Auditory Disturbances and SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Brain Inflammation or Cochlear Affection? Systematic Review and Discussion of Potential Pathogenesis

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Authors: Pietro De Luca1, Alfonso Scarpa1, Massimo Ralli2, et.al. Frontiers in Neurology Patients affected by COVID-19 present a series of different symptoms; despite some of these are common, other less likely appear. Auditory symptoms seem to be less frequent, maybe because rarer or, alternatively, because they are underestimated during the clinical investigation. The hearing impairment might be related […]

COVID-19 may impair men’s sexual performance

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BY: SHARON GUYNU, 2021 South Florida urologist Ranjith Ramasamy observed a disturbing trend among his patients as COVID-19 spread across the U.S. in 2020: More and more men were complaining that they couldn’t perform in the bedroom. At first Ramasamy and his colleagues at University of Miami Hospital’s urology clinic thought that the growing reports […]

Why CDC Didn’t Issue Alert on COVID Vaccines and Myocarditis

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CDC officials were worried about causing panic. By Zachary Stieber, 1/25/2024 The Epoch Times The nation’s top public health agency did not send an alert on COVID-19 vaccines and heart inflammation because officials were concerned they would cause panic, according to an email obtained by The Epoch Times. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

Oral manifestations of COVID‐19 disease: A review article

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Authors: Behzad Iranmanesh, Maryam Khalili,  et. al. Dermatol Ther. 2021 Jan-Feb; 34(1): e14578. Published online 2020 Dec 13. doi: 10.1111/dth.14578PMCID: PMC7744903PMID: 33236823 Abstract Dysgeusia is the first recognized oral symptom of novel coronavirus disease (COVID‐19). In this review article, we described oral lesions of COVID‐19 patients. We searched PubMed library and Google Scholar for published literature since December 2019 until September 2020. […]

Maculopapular skin eruptions associated with Covid‐19: A systematic review

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Authors: Saad Shams,  Sawai Singh Rathore,  et. al. Dermatol Ther. 2021 Mar-Apr; 34(2)e14788. 202Feb2. doi: 10.1111/dth.14788PMCID: PMC7995033PMID: 33481314 Abstract In this systematic review, we anticipated in summarizing clinical features, histopathological hallmarks, and possible pathology behind the maculopapular skin eruptions occurring in Covid‐19 patients. A literature search was executed using MEDLINE/PubMed and Embase databases for articles published till 20 November 2020. […]

Detection of recombinant Spike protein in the blood of individuals vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2: Possible molecular mechanisms

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Carlo Brogna, Simone Cristoni, et. al. 2023 Abstract Purpose The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic prompted the development and use of next-generation vaccines. Among these, mRNA-based vaccines consist of injectable solutions of mRNA encoding for a recombinant Spike, which is distinguishable from the wild-type protein due to specific amino acid variations introduced to maintain the protein in a prefused state. […]

More bad news for Covid-19 sufferers: Almost HALF of patients experience painful swollen salivary glands after infection, study warns

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Authors:  JOE PINKSTONE PUBLISHED: 2021  Daily Mail From a high fever to a loss of sense of smell, Covid-19 is associated with a range of unpleasant symptoms.  Now, a new study has warned that infection with the coronavirus can also lead to swollen salivary glands in the mouth. Researchers studied 122 Covid-19 patients in Italy who caught the virus and […]

COVID-19 Shots Linked To Autism In Vaccinated Rats: Study

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JAN 14, 2024 – Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times  A study from Turkey discovered that female rats injected with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines gave birth to offspring exhibiting symptoms of autism and lower neuronal counts in the brain. The peer-reviewed study, published in the Neurochemical Research journal on Jan. 10, examined the links between COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and […]

Anemia in patients with Covid-19: pathogenesis and clinical significance

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Gaetano Bergamaschi 1, Federica Borrelli de Andreis 2 3, et.al. Observational Study Clin Exp Med2021 May;21(2):239-246. doi: 10.1007/s10238-020-00679-4. Epub 2021 Jan 8. Abstract COVID-19 patients typically present with lower airway disease, although involvement of other organ systems is usually the rule. Hematological manifestations such as thrombocytopenia and reduced lymphocyte and eosinophil numbers are highly prevalent in COVID-19 and have prognostic significance. Few data, […]

Optic Neuropathy after COVID-19

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Authors: Alicia Chen, Andrew Go Lee, MD, Nagham Al-Zubidi, MD, Noor Laylani, Pamela Davila-Siliezar American College of Opthalmology Optic neuropathy has been reported in COVID19 and the mechanisms remain ill defined although several hypotheses have been proposed including inflammatory cytokines and a transient hypercoagulable state. Many authors believe that the process is ischemic optic neuropathy (ION) and both anterior […]