Pulmonology

Intracranial/ brain aneurysms are if ruptured can be fatal or can cause significant morbidity that can limit the quality of life. With the advent of newer endovascular techniques, these aneurysms now can be treated safely with durable efficacy.

COVID-19 vaccine can reduce infection in humans, be it asymptomatic or otherwise. This may signal that the virus transmission rate could be reduced. Measuring virus transmission reduction is challenging and perhaps the better alternative is to measure the reduction in the infectivity rate.

The Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) presents numerous challenges for the research community and healthcare system worldwide. Around 10 to 20 percent of hospitalized patients with infected COVID-19 may suffer from severe pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), requiring support with mechanical ventilation.