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Differing immune responses discovered in asymptomatic cases vs those with severe COVID-19

The largest study of its type in the UK has identified differences in the immune response to COVID-19, between people with no symptoms, compared to those suffering a more serious reaction to the virus. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Newcastle University, University College London, University of Cambridge, EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and their… Read More »

CD4 count below 350 increases the risk of severe COVID-19

European HIV medical groups recommend priority vaccination for people with CD4 counts below 350 People with HIV with CD4 counts below 350 were almost three times more likely to experience severe COVID-19 symptoms than people with higher CD4 counts, confirming warnings by the British HIV Association and the European AIDS Clinical Society that immunosuppressed people… Read More »

FDA Approves Qdolo (tramadol hydrochloride) Oral Solution for the Management of Severe Pain

FDA Approves Qdolo (tramadol hydrochloride) Oral Solution for the Management of Severe Pain Print this page ATHENS, Ga., Sept. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Athena Bioscience, LLC, a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Qdolo™ (tramadol hydrochloride) Oral Solution 5mg/1mL C-IV, an opioid agonist indicated in adults… Read More »

We are finally unravelling the mystery of what causes severe covid-19

By Mark Anderson A computer graphic representation of the molecular structure of bradykininHANK MORGAN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY An out-of-control human peptide called bradykinin could be responsible for some of the varied and sometimes deadly symptoms seen in people who have contracted the coronavirus. We already have drugs to control bradykinin, which are being tested as treatments… Read More »