What your physician is studying on Medscape.com:

MARCH 20, 2020 — This week the web was inundated with coronavirus tales. Amongst many others, headlines cheered for a centenarian who survived the illness, and warned that COVID-19 may be a much bigger downside for these with blood sort A. Here is why you did not see these tales on Medscape.

A 103-Yr-Previous Survives Coronavirus

It is at all times excellent news when anybody survives an an infection with coronavirus. So after we noticed a report that “A 103-year-old lady in Iran has recovered after being contaminated with the brand new coronavirus, state media reported, regardless of overwhelming proof the aged are most in danger from the illness,” we cheered. However outliers at all times exist, and a complete story dedicated to a single case like this did not appear definitely worth the restricted time our readers have in the mean time. Nonetheless, lengthy dwell this survivor and others!

Blood Sort A Linked to Increased Threat?

A brand new examine of greater than 2000 sufferers discovered that these with blood sort A are extra inclined to COVID-19. The preliminary examine, performed by researchers at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan College, in contrast the blood sort of sufferers who examined optimistic for COVID-19 with that of wholesome individuals from the identical area. The authors recommend that ABO blood typing may very well be helpful in illness and danger administration.;

The examine, nevertheless, was revealed on a preprint server, medRxiv , the place, as Medscape readers know, researchers publish early variations of a manuscript earlier than they’re peer-reviewed. Quickly disseminating info is important as COVID-19 continues to unfold, however so is cautious vetting. As a result of we did not have the sources to do this this week, given, nicely, COVID-19 protection, we skipped on this one. We’re additionally undecided whether or not the findings would have any impact on testing for COVID-19 or on treating it.