Sex, Sleep, Steroids, and Lifestyle: Unraveling the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Conundrum

Overview

Journal J Transl Int Med

Publisher Sciendo

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2020 Oct 16

PMID 33062588

Citations 3

Authors

Vishal Sehgal

Amit Kalra

Surender Singh

Brian Ulmer

Affiliations

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Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has wreaked havoc and distressed economies worldwide. Countries have gone on lockdown of their economies to prevent the spread of the disease. This obviously led to collateral damage in the form of worsening healthcare for non-COVID-related conditions and is playing havoc with the world economy. Herein, we suggest novel strategies to prevent COVID-19 related complications, keeping in view the pathophysiology of the disease.

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