Mount Sinai study suggests COVID-19 infection should be considered a risk factor for future cardiopulmonary conditions Patients suffering from long COVID may exhibit persistent inflammation in the heart and lungs […]
A Retrospective Analysis of Chest Radiographic Patterns in Patients With COVID-19
Narender Singh • Saroj Kumar Pati • Narendra Kuber Bodhey • Sajal De • Ajoy K. Behera, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.78942 Abstract Background: Chest radiography is often the most utilized and primary investigation for patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, however, only limited […]
Comparison of the Degree of Chest CT Scan Abnormalities in COVID-19 and Influenza Patients
Shiv Goel • Julia Kipp • Adam Kipp • Shelly Jain • Nirmit Goel, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.75536 Abstract Introduction In the emergency department (ED), COVID-19 and influenza are two common viral diseases. They cause similar symptoms in the respiratory system, […]
Massive 23andMe survey reveals who may be at the highest risk for long COVID
Authors: Amy Graff, SFGATE May 31, 2022 It’s a question everyone wants answered: Who is more likely to develop long COVID-19, the debilitating symptoms that can linger for weeks, months or even […]
Endothelial thrombomodulin downregulation caused by hypoxia contributes to severe infiltration and coagulopathy in COVID-19 patient lungs
Authors: Taejoon Won, Megan K. Wood, David M. Hughes, Monica V. Talor, Zexu Ma Jowaly Schneider, et al. Published:January 12, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.103812 Background Thromboembolism is a life-threatening manifestation of coronavirus disease […]
Study Finds Teenage Boys Six Times More Likely To Suffer Heart Problems From Vaccine Than Be Hospitalized by COVID
Authors; Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News, Research conducted by the University of California has found that teenage boys are six times more likely to suffer from heart problems caused […]
Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19
Authors: Ben Hu, Hua Guo, Peng Zhou & Zheng-Li Shi Nature Reviews Microbiology volume 19, pages141–154 (2021) Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly transmissible and pathogenic coronavirus that emerged in late 2019 […]
Primed” for Infection: Cells Damaged by Chronic Lung Disease Can Result in Severe COVID
Authors: TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (TGEN) Results from a TGen-led international study suggest that SARS-CoV-2 takes advantage of genetic changes among patients with pre-existing lung diseases. The results of a study by […]
Simplifying Covid-19 Into One Mechanism: The Epithelial-endothelial Crosstalk
The Multifaceted Covid-19 We see all imaginable symptoms with Covid-19, which is supposed to be a pneumonia disease. Yet Covid-19 can affect the brain, peripheral nerves, olfaction, taste, throat, thyroid, liver, gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, spleen, semen, skin, blood vessels, toes, and probably more to […]
COVID-19 Autopsies Put Endothelial Damage, Angiogenesis in the Spotlight
More autopsy reports on COVID-19 patients, some from the United States, are helping researchers piece together a picture of a virus that damages endothelial cells, causing a clotting disorder that […]