Elective surgery is a medically necessary surgery that is scheduled in advance. During the early stages of the Covid-19 epidemic in China, several patients underwent elective surgery. At the time of surgery, it was not known that they have Covid-19. All the patients did not have any symptoms, although they carry the virus. They…
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COVID–19 Headlines April 7, 2020
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How Long Can the Covid-19 Virus Survive on Common Surfaces?
The SARS-CoV-2 virus is responsible for causing Covid-19 that has infected more than 1.3 million and killed almost 74 thousand people all over the world. For easier reading, I will use SARS-2 in place of SARS-CoV-2 in some parts of the article. Lancet recently published a study about long can SARS-CoV-2 viruses survive in…
COVID–19 Headlines April 6, 2020
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COVID–19 Headlines April 5, 2020
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COVID–19 Headlines April 4, 2020
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COVID–19 Headlines April 3, 2020
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COVID–19 Headlines April 1, 2020
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COVID–19 Headlines Mar 31, 2020
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Covid–19 Headlines Mar 30, 2020
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Covid–19 Headlines Mar 29, 2020
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Alcohol Abuse, Covid-19, and Lung Complications
Covid-19 and ARDS A common complication seen in Covid-19 patients is the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome or ARDS. In ARDS, the lungs become filled with fluid. The congested lungs cannot expand and allow air to come in for gas exchange. This results in a life-threatening low oxygen level in the body. ARDS comes to the point that…
Covid–19 Headlines Mar 28, 2020
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4 Benefits of Finding Covid-19 Cases in the US
It happened late this afternoon. The U.S. overtook China as having the most cases of Covid-19 in the whole world, as shown in the Johns Hopkins University table below. At first glance, it is scary because it looks like the epidemic is spreading like a raging wildfire. However, there is a silver lining. Most of…
Who Gets Cardiac Injury in Covid-19?
Many are familiar that Covid-19 leads to severe pneumonia. A new study that came out today from the Journal of the American Medical Association reveals that heart damage also occurs in patients with Covid-19. Cardiac injury in Covid-19 presents with more severe illness. Their blood work shows signs of more significant systemic inflammation, and chest x-rays and CT…
Can’t Smell and Taste Suddenly? It Can be Covid-19!
There is a surprising similarity between NBA player Rudy Gobert and Member of the UK Parliament and Health Minister, Nadine Dorries. Both lost their senses of smell and taste at the beginning of their Covid-19 illness. The complete loss of smell is called anosmia. If the damage is partial, it is called hyposmia. Lastly, the…
Covid–19 Headlines Mar 24, 2020
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Covid–19 Headlines Mar 23, 2020
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Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin as Potential Covid-19 Treatment
Covid19 has infected more than 300 thousand people and led to more than 14 thousand deaths worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins CSSE. The number of cases increases worryingly every day. There are no vaccines and specific treatments yet, but promising candidates are. Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin on Covid-19 A small study that is not yet peer-reviewed…
Covid–19 Headlines Mar 22, 2020
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