Predictors of COVID-19 severity: A literature review


Authors: Benjamin Gallo Marin,1Ghazal Aghagoli,1Katya Lavine,1Lanbo Yang,1Emily J. Siff,2Silvia S. Chiang,3,4Thais P. Salazar-Mather,1,5Luba Dumenco,1,5Michael C Savaria,1Su N. Aung,6Timothy Flanigan,6 and Ian C. Michelow3,4 Summary The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a…[...]

COVID-19-Associated Bronchiectasis and Its Impact on Prognosis


Authors: Aasir M. Suliman, Bassel W. Bitar, Amer A. Farooqi, Anam M. Elarabi, Mohamed R. Aboukamar, Ahmed S. Abdulhadi Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which initially emerged in Wuhan, China, has rapidly swept around the…[...]

Inflammatory brain injury higher in men with acute COVID-19, finds study


Download PDF Copy Authors: By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been associated with both short- and long-term neurologic complications, including stroke, brain fog and persistent tiredness.…[...]

Reactogenicity Following Receipt of mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccines


Authors: Johanna Chapin-Bardales, PhD, MPH1; Julianne Gee, MPH1; Tanya Myers, PhD, MSc1 In December 2020, 2 mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) were granted Emergency Use Authorization by the US Food and Drug Administration as 2-dose series and…[...]

Bell’s Palsy as a Late Neurologic Manifestation of COVID-19 Infection


Authors: Ibiyemi O. Oke, Olubunmi O. Oladunjoye, Adeolu O. Oladunjoye, Anish Paudel, Ryan Zimmerman Abstract Bell’s palsy is acute peripheral facial nerve palsy; its cause is often unknown but it can be triggered by…[...]

Long-Term Neurologic Symptoms Emerge in COVID-19


— Hospitalized patients show deficits including cognitive impairment 6 months later Authors: by Judy George, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today January 7, 2021share to facebookshare to twittershare to linkedinemail article Long-term neurologic…[...]

CDC Study: Side Effects Of Covid Far More Dangerous Than Any Of Vaccines


The possibility of experiencing a serious adverse effect from the covid shots approved in the U.S. is significantly lower than the chances of severe illness, hospitalization or death from contracting…[...]

How COVID-19 Affects the Brain


Authors: Maura Boldrini, MD, PhD1,2; Peter D. Canoll, MD, PhD3; Robyn S. Klein, MD, PhD4,5,6 COVID-19 has resulted in more than 120 million cases and 2.6 million deaths to date. Respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms are accompanied by short-…[...]