Dexamethasone and Covid-19
NEJM Quick Take BACKGROUND Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is associated with diffuse lung damage. Glucocorticoids may modulate inflammation-mediated lung injury
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COVID-19
Covid-19 Update: Variants, Vaccination & AstraZeneca’s Vaccine trial data
Covid-19: variants and vaccination:Tools to track variants and adapt vaccines as required The three vaccines authorized in the UK for
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Vitamin D and covid-19
Benefits are possible but evidence is sparse, indirect, and inconclusive One high profile controversy has been the role of vitamin
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Myths and Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines -2021 February
Can a COVID-19 vaccine make me sick with COVID-19? No. None of the authorized and recommended COVID-19 vaccines or COVID-19 vaccines currently in
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The Doctor-Patient Relationship in the Covid era – how primary care doctors are learning on the run when age-old concepts are changing
Risky Business: lessons from covid-19 A BMJ article reports about a conference for clinical professionals are at the forefront of
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A Covid-19 Conversation with Anthony Fauci – NEJM 2021 January 27
The continuing spread of SARS-CoV-2 remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. What physicians need to know about transmission,
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Convalescent Plasma for Covid-19: works best for 65 -74yrs
Considering the number of SARS-CoV-2 infections, the paucity of treatment options, and the enthusiasm for and controversy about convalescent plasma,
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Is there a smokers paradox in Covid-19?
It is well established that cigarette smoking is associated with morbidity and mortality in several respiratory infections. However data from
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Long Covid – diagnosis and management in primary care
NICE guideline on long covid – BMJ 2020 Dec 23 AND Long COVID: A Primer for Family Physicians – Editorial
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Asymptomatic transmission of covid-19 What we know, and what we don’t
Asymptomatic transmission of covid-19 – BMJ Dec 21 Earlier estimates that 80% of infections are asymptomatic were too high and
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