Category: health
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No one knew we were facing a once-in-a-generation pandemic. The important question is: “Why did it take so long for the health professionals around the world to recognize the extent of the threat and advise the world to act more forcefully?
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The science showing that children can readily be infected by CoV-2 is unequivocal.
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The specific set of symptoms COVID-19 patients experience at the onset of the disease may predict how severe their case will become, according to a study by researchers at King’s College London.
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A previously healthy 50 year old emergency room physician on the pandemic front lines caught COVID-19, suffered a stroke and lived on a ventilator for 39 days.
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The antibody response to the virus decays pretty quickly after the virus is cleared from an infected person’s body. The implication is that we quickly lose immunity to the virus.
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A 30-year old man who attended a COVID party in San Antonio has died from the disease. Before he died, he told doctors that he thought the virus was a hoax and intended to prove it with the party. He reportedly concluded, “I made a mistake.”
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Your run-of-the-mill face mask does NOT protect the wearer very much at all. It protects those around the wearer.
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Some young, healthy patients who catch the coronavirus are reporting long-term, debilitating illness.
Making Sense of Medical Science (MSMS) 