Doctors

WILLIAM PETRI, THE CONVERSATION 28 JUNE 2020 With over 2 million cases in the US since the coronavirus pandemic began in late December, there are now many people who have recovered from COVID-19.At the same, there have been reports of people who continue to have long-term side effects from the infection. I am a professor and…

Donnelle Eller, USA TODAY Published 9:46 a.m. ET June 27, 2020 CLOSE Scientists are beginning a new study to tell if the blood plasma of COVID-19 survivors might help prevent infection in the first place. (June 12) AP DomesticThe claim: Doctors warn COVID-19 may trigger diabetes in otherwise healthy people ScienceAlert, an independent online site covering…

Brain complications, including stroke and psychosis, have been linked to Covid-19 in a study that raises concerns about the potentially extensive impact of the disease in some patients. The study is…

Pittsburgh doctors found a potential connection between covid-19 and the onset of the autoimmune disorder Guillain-Barré Syndrome, according to a case study from Allegheny General Hospital. The neurologists, among the first in the country to document this link, published findings in the June issue of the Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease. Covid-19 creates immune-mediated processes…

The structure of SARS-COV-2 with its spike protein. (PenWin/iStock/Getty Images Plus) JULIAN HAMILTON-SHIELD, THE CONVERSATION 22 JUNE 2020 Recent studies from England and other countries have suggested that adults with both types 1 and 2 diabetes have an increased risk of death if they catch COVID-19, especially if they have poor glucose control. The weight…