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Kidney diseases in the time of COVID-19: major challenges to patient care

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Love in the Time of Cholera," a complex depiction of the struggle to love during an infectious epidemic (1).In the novel, a rational, responsible physician devoted to science is working to eradicate cholera but is pitted against a passionate, emotional, and impulsive man who wins some of the personal battles.Our current battle against the novel coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 will require both rational medical science as well as passionate and rapid risk-taking.The current COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone but presents profound consequences for patients with kidney disease, health care providers, and biomedical researchers.In this Viewpoint, I will discuss a number of kidney-specific aspects of COVID-19 infection, noting therapeutic and basic research opportunities.

Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation

DOI: 10.1172/jci138871

Author: Hamid Rabb

Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Language: English

Topic: COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Johns Hopkins University, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases