Long COVID: How researchers are zeroing in on the self-targeted immune attacks that may lurk behind it
A new study finds that misdirected immune responses can persist for months in those who are suffering from long COVID-19.
Aug. 31, 2022 • ~9 min
A new study finds that misdirected immune responses can persist for months in those who are suffering from long COVID-19.
A physician-bioethicist reflects on how health professionals are yet again facing painful reminders of the early months of the pandemic.
Medications to treat COVID-19 are in no way a substitute for the vaccine. But under the right circumstances, some show great promise for helping patients.
A year after it became clear that COVID-19 was becoming a pandemic, there is still no cure, but doctors have several innovative treatments. Some are keeping patients out of the hospital entirely.
Three new studies show corticosteroids can reduce deaths in critically ill COVID-19 patients. But what about other patients?
A bioethicist argues that the problem of health disparities existed long before COVID-19 struck with a vengeance in marginalized communities.
Is it possible that people who recover from COVID-19 will be plagued with long term side effects from the infection? An infectious disease physician reviews the evidence so far.
The fundamental ethos of the NHS is egalitarian.
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