Authors: Study Finds MARCH 17, 2022 The vast majority of people dealing with “long COVID” are experiencing memory and concentration problems — months after their actual coronavirus infection, a new study warns. Researchers at the University of Cambridge say seven in 10 people experiencing the lingering effects of COVID are now struggling mentally. The study […]
The I-TECH Randomized Clinical Trial February 18, 2022 Authors: Steven Chee Loon Lim, MRCP1; Chee Peng Hor, MSc2,3; Kim Heng Tay, MRCP4; et alAnilawati Mat Jelani, MMed5; Wen Hao Tan, MMed6; Hong Bee Ker, MRCP1; Ting Soo Chow, MRCP7; Masliza Zaid, MMed8; Wee Kooi Cheah, MRCP6; Han Hua Lim, MRCP9; Khairil Erwan Khalid, MRCP10; Joo Thye Cheng, MRCP2; Hazfadzila Mohd Unit, MRCP11; Noralfazita An, MMed12; Azraai Bahari Nasruddin, MRCP13; Lee Lee Low, MRCP14; Song Weng Ryan Khoo, MRCP15; Jia Hui Loh, MRCP16; Nor Zaila Zaidan, MMed17; Suhaila Ab Wahab, MMed18; Li Herng Song, MD19; Hui Moon Koh, MClinPharm20; Teck Long King, BPharm21; Nai Ming Lai, MRCPCH22; Suresh Kumar Chidambaram, MRCP4; Kalaiarasu M. Peariasamy, MSc23; for the I-TECH Study Group Article Information Abstract Importance Ivermectin, an inexpensive and widely available antiparasitic drug, is […]
Authors: Syed HassanAhmedaSummaiyyaWaseemaTaha GulShaikhaNashwa AbdulQadiraSarush AhmedSiddiquiaIrfanUllahbAbdulWarisbZohaibYousafc Annals of Medicine and Surgery Volume 75, March 2022, 103293 Abstract The global vaccination drive against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 is being pursued at a historic pace. Unexpected adverse effects have been reported following vaccination, including thrombotic thrombocytopenia, myocarditis, amongst others. More recently, some cases of tinnitus are reported post-vaccination. According […]
aUTHORS: Chien-Ting Wu,1,13Peter V. Lidsky,2,13Yinghong Xiao,2,13Ivan T. Lee,3,4,5,13Ran Cheng,1,6,13Tsuguhisa Nakayama,5,7,13Sizun Jiang,3,13Janos Demeter,1Romina J. Bevacqua,8Charles A. Chang,8,9,10,11Robert L. Whitener,8Anna K. Stalder,12Bokai Zhu,3Han Chen,3 Cell Metab. 2021 Aug 3; 33(8): 1565–1576.e5.Published online 2021 May18. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2021.05.013 : PMC8130512PMID: 34081912 Abstract Emerging evidence points toward an intricate relationship between the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and diabetes. While preexisting diabetes is […]
Authors: Farid Rahimia and Amin Talebi Bezmin Abadib,∗ Int J Surg. 2022 Mar; 99: 106261.Published online 2022 Feb12. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2022.106261 PMCID: PMC8837492PMID: 35167986 In November 2021, many patients presented with the atypical pneumonia due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in South Africa [1]. Subsequently, the WHO Technical Advisory Group called Omicron the variant B.1.1.529 which caused the rise […]
Authors: Xu-Rui Shen, Rong Geng, Qian Li, Ying Chen, Shu-Fen Li, Qi Wang, Juan Min, Yong Yang, Bei Li, Yong Yang, Bei Li, Ren-Di Jiang, Xi Wang, Xiao-Shuang Zheng, Yan Zhu, Jing-Kun Jia, Xing-Lou Yang, Mei-Qin Liu, Qian-Chun Gong, Yu-Lan Zhang, Zhen-Qiong Guan, Hui-Ling Li, Zhen-Hua Zheng, Zheng-Li Shi, Hui-Lan Zhang, Ke Peng & Peng Zhou Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy volume 7, Article number: 83 (2022) Abstract SARS-CoV-2 induced marked lymphopenia in severe patients with COVID-19. However, whether lymphocytes are targets of viral infection is […]
Authors: the UC Davis Post-COVID-19 clinic CORONAVIRUS February 11, 2022 Known to health experts as post-acute sequelae SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), it is more commonly known as long-haul COVID or long COVID. The Centers for Disease Control describes post-COVID conditions as ongoing or new symptoms occurring a month or more after a COVID-19 infection. It is estimated that between 10% to 30% of […]
Authors: Alex Berenson New figures from Britain raise bright red flags about the direction of Covid in wealthy countries that used mRNA and DNA shots to attempt to defeat the coronavirus last year. Hospitalizations and deaths remain stubbornly high and overwhelmingly occur in vaccinated people. In February, 90 percent of the 1,000 Britons who died […]
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, further specific treatment options for these patients are urgently needed. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors were identified as potential therapeutic agents […]
