The new coronavirus kills by inflaming and clogging the tiny air sacs in the lungs, choking off the bodys oxygen supply until it shuts down the organs essential for life. But clinicians around the world are seeing evidence that suggests the virus also may be…
A few weeks ago, I came down with a mild cough and a runny nose. I heard seasonal allergies were starting early and didnt think much of it. The next day, I was exhausted and had a splitting headache. As a doctor, I was required to get tested for Covid-19 be…
A New York pediatrician said she thought a staggering 80 per cent of children in the city are infected with the coronavirus as she explained that most kids have not been tested as they are not the priority in hospitals. Dr Dyan Hes, a pediatrician with New …
The coronavirus has not been selective with its targets. And each case is its own story. When to use ventilators in critical cases, for example, differs from patient to patient. So what does it feel like to have COVID-19? What exactly happens in the body, and…