Acute kidney injury in severe COVID-19 similar to sepsis-associated issues, study finds
Photo Cred: Freepik By Katherine Shagoury Acute kidney injury associated with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) resembles sepsis-caused kidney injury, and the immune response triggered by the infection plays a pivotal...
Read MoreCase letter explores fecal microbiota transplantation for COVID-19 infection
Photo Cred: Karolina Grabowska/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) could be a potential treatment option for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a research letter published in the...
Read MoreCOVID-19 antibodies persist at least nine months after infection, study finds
Photo Cred: Andrea Crisanti By Katherine Shagoury Antibody levels remain high nine months after infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), whether symptomatic or asymptomatic, according...
Read MoreFDA announces new warning for Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Photo Cred: Mufid Majnun/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced this week revisions to the vaccine recipient and vaccination provider fact sheets for the Johnson &...
Read MoreStudy links mild COVID-19 symptoms with prior coronavirus encounters
Photo Cred: Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury People with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) may experience milder symptoms if certain cells of their immune systems “remember” previous encounters with seasonal coronaviruses,...
Read MoreTrauma patients with COVID-19 greater risk of complications, death
Photo Cred: Martha Dominguez de Gouveia/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)-positive patients with traumatic injuries have six times higher risk of death and complication than patients without COVID-19, according...
Read MoreCleveland Clinic research identifies link between gut microbes, stroke
Photo Cred: Cleveland Clinic By Katherine Shagoury The gut microbiome impacts stroke severity and functional impairment following stroke, according to new findings from Cleveland Clinic researchers published in Cell Host &...
Read MoreStem cells may hold a key to developing new COVID-19 vaccines
Photo Cred: Kindel Media/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), may have the ability to reactivate dormant tuberculosis (TB), and infection with a specific...
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