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SARS-CoV-2 persistence, low serotonin may cause long-COVID symptoms

… SARS-CoV-2 persistence, low serotonin may cause long-COVID symptoms … SARS-CoV-2 persistence, low serotonin may cause long-COVID symptoms Teaser image Teaser text Falling serotonin … vagus nerve signaling, which may cause neurocognitive long-COVID symptoms such as memory loss. Infectious disease topics …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Study identifies female sex, heart disease as long-COVID risk factors, vaccination as protective

… Study identifies female sex, heart disease as long-COVID risk factors, vaccination as protective … Study identifies female sex, heart disease as long-COVID risk factors, vaccination as protective Teaser image … had protracted recoveries. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body Women and adults …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Paxlovid cuts COVID hospitalization, death risk and speeds symptom relief, studies find

… Paxlovid cuts COVID hospitalization, death risk and speeds symptom relief, studies find … Paxlovid cuts COVID hospitalization, death risk and speeds symptom relief, … the use of healthcare resources. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body New findings from …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Study says most long-COVID symptoms resolve by 1 year after mild cases, but experts not so sure

… Study says most long-COVID symptoms resolve by 1 year after mild cases, but experts not so sure … Study says most long-COVID symptoms resolve by 1 year after mild cases, but experts not so sure Teaser image Teaser text Many long-COVID patients have reported facing skepticism when seeking …
Mary Van Beusekom
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A third in Hong Kong may have had COVID amid Omicron, most with no symptoms

… A third in Hong Kong may have had COVID amid Omicron, most with no symptoms … A third in Hong Kong may have had COVID amid Omicron, most with no symptoms Body Derek Yung / … estimate that 33.6% of the adult population had COVID-19 in 2022, 72.1% with no symptoms, according to an …
Mary Van Beusekom

No evidence athletes at risk for cardiac arrest after COVID vaccinations

… No evidence athletes at risk for cardiac arrest after COVID vaccinations … No evidence athletes at risk for cardiac arrest after COVID vaccinations Body Neon Tommy, James Santelli / Flickr … athletes, sudden cardiac arrest, and myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccines, and finds that athletes engaged in …
Stephanie Soucheray

US veteran outpatients not often prescribed COVID-19 drugs

… US veteran outpatients not often prescribed COVID-19 drugs … US veteran outpatients not often prescribed COVID-19 drugs Body A study of more than 285,000 … nonhospitalized US veterans who tested positive for COVID-19 in 2022 and early 2023 reveals low rates of …
Mary Van Beusekom

Risk of new post-COVID mental disorders higher only in older patients, study suggests

… Risk of new post-COVID mental disorders higher only in older patients, study suggests … Risk of new post-COVID mental disorders higher only in older patients, study … and older. It also finds that worsened mental health after COVID-19 hospitalization is common but no more so than after …
Mary Van Beusekom

COVID vaccine uptake low among older people, especially in poorer nations

… COVID vaccine uptake low among older people, especially in poorer nations … COVID vaccine uptake low among older people, especially in poorer nations Body In 2022, the median global COVID-19 vaccination rate among people aged 60 and older—who …
Mary Van Beusekom

4 COVID vaccine doses best prevent critical Omicron BA.5, even after BA.1/BA.2 infection

… 4 COVID vaccine doses best prevent critical Omicron BA.5, even after BA.1/BA.2 infection … 4 COVID vaccine doses best prevent critical Omicron BA.5, even after BA.1/BA.2 infection Body Four COVID-19 booster doses were the most effective way to prevent …
Mary Van Beusekom

Quick takes: Long-COVID research office, US global health agency, more avian flu

… Quick takes: Long-COVID research office, US global health agency, more avian flu … Quick takes: Long-COVID research office, US global health agency, more avian … yesterday announced the formation of the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice to manage the nation's response …
Lisa Schnirring

Common diabetes drug linked to lower rate of long COVID

… Common diabetes drug linked to lower rate of long COVID … Common diabetes drug linked to lower rate of long COVID Teaser image Teaser text The new findings come from the … on results seen in a 2023 trial. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body Metformin is the …
Stephanie Soucheray
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Pulmonary therapy shows promise for long-COVID patients

… Pulmonary therapy shows promise for long-COVID patients … Pulmonary therapy shows promise for long-COVID patients Teaser image Teaser text 22 studies featured patients who had been hospitalized for COVID-19.   Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline …
Stephanie Soucheray
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Quick takes: CDC accepts April ACIP vaccine recs, FDA official overruled scientists on 2 COVID vaccines

… ACIP vaccine recs, FDA official overruled scientists on 2 COVID vaccines … Quick takes: CDC accepts April ACIP vaccine recs, FDA official overruled scientists on 2 COVID vaccines Body The US Centers for Disease Control and … approval recommendations for broad use of two newer COVID vaccines, Novavax's protein-based vaccine and Moderna's …
Lisa Schnirring

Sickle-cell patients at increased risk for severe COVID but have low vaccine uptake

… Sickle-cell patients at increased risk for severe COVID but have low vaccine uptake … Sickle-cell patients at increased risk for severe COVID but have low vaccine uptake Body   Alex Raths / iStock … patients with sickle-cell disease completed the initial COVID-19 vaccination series at just over half the rate of …
Stephanie Soucheray

Study suggests mass vaccination programs cut COVID cases in Japan 65%

… Study suggests mass vaccination programs cut COVID cases in Japan 65% … Study suggests mass vaccination programs cut COVID cases in Japan 65% Body The population benefit of COVID-19 vaccination via direct and indirect effects was …
Stephanie Soucheray

Feds offer free COVID tests to US school districts

… Feds offer free COVID tests to US school districts … Feds offer free COVID tests to US school districts Body The US Department of … (HHS), yesterday announced a plan to distribute free COVID-19 tests to school districts. tatyana_tomsickova / …
Lisa Schnirring

Case report details 'blue legs' in long-COVID patient

… Case report details 'blue legs' in long-COVID patient … Case report details 'blue legs' in long-COVID patient Body Acrocyanosis, venous pooling of blood in … them to turn blue, may be yet another sym p tom of long COVID, according to a case report published in The Lancet. …
Stephanie Soucheray

European groups green-light COVID-19 vaccine strain change

… European groups green-light COVID-19 vaccine strain change … European groups green-light COVID-19 vaccine strain change Body NIAID The European Centre … recent World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation that COVID-19 vaccines be switched for the fall to a monovalent …
Lisa Schnirring

HHS announces boost for COVID test production, fifth round of free tests for households

… HHS announces boost for COVID test production, fifth round of free tests for households … HHS announces boost for COVID test production, fifth round of free tests for … Body In an effort to support national production of COVID-19 tests and curb the spread of the virus, the US …
Lisa Schnirring

Cardiac inflammation markers show role of long-COVID symptoms

… Cardiac inflammation markers show role of long-COVID symptoms … Cardiac inflammation markers show role of long-COVID symptoms Body Images we create/iStock A study in Nature … of cardiac inflammation, may play a key role in long-COVID cardiac symptoms, including chest pains and shortness …
Stephanie Soucheray

UK reports nursing home COVID outbreak involving BA.2.86 variant

… UK reports nursing home COVID outbreak involving BA.2.86 variant … UK reports nursing home COVID outbreak involving BA.2.86 variant Teaser image Teaser … behave in the wider population. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Lisa Schnirring Body In a technical briefing …
Lisa Schnirring
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CDC details transitions in COVID-19 data reporting

… CDC details transitions in COVID-19 data reporting … CDC details transitions in COVID-19 data reporting Teaser image Teaser text Some data … yield timely localized data. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Lisa Schnirring Body The Centers for Disease …
Lisa Schnirring
COVID vax report

Reliance on claims data alone may skew COVID vaccine safety, efficacy research

… Reliance on claims data alone may skew COVID vaccine safety, efficacy research … Reliance on claims data alone may skew COVID vaccine safety, efficacy research Teaser image Teaser … a capture-recapture analysis. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body An observational …
Mary Van Beusekom
COVID vax vials and data

Scent-trained dogs highly accurate in detecting COVID-19 in schools

… Scent-trained dogs highly accurate in detecting COVID-19 in schools … Scent-trained dogs highly accurate in detecting COVID-19 in schools Teaser image Teaser text Dog-based COVID-19 detection takes only seconds and is free of medical …
Mary Van Beusekom
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