Tag Archives: silent

Asymptomatic COVID: Silent, but Maybe Not Harmless

Anthony Fauci, MD, director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD. Donna Farber, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology; principle investigator, the Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Columbia University, New York. Aileen Marty, MD, professor of infectious diseases and travel medicine, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami. Eric Topol, MD,… Read More »

‘Silent’ strokes common after surgery, linked to cognitive decline

Canadian researchers have discovered that covert — or ‘silent’ — strokes are common in seniors after they have elective, non-cardiac surgery and double their risk of cognitive decline one year later. While an overt stroke causes obvious symptoms, such as weakness in one arm or speech problems that last more than a day, a covert… Read More »

Enduring the silent pain of miscarriage

The 35-year-old has revealed that she has endured the pain of multiple miscarriages while trying for a baby with her husband Wes Quirke. She underwent various treatments and surgery in an attempt to conceive but has just announced that after a “long and tough journey”, she and Quirke are now expecting a baby girl who… Read More »