Authors: By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD Feb 17 2021 The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has largely defied attempts to contain its spread by non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). With the massive loss of life and economic damage, the only way out, in the absence of […]
Authors: Ariel Torres, Martha Fors, Tamaris Rivero, Karina Pantoja & Santiago Ballaz BMC Infectious Diseases volume 21, Article number: 558 (2021) Abstract Background The quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) effectively detects the SARS-COV-2 virus. SARS-CoV-2 Nevertheless, some critical gaps remain in the identification and monitoring of asymptomatic people. Methods This retrospective study included 733 asymptomatic and symptomatic COVID-19 subjects, who were submitted to the […]
Authors: .By Buzz Hollander, MD As a family physician, I spend my days dispensing advice. I mean, there’s the occasional cast, skin biopsy, or shot, but most of my patients are seeing me for medical counsel. Never have I been asked about one subject so much as the Covid-19 vaccines, and never have I seen so […]
Authors: Berkeley Lovelace Jr. @BERKELEY JR PUBLISHED MON, AUG 23 20219:37 AM EDTUPDATED AN HOUR AGO KEY POINTS The FDA granted Pfizer and BioNTech full U.S. approval of their Covid-19 vaccine. The move may encourage some unvaccinated Americans to get the shots as well as give more private businesses across the nation greater confidence to […]
Authors: Soumi Eachempati APR 27, 2021 A list of actions employers can take to maintain a healthy workforce and compliance. While the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging for all organizations, manufacturers have had the especially daunting task of keeping their employees safe while keeping their businesses open. In the last 13 months, hundreds of deaths and […]
Authors: By Dr. Ramya Dwivedi, Ph.D. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused over 3.75 million deaths worldwide through infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In Canada, COVID-19 has accounted for over 1.4 million infections and over 25,000 deaths. Acute COVID-19 illness typically lasts two to six weeks; however, some patients have reported debilitating […]
Authors: Ritwick Mondal 1, Upasana Ganguly 1, Shramana Deb 2, Gourav Shome 3, Subhasish Pramanik 1, Deebya Bandyopadhyay 1, Durjoy Lahiri 4 Abstract With the growing number of COVID-19 cases in recent times. significant set of patients with extra pulmonary symptoms has been reported worldwide. Here we venture out to summarize the clinical profile, investigations, and radiological findings among patients with SARS-CoV-2-associated meningoencephalitis in the form of a […]
Authors: Abanoub Riad,1,2,*†Andrea Pokorná,2,3,†Sameh Attia,4Jitka Klugarová,1,2Michal Koščík,1,5,‡ and Miloslav Klugar1,2,‡Giovanni Gabutti, Academic Editor Abstract Background: COVID-19 vaccine side effects have a fundamental role in public confidence in the vaccine and its uptake process. Thus far, the evidence on vaccine safety has exclusively been obtained from the manufacturer-sponsored studies; therefore, this study was designed to provide independent evidence on […]
Authors: Laura Oliver 30 Mar 2020 The US and Eurozone’s economies could take until 2023 to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, according to a new report from consultancy McKinsey & Company. If the public health response, including social distancing and lockdown measures, is initially successful but fails to prevent a resurgence in […]
Analysis of the national and regional economic impacts of the novel coronavirus and steps taken to contain the COVID-19 outbreak Economic Brief June 2021, No. 21-18 Was There a Better Way to Contain COVID-19? Article by: Andreas Hornstein Many countries resorted to social distancing as a first response to contain the spread of COVID-19. Arguably, social […]