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What do we know about the B.1.617.2 variant?

01 Jun 2021 by

Scientists are scrambling to understand what role B.1.617.2, the variant first discovered in India, plays in current surges of COVID-19 infections.

What do we know about the B.1.617.2 variant?

Inhaled surfactant looks good for COVID-19-related ARDS

Inhaled surfactant therapy shows promise in the treatment of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) associated with COVID-19, as shown in a study.

Inhaled surfactant looks good for COVID-19-related ARDS

COVID-19 re-infection rare, greater risk in elderly

31 May 2021 by

A large observational study from Denmark has suggested that a repeat SARS-CoV-2 infection is rare following a prior infection. However, older aged individuals may be less protected following a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection than their younger counterparts.

COVID-19 re-infection rare, greater risk in elderly

31 May 2021

Breastfeeding confers protective antibodies against COVID-19 to infants

31 May 2021 by

Breast milk of women with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 illness does not contain SARS-CoV-2 virus, but it carries antibodies against the coronavirus which can confer protection to their breastfed infants, a recent study has shown.

Breastfeeding confers protective antibodies against COVID-19 to infants

31 May 2021

Is it sinusitis or COVID-19?

31 May 2021 by

It is crucial to differentiate sinusitis and COVID-19 since their symptoms overlap and especially at a critical time when the healthcare system is stretched to accommodate a surge in COVID-19 cases.

Is it sinusitis or COVID-19?

31 May 2021

Angiotensin receptor blocker may improve outcomes in nonobese COVID-19 patients

Use of the angiotensin receptor blocker candesartan appears to confer benefits for length of hospital stay, radiological outcome, and time-to-negative swab in the subgroup of nonobese patients with COVID-19, according to a study.

Angiotensin receptor blocker may improve outcomes in nonobese COVID-19 patients

Lower limb deep vein thrombosis common in COVID-19

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is not an uncommon occurrence among patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, and is often asymptomatic, a recent study has found.

Lower limb deep vein thrombosis common in COVID-19

Media coverage of COVID-19 too political, unscientific

In the media coverage of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, science has been overwhelmed by politics, a recent study in Italy has found.

Media coverage of COVID-19 too political, unscientific

High doses of vitamin D may help suppress inflammation in COVID-19

Targeted, high-dose daily supplementation with vitamin D seems to improve outcomes of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and can be safely incorporated into care protocols, a recent study has found.

High doses of vitamin D may help suppress inflammation in COVID-19