There are several ongoing clinical trials testing the efficacy of MSC in COVID-19 (appendix pp 5–6). Convalescent plasma from patients who have recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection has also been proposed as a potential treatment for COVID-19. Convalescent plasma has been used in many severe...
The food is medicine (FIM) movement has grown dramatically in the past few years. Interest is largely driven by a desire to address the persistent and expensive problem of poor health arising from poor nutrition, which costs the US economy$1.1 trillion each yearand is a leading cause of mort...
While the U.S. surpassed 200,000 COVID-19 deaths and the world approaches 1 million, Africa's surge has been leveling off. Its 1.4 million confirmed cases are far from the horrors predicted. Antibody testing is expected to show many more infections, but most cases are asymptomatic. Just...
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is still ongoing and a major challenge for health care services worldwide. In the first WSES COVID-19 emergency surgery survey, a strong negative impact on emergency surgery (ES) had been described already early in the pandemic si
people retain a keen sense of humor, and healthcare is free. What’s more, thanks to good planning and foresight, not to mention political will and asuperlative biotech industry dating back over 30 years, Cuba has four COVID-19 candidates in clinical trials;whole population immunization begins...
I get a phone call from urgent care. “Your test came back positive for Covid-19,” they tell me. It’s confirmation of what I already knew. They prescribe a different cough medicine, Virtussin, and advise me to stay at home and not go to the hospital unless I have shortness of ...
The Covid-19 pandemic has also unsettled the system by prompting collection societies to issue new policies regarding the collection of royalties from online live performances (Akundi Citation2020). Furthermore, with the advertising-supported YouTube being the most dominant music consumption platform ...
is taking a devastating mental toll on children across Europe. Beyond those directly in the conflict zone, the constant media coverage spreads fear and anxiety, fueling a hidden mental health crisis. This weighs heavily on children already burdened by the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 ...
As he started to see a rise in certain conditions in the first year of the pandemic, Strain assumed it was the result of people being unable or unwilling to access healthcare. Only as the pandemic entered its second year did he begin to suspect that Covid itself could be increasing vulner...
The necessity of federal financial support and technical assistance for providing free vaccines, various pricing directives for testing, and eventual supply and equipment aid to improve access and affordability for addressing COVID-19 were widely recognized. However, general acceptance of these government...