Authors: Chris Melore Studyfinds.org March 28, 2022 Your risk of ending up in the hospital with COVID-19 may literally be in your own hands. A new study finds finger length […]
Baricitinib for patients with severe COVID-19—time to change the standard of care?
AuthorsAlexander Supadya,c,d and Robert Zeiserb Lancet Respir Med. 2022 Feb 3doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(22)00021-2 [Epub ahead of print]PMCID: PMC8813061PMID: 35123659 Mortality is high among patients with severe COVID-19 who require invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).1, 2 Therefore, […]
Risk of severe COVID-19 disease with ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers: cohort study including 8.3 million people
Julia Hippisley-Cox1, Duncan Young2,3, Carol Coupland4, Keith M Channon5, Pui San Tan6, David A Harrison7, Kathryn Rowan8, Paul Aveyard6, Ian D Pavord9, Peter J Watkinson5,10 Correspondence to Prof Julia Hippisley-Cox, Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 […]
Link between fever, diarrhea, severe COVID-19, and persistent anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
Authors: By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD Jan 7 2021 Ever since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic began, there have been many attempts to understand the nature and duration of immunity […]
The Epidemiology, Transmission, and Diagnosis of COVID-19
Authors: By: Neesha C. Siriwardane & Rodney Shackelford, DO, Ph.D. April 15, 2020 Introduction to COVID-19 Coronaviruses are enveloped single-stranded RNA viruses of the Coronaviridae family and order Nidovirales (1). The viruses are named for […]
Clinical determinants of the severity of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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 […]
Anosmia and dysgeusia in SARS-CoV-2 infection: incidence and effects on COVID-19 severity and mortality, and the possible pathobiology mechanisms – a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Endang Mutiawati, Conceptualization, Data Curation, Resources, Validation, Writing – Original Draft Preparation, Writing – Review & Editing,a,1,2Marhami Fahriani, Conceptualization, Data Curation, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – Original Draft Preparation, Writing – Review & Editing,3Sukamto S. Mamada, Data Curation, Investigation, Validation, Writing – Review & Editing,4Jonny Karunia […]
Overweight/obesity as the potentially most important lifestyle factor associated with signs of pneumonia in COVID-19
Authors: Vanessa Sacco ,Barbara Rauch ,Christina Gar,Stefanie Haschka,Anne L. Potzel,Stefanie Kern-Matschilles,Friederike Banning,Irina Benz,Mandy Meisel,Jochen Seissler,Andreas Lechner Published: November 18, 2020 Abstract Objective The occurrence of pneumonia separates severe cases of COVID-19 from […]
Pathophysiology of COVID-19:
Mechanisms Underlying Disease Severity and Progression Authors: Mary Kathryn Bohn,1,2, Alexandra Hall,1 Lusia Sepiashvili,1,2, Benjamin Jung,1,2 Shannon, Steele,1 and Khosrow Adeli1,2,3 The global epidemiology of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) suggests […]
Role of DAMPs in respiratory virus-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome—with a preliminary reference to SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia
Review Article; Published: 17 June 2021 Authors: Walter Gottlieb Land Genes & Immunity volume 22, pages141–160 (2021 )Cite this article Abstract When surveying the current literature on COVID-19, the “cytokine storm” is considered to be […]