With a viral disease like COVID, a drug considered for repurposing should show one of these three qualities: it should either be able to inhibit one or more stages of the coronavirus's replication cycle; relieve the bad effects of the virus; or manipulate the immune system so that the body...
We now know why the places with the most stringent lockdowns, like New York and California, had the highest death rates from COVID-19.Lockdownsincreased COVID death rates instead of decreasing them because of vitamin D deficiencies. Now we haveCOVID vaccines, which are also increasing death...
Viral respiratory infections include the common cold, flu, COVID and RSV. Here are the best ways to treat and prevent them. Vanessa Caceres Feb. 12, 2025 Viral Respiratory Infections Dry eye disease is common but it's not always simple. If eye drops aren't helping, you'll want to see...
Long coronavirus disease (COVID) is a condition characterized by the emergence of new symptoms or the persistence of existing symptoms for at least two months, three months after the initial infection[1]. Although such a condition has initially been extensively studied, there are still many contra...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel viral disease that has spread rapidly and become a global pandemic. Health care systems worldwide have struggled to cope with the pandemic and prepare for a surge of patients with respiratory tract infections. In Taiwan, the emergency department (...
The relationship between SARS-CoV-2 viral load and risk of disease progression remains largely undefined in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Here, we quantify SARS-CoV-2 viral load from participants with a diverse range of COVID-19 disease severity, including those requiring hospitalization, ...
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A Guide for Understanding Lung Cancer; One of the Leading Causes of Cancer Deaths in the W... Dr. Sushmita Roychowdhury Apr 25, 2023 Pulmonology Myths About Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) admin Nov 07, 2023 Pulmonology Coronavirus Dr. Vikas Maurya May 15, 2024 Pulmonology Chronic Obstruct...
This process has been suggested as the initiating event of CF airway disease pathogenesis, which is characterized by severe impairment of lung function8. CF could therefore be considered to be an unfavorable comorbidity in patients with COVID-19, particularly considering that other respiratory viral ...
COVID-19 and the flu are both viral infections that spread similarly and share several symptoms, such as cough, fever, and sore throat. COVID is sometimes worse than the flu, as it spreads more easily and has caused higher rates of hospitalizations and deaths.1 ...