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Long COVID expert explains the latest research on potential treatments

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While it’s often fine to exercise with a cold, doctors explain why you shouldn’t run with COVID.

Is ice always the best option for treating an acute injury with swelling and pain? Did you know ...

A recent study reported that monocytosis during the acute phase of coronavirus disease 2019 could forecast anosognosia in long COVID.

CAPE TOWN, Feb 12 — The head of the World Health Organization said Friday the acute phase of the pandemic could end this year, if around 70 per cent of the world gets vaccinated. “Our expectation is that the acute phase of this pandemic will end this year, of course with one condition, the 70...

WHO chief says world at 'critical juncture' in COVID pandemic

Dengue virus infection is prevalent in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world, which is fatal if untreated symptomatically. Emergence of new genotype within serotypes led to enhanced severity. The objective of the study is to identify the molecular characteristics of the DENV circulated during 2017 outbreak in Tamil Nadu, India and, to investigate the role of inflammatory cytokines in different ‘serotypes’ and in ‘dengue severity’. A total of 135 suspected samples were tested for...

COVID-19: Emergence of vaccine-resistant variants imminent, AHF warns On By Chioma Obinna The largest global AIDS Organisation, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, AHF, has warned that failure to administer COVID-19 vaccines fast enough may lead to new resistant variants of COVID-19 that would not respond to the available vaccines. The Bureau Chief of AHF Africa, Dr Penninah Lutung who issued the warning during the Vaccinate Our World, VOW, virtual press briefing tagged: “Interrupting the Acute Phas...

 E-Mail DALLAS, March 11, 2021 -- As integral members of stroke treatment teams, nurses coordinate patient assessment and collaborate care among multiple health care professionals to facilitate the best possible outcomes for patients with acute ischemic stroke. Nurses also advocate for patients and their caregivers to ensure they receive appropriate information and education to successfully navigate phases of treatment in the hospital and after discharge. A series of three new Scientific State...