Studies signal that damage to the endothelium—cells that cover blood vessels like wallpaper—could underpin the thrombosis and inflammation induced by coronavirus infection. The endothelium as a common theme in COVID-19…[...]
Since the end of 2019, COVID-19 has caused considerable mortality and morbidity worldwide, and become a priority of the global society. Better understanding the pathogenesis of COVID-19 will provide important…[...]
A recent study looks at the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins, showing that they can cause some of the harm of COVID-19 by themselves. This is an important advance in…[...]
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…[...]
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…[...]
Whether it’s strange rashes on the toes or blood clots in the brain, the widespread ravages of COVID-19 have increasingly led researchers to focus on how the novel coronavirus sabotages…[...]
In a June 14, 2021 article by Christianity Daily, Dr. Marty Makary of John's Hopkins School of Medicine is quoted as saying the the US has achieved herd immunity for…[...]
Truly worth reading is a piece by Donald G. McNeil Jr., "The End IS Near. No, Seriously." He has written for the NY Times since 1976 and Global health beat…[...]
The fully vaccinated have finally been given a "get out of jail free card" from the CDC, while those who suffered through the covid infection remain personae non gratae. The…[...]
As more people are vaccinated and summer weather brings us out of doors, the social distancing and masking debate continues. Many states are loosening restrictions and most schools finally opened…[...]