Category: Infectious Diseases

Infectious Diseases

How Body Weight Affects Immune Response to COVID-19

Being overweight can impair the body’s antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection, but not to the protection offered by vaccination.

Infectious Diseases

High-performance ICUs Had Lower Pandemic Mortality Rates

ICU mortality rates during the pandemic were significantly lower in ICUs that exhibited high efficiency, pre-COVID-19.

Infectious Diseases

COVID Infection Elevates Guillain-Barré Risk

Having a COVID-19 infection is associated with an increased risk of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome within the next six weeks, new research finds.

Influenza

The Overlooked Phenomenon of ‘Long Colds’

Scientists suggest that extended ailments, termed “long colds,” can also arise from non-COVID respiratory infections.

Pneumonia

Childhood Respiratory Infections and Parental Smoking Linked to Adult Sleep Apnea

Some childhood exposures, such as parental smoking and respiratory tract infections, are risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea in middle-aged adults, researchers find.

Rhinovirus

Decongestant in Popular OTC Cold and Allergy Meds Doesn’t Work, FDA Panel Says

An FDA advisory committee determined that phenylephrine, common in brands like Benadryl and Mucinex, is ineffective as a nasal decongestant.

Other Infections

High-dose Inhaled Nitric Oxide Aids COVID-19 Respiratory Failure

A phase 2 study showed the treatment improved blood oxygen levels and lowered the risk of long-term sensory and motor neurologic symptoms.