Doctor’s Checklist for Treating Long COVID Patients
Written by Hallie Levine April 4, 2023 Lisa McCorkell had a mild bout of COVID-19 in March 2020. Young and healthy, she assumed that she would bounce back quickly. But when…[...]
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How Covid-19 damages lungs explained
Authors: mINT oCTOBER 31, 2022 sYNOPSIS SARS-CoV-2 is the third novel coronavirus to cause human outbreaks in the 21st century, following SARS-CoV in 2003 and MERS-CoV in 2012. Covid-19: The…[...]
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Laboratory Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Prognosis in COVID-19
Authors: Denise Battaglini, 1 , 2 , 3 Miquéias Lopes-Pacheco, 4 Hugo C. Castro-Faria-Neto, 5 Paolo Pelosi, 1 , 2 and Patricia R. M. Rocco 4 , 6 , 7 , * Front Immunol. 2022; 13: 857573. Apr 27. 2022 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.857573 PMCID: PMC9091347 PMID: 35572561 Abstract Severe acute respiratory…[...]
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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 Watkinson5,10Correspondence to Prof Julia Hippisley-Cox, Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 Abstract…[...]
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Here’s what we know so far about the long-term symptoms ofCOVID-19
July 26, 2020 3.56pm EDT We’re now all too familiar with the common symptoms of COVID-19: a fever, dry cough and fatigue. Some people also experience aches and pains, a…[...]
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How does coronavirus kill? Clinicians trace a ferocious rampage through the body, from brain to toes
Authors: By Meredith Wadman, Jennifer Couzin-Frankel, Jocelyn Kaiser, Catherine MatacicApr. 17, 2020 , 6:45 PM On rounds in a 20-bed intensive care unit one recent day, physician Joshua Denson assessed two patients with seizures,…[...]
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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 AbstractObjectiveWe aimed to systematically identify the possible risk factors responsible for severe cases. MethodsWe…[...]
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Coronavirus and the Nervous System
What is SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19?What do we know about the effects of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 on the nervous system?What are the immediate (acute) effects of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 on the brain?What is…[...]
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The characteristics and evolution of pulmonary fibrosis in COVID-19 patients as assessed by AI-assisted chest HRCT
Authors: Jia-Ni Zou , Liu Sun , Bin-Ru Wang , You Zou , Shan Xu, Yong-Jun Ding, Li-Jun Shen, Wen-Cai Huang, Xiao-Jing Jiang, Shi-Ming Chen Published: March 23, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248957 Abstract The characteristics and…[...]
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Ivermectin to prevent hospitalizations in patients with COVID-19 (IVERCOR-COVID19) a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Authors: Julio Vallejos, Rodrigo Zoni, María Gabriela Aguirre Abstract Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) has changed our lives. The scientific community has been investigating re-purposed treatments to prevent disease…[...]
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