David Bennett, 57, the world’s first patient to receive a transplant from a genetically modified pig heart, has died after living for two months. As BBC reports, the new heart functioned normally for some time after the operation on January 7, but after few days Bennett’s condition began to worsen. Doctors at the University of Maryland…
The real number of deaths from COVID-19 may be 3 times higher than the official data: this difference can be explained by problems with diagnosis and with the reporting of deaths. According to Medportal.ru, according to official data, 5.9 million people died from COVID-19 between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021. A new study…
People infected with the Omicron strain of coronavirus sometimes experience a complete loss of voice, Elina Aranovich, an internist, cardiologist and oncologist from Russia told Gazeta.Ru. Voice problems may include not only loss of voice: some patients, according to the specialist, began to complain more often of hoarseness and rattling of the voice. Infection with coronavirus…
The cough when infected with the omicron strain of corona virus is due to irritation of the nerve endings in the pharynx and larynx. Therefore, it cannot be treated with mucolytic agents that cause sputum, otolaryngologist, otoneurologist Olga Malchenko said. Omicron affects the nerve in the pharynx, after which there is inflammation in the upper…
The omicron strain COVID-19 has evolved into a seasonal ARI characterized by its rapid spread and displacement of its more dangerous mutations around the world. Vladislav Zhemchugov, an immunologist and specialist in especially dangerous infections, told TASS. “It (the omicron strain) will gradually displace all previous more dangerous constructs and bypass the entire planet. And…
Children also contract the coronavirus and may have complications because of it, but they secrete much less virus than adults. This is reported in a study by a team of researchers in Berlin, Medportal.ru reported. Fifteen children, aged 8-10, and adult volunteers, aged 23-64, participated in the study. Using a laser meter, the researchers measured…
Scientists from Tsinghua University, Peking University, and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences have developed new technology that can be used to detect the spread of coronavirus in the air. The technology has already been tested at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. According to “China Daily”, the coronavirus is mainly transmitted by airborne droplets, such as…
A person with omicron is most infectious during the first 3 days, because that is when the viral load peaks. However, some patients can also be infectious for 10 days. “The virus is not a living substance, it is a pure recorded genetic code that, shall we say, ‘wallows’ in the external environment in a…
The British scientists conclude that the next strain of coronavirus may have greater pathogenicity than the delta or omicron strains, and could kill many more people, The Guardian reports. “The Omicron variant did not come from the Delta variant. It came from a completely different part of the virus’s family tree. And since we don’t…
Within a year of a COVID-19 coronavirus infection, patients have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, including deadly strokes and heart attacks, report scientists at Washington University in St. Louis in the journal Nature Medicine. Even those who have had mild to moderate COVID-19 have an increased risk of developing circulatory problems, the scientists said.…
