Study: Individuals recovering from COVID-19 helpful for Sustained cellular immune dysregulation ANI | Updated: Jan 03, 2021 22:10 IST
Birmingham [UK], January 3 (ANI): A recent study has determined that Covid-19 patients might be helpful for clinicians to better understand how the unknown SARS-CoV-2 virus acts.
According to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, many infected patients remain asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. Others, especially those with comorbidities, can develop severe clinical disease with atypical pneumonia and multiple system organ failures.
Since the first cases were reported in December 2019, the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 has surged into a pandemic, with cases and deaths still mounting. Ongoing observational clinical research has become a priority to better understand how this previously unknown virus acts, and findings from this research can better inform treatment and vaccine desig
Study finds sustained cellular immune dysregulation in patients recovering from COVID-19 ANI | Updated: Jan 02, 2021 23:14 IST
Birmingham [UK], January 2 (ANI): Findings from recent researches on COVID-19 and observational clinical research of COVID-19 patients can help clinicians explore more about the virus to better inform treatment and vaccine design.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers, led by first-author Jacob Jake Files and co-senior authors Nathan Erdmann, M.D., PhD, and Paul Goepfert, M.D., have now reported their observational study, Sustained cellular immune dysregulation in individuals recovering from SARS-CoV-2 infection, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
COVID-19, which has killed 1.7 million people worldwide, does not follow a uniform path. Many infected patients remain asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. Others, especially those with comorbidities, can develop severe clinical disease wit
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CHRISTMAS was a little extra special for the residents of the Bahamas Children’s Emergency Hostel, thanks to the commitment from tennis sensation Sydney Clarke.
On Christmas Eve, Clarke presented a huge parcel of food, toiletries and toys to the home, all through the generosity of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association, her friends and family members, who supported her initiative of giving back to those in need.
“I was just really happy that I could come down here and give my support to these kids and just give them a Merry Christmas,” Clarke said. “I got a lot of support from the public, my tennis community and my family and friends.
‘My whole world went away’: 2020 through the eyes of Alabamians
Updated on Dec 31, 2020;
Published on Dec 31, 2020
Alabamians share their experiences of living during a pandemic. (Contributed photos)
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As Alabama locked down in March, reporters at AL.com reached out to people across the state to track their journey through this historic moment.
Their stories touch on what was taken for granted, senior prom and live music and church service and haircuts. Some struggled to keep a business afloat. Some struggled to keep their families well. Some got COVID.
Here are eight of their stories as they look back at the end of Alabama’s pandemic year:
What is long COVID? UAB’s Dr. Michael Saag says some patients suffer for months
Updated Dec 31, 2020;
Posted Dec 31, 2020
Dr. Michael Saag, left, speaks with an unidentified coworker in Birmingham, Ala., on Friday, July 10, 2020. Saag survived COVID-19 and now treats patients with the disease. (Amanda Chambers/University of Alabama at Birmingham via AP)AP
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By Meredith Cohn The Baltimore Sun (TNS) and Tribune Media Services
BALTIMORE – Just as much of the nation was shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic in March, Michaelene Carlton’s 17-year-old son tested positive for COVID-19 and quickly passed it to his parents.