Does HIV infection increase the severity of COVID-19?
A new study by researchers at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine and published on the preprint server medRxiv* in May 2020 reports that being infected with HIV at the time of acquiring...
View ArticleDoes smoking increase COVID-19 risk?
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to smolder and smoke in many parts of the world, with over 100,000 cases, and more than 3,000 deaths reported every day. Many factors are responsible for the higher risk...
View ArticleInsights into prevalence, incidence, and impact of COPD in older adults
"Recognizing and Treating COPD in Older Adults," the latest issue of the What's Hot newsletter from The Gerontological Society of America, addresses what is known about the prevalence, incidence, and...
View ArticleLung biomarkers may predict severe COVID-19
Two University of New Mexico researchers postulate certain specific biomarkers' relevance in predicting the potential for progression to severe COVID-19 in a paper published on the preprint server...
View ArticleOrgan transplant patient dies after receiving Covid-infected lungs
Doctors say a woman in Michigan contracted covid-19 and died last fall two months after receiving a tainted double-lung transplant from a donor who turned out to harbor the virus that causes the...
View ArticleA look at how coronavirus disease (COVID-19) affects Parkinson's
Earlier, herpes simplex virus (HSV), influenza virus A, measles virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV), and mumps virus have all been associated with after-effects of the virus that includes Parkinson's disease...
View ArticleFIRS calls on governments and policymakers to support and promote tobacco...
On World No Tobacco Day (31 May, 2021) the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which the American College of Chest Physicians® (CHEST) is a founding member, calls on governments and...
View ArticleCan SARS-CoV-2 be transmitted in the food cold chain?
A new study reports that the risk of transmitting SARS-CoV-2 through such fomites is very low.
View ArticleNew oral pill for COVID-19 home treatment
As cases and hospitalizations continue to rise in many countries, new treatments are being sought to arrest the progression of the disease, preventing severe illness and death or disability. One such...
View ArticleSporadic Legionnaires’ disease in commercial truck drivers could be...
A new study examines two cases of Legionnaires’ disease diagnosed via urine antigen test that were reported and linked to windshield wiper fluid contaminated with Legionella spp.
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