Coronavirus-clinical-updates
A new research report published
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that wearing
a tight-fitting surgical mask, or doubling up on masks (wearing a cloth mask
over a medical/surgical mask), can significantly reduce COVID-19 transmission
and slow the spread of new, more contagious strains of COVID-19 .Universal maski...
Antibiotics treatment for bacterial
pneumonia in adults in hospital
Antibiotic management of
suspected or confirmed bacterial pneumonia in adults in hospital during the
COVID-19 pandemic. This includes people presenting to hospital with moderate to
severe community-acquired pneumonia and people who develop pneumonia while in
hospital.COVID...
A new draft recommendation
relating to anticoagulation for discharged patients with COVID-19 has
been issued by the American Society of Hematology (ASH).For patients with COVID-19 who
are being discharged from the hospital and who do not have suspected or
confirmed venous thromboembolism or another indication for anticoagulation, the
ASH guide...
Covid-19 has spread and had a
profound effect on the lives and health of people around the globe.Recent evidence shows that a
range of symptoms can remain after the clearance of the acute infection in many
people who have had covid-19, and this condition is known as long covid.The National Institute for
Health and Care Excellence (NICE) defines...
Association between COVID-19 and
Myocarditis Using Hospital-Based Administrative Data — United States, March
2020–January 2021
Viral infections are a common
cause of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle (myocardium) that can
result in hospitalization, heart failure, and sudden death. Emerging data
suggest an association between...
As of 31 August 2021, there have
been 1,500,618 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bangladesh, reported to WHO, and
a total of 26,535,211 vaccine doses have been administered. An important question emerges: if
infected, are we protected? There has been considerable discussion over the
past 4 months on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness, but what is th...
This WHO Therapeutics and COVID-19: living guideline now includes two recommendations regarding the combination of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies, Casirivimab and Imdevimab: a conditional recommendation in favour of use in non-severe patients (the condition being patients’ risk of severe disease: patients at highest risk represent good candidat...
Having a comprehensive
understanding of the transmission patterns of SARS-CoV-2
is necessary for the successful implementation of these public health
measures.For example, obtaining
information about when individuals with SARS-CoV-2 are most likely to spread
the virus may guide decisions about the duration of contact tracing an...
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented challenges in management and
follow-up in common respiratory diseases such as asthma.
This review will discuss the current recommendations regarding asthma and
COVID-19 based on best available evidence at this time. RemoveAvailable Brand
More good news! In addition to last week’s announcement of very high (90%) COVID-19 vaccine efficacy emerging from the first interim analysis of a phase 3 trial [1], we received word that a second vaccine had similar initial efficacy at 94.5%.[2] Both of these candidates use an mRNA platform, a novel approach to human vaccines. Th...
Patients with asthma were considered to be at elevated risk early in
the COVID-19 pandemic. The study showed that physical
activity was less in patients with asthma. However, the groups had similar
fear, perceived stress, and quality of life. Total physical activity level,
vigorous physical activity level, and walking score of patients wit...
PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONSCOVID-19 infections among
practicing dentists will likely remain low if dentists continue to adhere to
guidance.The researchers found that 99.7%
of the dentists had implemented enhanced infection prevention and control
procedures, including -disinfecting all equipment and
surfaces that are commonly touched, checking staff...
