Health Care-Illness

From WikiDemocracy
Revision as of 19:00, 13 July 2020 by Kirk (talk | contribs)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
COVID-19 Antibody Response Drops in 3 Months According to Kings College London Report in Review

<embed> https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/7/13/1960341/-COVID-19-Antibody-Response-Drops-in-3-Months-According-to-Kings-College-London-Report-in-Review?utm_campaign=trending </embed>

In the first longitudinal study of its kind, scientists analysed the immune response of more than 90 patients and healthcare workers at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS foundation trust and found levels of antibodies that can destroy the virus peaked about three weeks after the onset of symptoms then swiftly declined.


I'm a physiotherapist. Seeing the impact of Covid on survivors will haunt me forever

<embed> https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jun/25/physiotherapist-seeing-impact-covid-survivors-haunt-forever </embed>

I’ve never seen anything like coronavirus before. Recovering will be a Herculean task for patients, but we are here to help.
But never have I seen the cracked-glass effect on lung CT scans like those of Covid-19 patients. I have stared at them wondering where the breath is coming from, worrying if they will be able to conjure up the respiratory effort to sit, stand, step, move, live. Those scans will skulk in the depths of my brain for the rest of my days.

<embed> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0965-6 </embed> <embed> https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/6/24/1955596/-Widely-cited-study-has-left-some-doubting-a-COVID-19-vaccine-is-possible-but-not-so-fast </embed>