“The highest levels of NIH are very concerned,” said Dr. Avindra Nath, intramural clinical director and a leader of viral research at the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, an NIH division. “Everyone’s hopes are on a vaccine, and if you have a major complication the whole thing could get derailed.” A great deal… Read More »
Everyone knows that it’s good to talk but sometimes when you are overwhelmed by something, sharing the details can be almost too painful. However, Roxana Nicoleta Dumitru knows the true meaning of ‘a problem shared is a problem halved’, as the 23-year-old has just been through a very gruelling few years after being diagnosed out… Read More »
Dear Coleen As a result of the Covid crisis, I was made redundant from my job a few weeks ago and I’ve felt very down about it ever since. I’d worked at the company for years and, even though I realised jobs were under threat, I suppose I didn’t think it would happen to me.… Read More »
One big mystery: Why do some people get very sick and even die from their illness, while other similar people show no symptoms and may not realize they’ve been infected at all? We know some of the big factors that put people at higher risk of having a severe, even fatal, course of disease: being… Read More »