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COVID raises risk of long-term brain injury, large U.S. study finds

Sep

22

COVID raises risk of long-term brain injury, large U.S. study finds People who had COVID-19 are at higher risk for a host of brain injuries a year later compared with people who were never infected by the coronavirus, a finding that could affect millions of Americans, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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Long COVID and its strange array of symptoms; Researchers look into clues

Sep

14

What causes long COVID and its strange array of symptoms? Researchers have some clues. The cause of a person's long COVID makes a huge difference in how they should be treated. But doctors are still trying to crack the code. YahooNews

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The Most Common Side Effects Of The New Bivalent COVID Booster

Sep

13

The Most Common Side Effects Of The New Bivalent COVID Booster Here's what you can expect when you get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and how you can ease any symptoms. YahooNews

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Seventeen million persons in EU may have suffered long COVID-19--WHO

Sep

13

WHO report: 17 million in EU may have suffered long COVID-19 JERUSALEM (AP) — New research suggests at least 17 million people in the European Union may have experienced long COVID-19 symptoms during the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic, with women more likely than men to suffer from the condition, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. AP NEWS

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Stress, anxiety and depression may increase the risk of long Covid-- study

Sep

12

People experiencing psychological distress are more likely to develop long Covid after an infection, study finds People who were experiencing psychological distress before getting Covid were more likely to have long-lasting symptoms than those who were not, according to new research. NBC News

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Myocarditis from COVID-19 booster rare, but risk highest among teen boys, young men--study

Sep

08

Myocarditis from COVID-19 booster rare, but risk highest among teen boys, young men Cases of myocarditis – an inflammation of the heart muscle – following a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine are rare and typically mild, research from Israel shows. www.heart.org

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School Kids, Tests and Long COVID Reassurance--Scientific American Podcast transcript

Sep

01

Back-to-School Special: Kids, Tests and Long COVID Reassurance This is our back-to-school special episode. We’ll talk about why COVID testing is about to become a school problem—and about whether or not kids have risk for long COVID. Tanya Lewis,Josh Fischman,Tulika Bose Scientific American

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Analysis: Ten key questions about Monkeypox.

Aug

31

10 key questions about monkeypox the world needs to answer Monkeypox is not a new disease. But scant attention paid to it for decades means there are big unanswered questions about the disease and the virus that causes it. Megan Molteni STAT

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Coronavirus Antigen Levels Line up with COVID-19 Severity

Aug

31

Coronavirus Antigen Levels Associated with COVID-19 Severity The levels of SARS-CoV-2 antigen in the blood of hospitalized COVID-19 patients appear to line up with how severe the illness is and other clinical outcomes, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. WebMD

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Pfizer COVID pill showed no benefit in younger adults but helped older persons-study

Aug

24

Study: Pfizer COVID pill showed no benefit in younger adults WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer's COVID-19 pill appears to provide little or no benefit for younger adults, while still reducing the risk of hospitalization and death for high-risk seniors, according to a large study published Wednesday. AP NEWS

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The researchers found that Paxlovid reduced hospitalizations among people 65 and older by roughly 75% when given shortly after infection. That’s consistent with earlier results used to authorize the drug in the U.S. and other nations.

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