Cytokine Storm: The Sudden Crash in Patients with COVID-19
It’s jarring every time. The sudden crash in patients with COVID-19 All over the world,...
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Flu
What cells does the novel coronavirus attack?
Scientists from the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin...
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New guidelines on caring for ICU patients with COVID-19
International panel does quick turnaround McMaster University Hamilton, ON (April 1, 2020) –...
Read MoreRecent advances in “universal” influenza virus antibodies: the rise of a hidden trimeric interface in hemagglutinin globular head.
Influenza causes seasonal outbreaks yearly and unpredictable pandemics with high morbidity and mortality rates. Despite significant efforts to address influenza, it remains a major threat to human public health. This issue is...
Read MoreInfections causing stroke or stroke-like syndromes.
Stroke has relevant morbidity and mortality despite appropriate treatments and early diagnosis. Beside common risk factors such as diabetes and atrial fibrillation, infections can be involved in stroke pathogenesis, probably...
Read MoreEmergence of a Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): Protocol for Extending Surveillance Used by the Royal College of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre and Public Health England.
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Research and Surveillance Centre (RSC) and Public Health England (PHE) have successfully worked together on the surveillance of influenza and other infectious diseases for over...
Read MoreRisk factors associated with Avian Influenza subtype H9 outbreaks in poultry farms in Kathmandu valley, Nepal.
The poultry sector contributes four percent to the national GDP of Nepal. However, this sector is under threat with periodic outbreaks of Avian Influenza (AI) subtypes H5 and H9 since 2009. This has been both a public health...
Read MoreChemical intervention of influenza virus mRNA nuclear export.
Influenza A viruses are human pathogens with limited therapeutic options. Therefore, it is crucial to devise strategies for the identification of new classes of antiviral medications. The influenza A virus genome is constituted...
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Mortality rate of COVID-19 patients on ventilators
Written by Physician’s Weekly Blogger, Skeptical Scalpel Although at the time I wrote this...
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