Article Category: KCL
Association between vitamin D supplementation and mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis
Date of Publication: August 2019
Vitamin D supplementation alone was not associated with all cause mortality in adults. However, vitamin D supplementation reduced the risk of cancer death by 16%. Additional large clinical studies are needed to determine whether vitamin D3 supplementation is associated with lower all cause mortality.
2019-nCoV epidemic: what about pregnancies?
Date of Publication: February 2020
The Coronavirus, 2019-nCoV seems to have a similar pathogenic potential as SARS-CoV and MERS- CoV. Consequently, a pregnant women may be at increased risk of severe infections. Since there are no specific early clinical signs of coronavirus exposure, it is therefore critical to minimize chance of exposure.
Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1
Date of Publication: March 2020
The ability of the Coronavirus to spread is greatly dependent on how it survives outside the host (animals and humans). This family of the viruses appear to survive for long period of times on objects and even when airborne.
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