Tofacitinib: new drug approved for the treatment of patients with ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the colonic mucosa. There is no curative treatment. Instead, patients must take medication...
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Nutrition is the most useful tool when treating Congenital Metabolic Disorders
Congenital metabolic disorders are rare diseases caused by alterations when ingested nutrients are processed. They can cause the accumulation or deficit...
Severe hypoglycaemia causes reduced cognitive function in elderly people with type 1 diabetes
The low blood sugar (glucose) levels experienced by people with diabetes can affect the brain. A sudden drop in glucose causes neuronal death and, as a...
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 confirming...
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 often...
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. It...
Treatment with tocilizumab in patients with kidney transplant reduces mortality from COVID-19
In a retrospective study with 80 kidney transplant patients with COVID-19, treatment with tocilizumab demonstrates a decrease in one of the inflammation...
Thrombosis are one of the main complications associated with COVID-19
Thrombosis, especially venous thrombosis, are one of the serious complications that can appear in patients affected by COVID-19. These complications, caused...
How to tell the difference between allergy symptoms and COVID
During the COVID-19 pandemic, allergists and other specialists such as pulmonologists, ENT specialists, internists and dermatologists have attended to...
Coronavirus has a more serious impact on patients with haematological diseases
People who have a haematological disease, such as lymphoma or leukaemia, present a state of immunosuppression caused both by the illness itself and the...