eighth month of dealing with the novel coronavirus, and we still don't have a cure. Scientists have made rapid advancements already when it comes to COVID-19 treatment protocols, discovering therapies that can lower the risk of complications and save lives. But there's no "miracle cure" right now.

Many other treatment ideas are currently in testing, and it will be a few months until we know whether they work — that's on top of over 170 vaccine candidates that have been registered so far. What's reassuring is that doctors haven't stopped trying to figure out ways to help the body heal, and the latest example comes from a hospital in Israel, where a group of doctors thinks they can use an effective cancer treatment on COVID-19.

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