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SARS-CoV2: How a Low-Powered Virus Turns Deadly
Early laboratory tests show the SARS-CoV2 virus, which leads to COVID-19, behaves very differently from the flu or common respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in that it travels under the radar and enters human and animal cells quietly, eliciting a...
Is There a Connection Between COVID-19 and IBD?
COVID-19 is a concern for everyone. But people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may be at increased risk of contracting this virus--or developing a bad case of it. This mostly has to do with medications they may be taking. Ryan Ungaro, MD, Assistant...
Controlling Extreme Inflammation in Severe Cases of COVID-19 May Help Save Lives
Immunologists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are playing a major role in managing the care of severely ill patients with COVID-19, who often experience an excessive inflammatory response to the disease that can ultimately overwhelm...
What Older Adults and Their Families Need to Know About COVID-19
A leader in geriatric medicine, R. Sean Morrison, MD, the Ellen and Howard C. Katz Chair of the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, shares information that older people and...
How Should Pregnant People Protect Themselves From COVID-19?
The rapidly changing health advisories surrounding COVID-19, the novel coronavirus causing a pandemic, can be confusing. While the elderly and those with severe respiratory illness have been highlighted as high risk populations, the question remains as to...
What Should Gastroenterologists and Patients Know About COVID-19?
Physicians need to consider that gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea could be early signs of COVID-19 infection, especially in those GI patients who also present with upper respiratory complaints. Meanwhile, patients with...