COVID-19 and Anti-inflammatories Initially, due to a French diplomat, it was suggested that anti-inflammatories such as Ibuprofen or Voltarol should not be taken by those patients who might be at risk of developing COVID-19 or being subject to coronavirus...
Blood Group and Severity of COVID-19 It has been found that having type A blood is linked to a 50% increase in the likelihood that a patient would need oxygen or have to go on a ventilator. This was from a pre-print and not peer reviewed article by Ellinghouse...
COVID-19 Vaccine Development, Where Are We? This is neatly discussed by Nelson Lean and Allison McGeer in a comment article in The Lancet dated May 28, 2020. Clearly, developing a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is a global priority. Researchers in China,...
Food insecurity. Will this be the sting in the tail following the COVID-19 pandemic? An interesting editorial in The Lancet Global Health discusses the situation in poorer countries following COVID-19 infection. UNICEF published a discussion documented on...
COVID-19 coagulopathy, the evolving story of the clotting disorders associated with COVID-19 COVID-19 has affected over 4 million people worldwide, spreading across the continents. The substantial mortality in at-risk groups is noted and also the multiple...
COVID-19 Vaccines – Have we got the capacity to develop a vaccine at rapid speed? An interesting article by Nicole Lurie and others in the New England Journal of Medicine May 21, 2020 looks at the possibility of developing a COVID-19 vaccine at pandemic speed....
