COVID-19 FAQ: Can we block the destructive ‘cytokine storm’ that kills critically ill patients?
Recent research suggests that scientists have found a way to limit the devastating immune overreaction in COVID-19 that can result in death....
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COVID-19 FAQ: Is survivors’ blood plasma an effective therapy against the illness?
Convalescent plasma (CP) therapy to treat hospitalised COVID-19 patients has received emergency use authorisation (EUA) from the FDA in the United States. This kind of therapy is a classic prevention and treatment strategy against...
COVID-19 FAQ: What are the long-term health effects of COVID-19 on the brain?
For a long time during the COVID-19 pandemic, the novel coronavirus was associated primarily with lung damage. However, emerging research suggests an array of other conditions survivors of a severe form COVID-19 need to cope with....
COVID-19 FAQ: What are the long-term health effects of COVID-19 on the lungs?
Although about 80 per cent of people with symptoms of Covid-19 experience only a mild form of the disease, those patients who have spent time in intensive care units (ICU) often have long months of rehabilitation ahead of them....