mRNA vaccineRecent phase-3 clinical trials have demonstrated very encouraging results for mRNA based vaccines against COVID-19. Current FDA and manufacturer guidelines mandate intramuscular administration of these vaccines, as other administration routes may not provide the same levels of effectiveness and...
COVID-19 vaccine associated myocarditis. Short-axis 1.5T MRI images and ECG findings of a 19-year-old man with myopericarditis who presented with chest pain 3 days following the second dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA-1273). Cardiac MRI performed 2 days after symptom onset ...
COVID-19 vaccine associated myocarditis. Short-axis 1.5T MRI images and ECG findings of a 19-year-old man with myopericarditis who presented with chest pain 3 days following the second dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA-1273). Cardiac MRI performed 2 days after symptom onset demonstrate...
Regarding COVID-19 vaccination, there are data supportive of an increased risk for GBS following the AstraZeneca vaccine (Maramattom et al., 2021; Loo et al., 2021; Keh et al., 2022). A weaker link was established with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and a FDA warning label has since...
antidepressants, and antipsychotics are all increased with alcohol. It is dangerous to drink if a patient is taking acetaminophen or other pain relievers as it may cause liver damage. Patients who drink alcohol while taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increases the risk of stomach...
Tizanidine is a drug used to treat the tendency of muscles to spasm, typically resulting from neurological problems. Common side effects of tizanidine include low blood pressure, dry mouth, dizziness, sleepiness, weakness, fatigue, blurred vision, and co
TheCOVID-19 vaccinemay be less effective in people takingrituximab, and people onrituximabmay have poorer outcomes if infected with COVID-19. Therefore, doctors now try to reserverituximabfor people who did not respond to other biologic DMARDs and to those with certain lymphatic disorders ...
Schedule of enrolment, interventions, and assessments (adopted from SPIRIT 2013 Figure).1include age, gender, COVID-19 history and vaccine status;2include heart rate, and blood pressure;3include handgrip strength, 4m gait speed, balance testing, repeat chair stands, timed up and go;4via bioel...
First-line immune adjuvant therapy for intermediate and high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer is Bacillus Calmette–Guerin (BCG). BCG was developed from themycobacterium bovisfamily in the early 20th century by Albert Calmette and Camille Guerin when developing a vaccine against tuberculosis. Be...