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Spotlight recently reported on a court case aimed at expanding access to breakthrough new treatments for cystic fibrosis and on how this debilitating disease is diagnosed in South Africa. Now, in Part 3 of this special series, Catherine Tomlinson turns the spotlight on how the disease is being...
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Woman gets Covid-19 from lung transplant. This expert blames weak donor testing 24 February 2021 4:48 PM Share This: An organ transplant recipient in the US died of Covid-19 two months after contracting the virus from her donor's infected lungs. The Michigan woman contracted Covid-19 from her double lung transplant last year and died soon after. According to The Washington Post, the woman and the donor both tested negative for Covid-19 prior to the procedure. They were tested using a nasal pharyngeal swab before the surgery. Pulmonologist Dr. Greg Calligaro says a once-off nasal swab is not a...
These symptoms range from muscle weakness and fatigue, anxiety and depression, to more severe respiratory issues. These long-term effects of the virus are what some scientists are calling long-Covid. However, while this study is one of the first large studies on long-Covid, much remains uncertain about the virus’ lasting impact on the body. “We’re not 100% sure how many people are going to suffer from ongoing symptoms. It’s not the case in all circumstances, but conversely it actually is the case that some patients in the acute illness are relatively asymptomatic, so it’s difficult...
A Chinese cohort study published earlier this month in The Lancet medical journal found that over 75% of patients that were previously hospitalised with Covid-19 had at least one lingering symptom six months later. These symptoms range from muscle weakness and fatigue, anxiety and depression, to more severe respiratory issues. These long-term effects of the virus are what some scientists are calling long Covid. However, while this study is one of the first large studies on long Covid, much remains uncertain about the virus’ lasting impact on the body. “We’re not 100% sure how many ...