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Experimental drug that alters gut microbiome shows promise for long-COVID relief

… drug that alters gut microbiome shows promise for long-COVID relief … drug that alters gut microbiome shows promise for long-COVID relief Teaser image Teaser text At 6 months, … upset, and general unwellness. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body A randomized …
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Viewpoint: Eroding trust by making COVID vaccine decisions with no transparency

… Viewpoint: Eroding trust by making COVID vaccine decisions with no transparency … Viewpoint: Eroding trust by making COVID vaccine decisions with no transparency Other authors … review of relevant evidence. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Vaccine Integrity Project Body The threat to …
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Remdesivir tied to lower death rates in COVID hospital patients with weakened immune systems

… Remdesivir tied to lower death rates in COVID hospital patients with weakened immune systems … Remdesivir tied to lower death rates in COVID hospital patients with weakened immune systems Body A … was tied to lower all-cause death rates among hospitalized COVID-19 patients with weakened immune systems throughout the …
Mary Van Beusekom

Study: Original COVID vaccines protected against severe disease, death during Omicron

… Study: Original COVID vaccines protected against severe disease, death during … Study: Original COVID vaccines protected against severe disease, death during … Omicron Body In Australians who had never previously had COVID-19, a three-dose COVID-19 vaccination series was 42.0% …
Stephanie Soucheray

Studies: Dogs can detect COVID-19 with greater than 80% sensitivity

… Studies: Dogs can detect COVID-19 with greater than 80% sensitivity … Studies: Dogs can detect COVID-19 with greater than 80% sensitivity Body   A … sensitivity and more than 90% specificity for detecting COVID-19 in people through scent, adding to the evidence that …
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Study: Menstrual changes due to COVID vaccines minimal

… Study: Menstrual changes due to COVID vaccines minimal … Study: Menstrual changes due to COVID vaccines minimal Body Menstrual cycles may lengthen by up to 1 day following COVID-19 vaccination, but the effect is temporary and … pain, according to a study yesterday in Vaccine . Since COVID-19 vaccines were first introduced for emergency use in …
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Global COVID markers continue to decline

… Global COVID markers continue to decline … Global COVID markers continue to decline Body NIAID Global COVID-19 indicators continue to decline in most parts of the … level. Though tracking cases isn't a true gauge of COVID activity, the WHO said some countries are still feeling …
Lisa Schnirring

Meta-analysis reveals wide range of persistent long-COVID psychiatric symptoms

… Meta-analysis reveals wide range of persistent long-COVID psychiatric symptoms … Meta-analysis reveals wide range of persistent long-COVID psychiatric symptoms Body A meta-analysis of 23 studies reveals that the psychiatric symptoms of long COVID were, from most to least prevalent, anxiety, …
Mary Van Beusekom

A third of US households used government-supplied at-home COVID tests

… A third of US households used government-supplied at-home COVID tests … A third of US households used government-supplied at-home COVID tests Body A Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report … finds that one third of US households used free at-home COVID-19 diagnostic tests from the COVIDTests.gov program and …
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Study challenges notion that Omicron COVID is always mild

… Study challenges notion that Omicron COVID is always mild … Study challenges notion that Omicron COVID is always mild Body Vaccinated or previously infected COVID-19 hospital patients had lower rates of severe illness …
Mary Van Beusekom

Americans less active after emergence of COVID-19, study finds

… Americans less active after emergence of COVID-19, study finds … Americans less active after emergence of COVID-19, study finds Body A Vanderbilt University study … took 719 fewer daily steps in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic than they did before. In the study, …
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Bivalent COVID vaccine shows 54% protection in school-age kids

… Bivalent COVID vaccine shows 54% protection in school-age kids … Bivalent COVID vaccine shows 54% protection in school-age kids Body … US cohort studies suggest that bivalent (two-strain) mRNA COVID-19 vaccines were 54% effective against lab-confirmed COVID infection and 49.4% protective against symptomatic …
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CDC vaccine advisers recommend second COVID vaccine dose for seniors, immune-compromised

… CDC vaccine advisers recommend second COVID vaccine dose for seniors, immune-compromised … CDC vaccine advisers recommend second COVID vaccine dose for seniors, immune-compromised Teaser … and healthcare providers. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Lisa Schnirring Body The Centers for Disease …
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Paxlovid tied to 34% lower risk of hospitalization in adolescent COVID patients

… tied to 34% lower risk of hospitalization in adolescent COVID patients … tied to 34% lower risk of hospitalization in adolescent COVID patients Body Ruben Ramos / iStock Treatment with the … to a 34% lower risk of all-cause hospitalization among COVID-19 patients aged 12 to 17 years, University of Hong …
Mary Van Beusekom

COVID-19 fueled increase in hospital-onset MRSA, study finds

… COVID-19 fueled increase in hospital-onset MRSA, study finds … COVID-19 fueled increase in hospital-onset MRSA, study finds … A US surveillance  study shows that patients with recent COVID-19 infections contributed substantially to increases in … authors suggest this drop in incidence may be related to COVID-19 mitigation measures, including closures of schools, …
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Kids with COVID had a 50% to 60% higher risk of depression, anxiety in 2021, researchers say

… Kids with COVID had a 50% to 60% higher risk of depression, anxiety in … Kids with COVID had a 50% to 60% higher risk of depression, anxiety in … Joice Kelly / Unsplash Relative to uninfected children, COVID-19 patients aged 8 to 17 years were at a 49% higher … All Payers Claims Database to explore the link between COVID-19 infection, illness severity, and risk of depression …
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Quick takes: Wisconsin COVID vaccine order, 2 recover from Ebola, universal flu vaccine trial launch

… Quick takes: Wisconsin COVID vaccine order, 2 recover from Ebola, universal flu … Quick takes: Wisconsin COVID vaccine order, 2 recover from Ebola, universal flu … (WDHS) today announced after its scientific review of the COVID-19 vaccine that Governor Tony Evers has issued a …
Lisa Schnirring

Resistance exercise boosts physical function, quality of life in COVID survivors

… exercise boosts physical function, quality of life in COVID survivors … exercise boosts physical function, quality of life in COVID survivors Body Jacob Wackerhausen / iStock Among COVID-19 survivors, resistance exercise significantly …
Mary Van Beusekom

Loss of smell, taste after mild COVID improves within 3 years, study shows

… Loss of smell, taste after mild COVID improves within 3 years, study shows … Loss of smell, taste after mild COVID improves within 3 years, study shows Body NataBene / iStock Mild COVID-19 infections can cause a loss of tase and smell, but a …
Stephanie Soucheray

COVID-19 hospital markers up in a few reporting countries

… COVID-19 hospital markers up in a few reporting countries … COVID-19 hospital markers up in a few reporting countries … Body NIAID Some countries continue to report high COVID-19 burdens, based on markers that include cases, … in its latest weekly update . The agency has said tracking COVID trends remains challenging, since a declining number of …
Lisa Schnirring

Study: Long COVID could involve factors other than SARS-CoV-2 infection

… Study: Long COVID could involve factors other than SARS-CoV-2 infection … Study: Long COVID could involve factors other than SARS-CoV-2 infection Body Researchers who compared rates of long COVID symptoms in young people with and without a history of …
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Increased COVID vaccination in nursing home staff cut cases, deaths

… Increased COVID vaccination in nursing home staff cut cases, deaths … Increased COVID vaccination in nursing home staff cut cases, deaths … that before the Omicron variant wave, an increase in staff COVID-19 vaccination with the primary series resulted in … longitudinal cohort study, the team looked at data on COVID-19 outcomes in Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing …
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US markers show more COVID decline, with RSV rise in the southeast

… US markers show more COVID decline, with RSV rise in the southeast … US markers show more COVID decline, with RSV rise in the southeast Body COVID-19 activity declined last week, with wastewater … Emergency department (ED) and hospitalizations for COVID continue to trend downward, as is test positivity, …
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COVID genomic surveillance details rise, evolution of JN.1 in US this year

… COVID genomic surveillance details rise, evolution of JN.1 in … COVID genomic surveillance details rise, evolution of JN.1 in … genetic shift, " the authors write. " Surges in COVID-19 cases occurred in winter 2024 during the shift to … changes continues will be important for updating COVID-19 vaccines and anticipating surges in COVID-19 …
Stephanie Soucheray

Study finds ME/CFS not more likely from COVID than from other infections

… Study finds ME/CFS not more likely from COVID than from other infections … Study finds ME/CFS not more likely from COVID than from other infections Body Levels of myalgic … cause, is largely the same in people who were sick with COVID-19 and those who had other acute illness, a team led by …
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