Severe acute respiratory syndrome 2019-new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is a major global challenge caused by a pandemic disease, named 'COVID-19' with no effective and selective therapy available so far. COVID-19-associated mortality is directly related
CONCLUSIONS: There was a low hospitalization rate amongst patients reporting OD. One-third of patients with COVID-19 self-reported OD, and two-thirds of patients achieve OD resolution. Survey respondents with active COVID-19 infection and female
This survey study tested a two-level model of responses to conflicting advice about COVID-19 and examined the underlying emotional and cognitive mechanisms and the moderating role of advice source. Results showed that at the individual message level
Infections with SARS-CoV-2 variants and declining immunity after primary vaccination, encouraged the use of booster doses. Some countries changed their immunization programmes to boost with vaccines different from the ones in their original schedule
Systemic corticosteroids (CSs), a keystone in pulmonology, are drugs with strong antiinflammatory activity. They are cheap, easily available, and accessible, but with common and serious side effects. Moreover, the use of exogenous CSs may suppress
CONCLUSIONS: It is of paramount importance that physicians know the associated risk factors, mentioned in our study, that may lead to invasive fungal co-infection in COVID-19 patients, and to regularly examine the patient for any developing signs so
CONCLUSION: In conclusion, treating patients with cytokine storms before they require intubation/mechanical ventilation is crucial to preventing deaths. Itolizumab has shown no clinical benefit in critically ill COVID-19 patients, however, timely
CONCLUSION: Advanced age and associated comorbidities are linked to adverse outcomes in moderate to severe COVID-19. Persistently high D-dimer levels, despite standard treatment, may also contribute to increased mortality. WHO clinical progression
The COVID-19 pandemics has made sparkly evident the importance of acute inflammation and its timely resolution to protect humans from pathogenic viruses while sparing them from collateral damages due to an uncontrolled immune response. It is clear