News from August 2020

Health Topics August 20 2020

People who smoke and suffer from COPD are more vulnerable to COVID-19 complications

Active smokers who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more likely to present serious forms of COVID-19. There are yet no studies c1

Health Topics August 13 2020

Using social media to raise awareness about pneumonia

Approximately 800,000 children and 1 million elderly people died of pneumonia around the world in 2017. Nevertheless, the severity of pneumonia is of1

Health Topics August 5 2020

Effects of infection and confinement on Parkinson's disease during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 affects people with Parkinson’s disease in a similar way to the general population, but it may be more serious in cases of advanced disease.1