Category: Septic Shock

SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and the Endocrine System 

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Michelle D Lundholm, Caroline Poku, Nicholas Emanuele, Mary Ann Emanuele, Norma Lopez, Journal of the Endocrine Society, Volume 4, Issue 11, bvaa144, https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvaa14 Abstract As SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) overtakes the world, causing moderate to severe disease in about 15% of infected patients, COVID-19 is also found to have widespread effects throughout the body with a myriad of clinical manifestations including the […]

COVID-19 Lung Damage

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Panagis Galiatsatos, M.D., M.H.S.  February 28, 2022  John’s Hopkins Like other respiratory illnesses, COVID-19 can cause lasting lung damage.  “As we continue to learn about COVID-19, we’re understanding more regarding how it affects the lungs during acute illness and afterward. And this is especially true with the virus’ ongoing variants, as well,” Galiatsatos says. What […]

COVID-19 Lung Damage

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Panagis Galiatsatos, M.D., M.H.S. February 28, 2022 Like other respiratory illnesses, COVID-19 can cause lasting lung damage. Panagis Galiatsatos, M.D., M.H.S., is an expert on lung disease at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and sees patients with COVID-19. He explains some of the short- and long-term lung problems brought on by the new coronavirus. “As […]

Study On ‘COVID-19 Misinformation’ Rife With Misinformation: Critics

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AUG 19, 2023 – 09:20 AM Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times A new study claiming some doctors offered “COVID-19 misinformation” is full of false and misleading information, critics say. A nurse administers a COVID-19 vaccine booster to a person at a hospital in Hines, Ill., on April 1, 2022. Dr. Sarah Goff […]

Clinical determinants of the severity of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Authors: Xinyang Li, Xianrui Zhong, Yongbo Wang, Xiantao Zeng, Ting Luo, Qing Liu  Published: May 3, 2021 Abstract Objective We aimed to systematically identify the possible risk factors responsible for severe cases. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of science and Cochrane Library for epidemiological studies of confirmed COVID-19, which include information about clinical characteristics […]

Severe COVID-19: what have we learned with the immunopathogenesis?

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Authors: Bruno Bordallo,  Mozart Bellas, Arthur Fernandes Cortez, Matheus Vieira & Marcelo Pinheiro  Advances in Rheumatology volume 60, Article number: 50 (2020) Cite this article Abstract The COVID-19 outbreak caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a global major concern. In this review, we addressed a theoretical model on immunopathogenesis associated with severe COVID-19, based on the current literature of SARS-CoV-2 […]