Scientists from the Yale School of Medicine (USA) have identified a remdesivir-resistant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. According to an article published in the journal Nature Communications, the virus was isolated in an immuno-compromised patient who was taking an antiviral drug. The patient is known to be 70 years old. Her health first improved and…
Many patients with esophageal cancer experience a strange sensation resembling food stuck in the throat. This symptom can indicate dangerous disease, according to experts at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Other possible symptoms of the disease include: Difficulty swallowing; A general feeling of non wellness; Chest pain; Unintentional weight loss; Vomiting blood; Persistent cough (coughing);…
Contrary to popular belief, beer is not good for the kidneys. On the contrary, even a single alcoholic drink harms the kidneys, Evgeny Bryun, chief narcologist of the Moscow Health Department said. According to the specialist, beer damages kidneys even more than any other alcoholic beverage, RIA Novosti reported. According to the specialist, drinking beer…
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…
