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Remdesivir tied to lower COVID death rates in hospital patients receiving oxygen

… Remdesivir tied to lower COVID death rates in hospital patients receiving oxygen … Remdesivir tied to lower COVID death rates in hospital patients receiving oxygen Body … remdesivir (Veklury) significantly reduced in-hospital COVID-19 death rates among adults receiving supplemental …
Mary Van Beusekom

COVID patient testing, isolation of sick staff cut in-hospital viral spread, modeling study suggests

… COVID patient testing, isolation of sick staff cut … COVID patient testing, isolation of sick staff cut … and 410,000 staff cases. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body Interventions such as testing patients for COVID-19 on admission, isolation of ill healthcare workers …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Current COVID boosters offer good protection against severe outcomes but less so against JN.1

… Current COVID boosters offer good protection against severe outcomes … Current COVID boosters offer good protection against severe outcomes … infection 4 weeks after vaccination was 52%, and against COVID-related hospital illness it was 67%. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body The current …
Stephanie Soucheray
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Lithium aspartate didn't relieve long-COVID fatigue, brain fog in trial participants

… Lithium aspartate didn't relieve long-COVID fatigue, brain fog in trial participants … Lithium aspartate didn't relieve long-COVID fatigue, brain fog in trial participants Teaser image … greater symptom relief.  Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body A  randomized …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Antihistamine nasal spray prevents COVID-19, study finds

… Antihistamine nasal spray prevents COVID-19, study finds … Antihistamine nasal spray prevents COVID-19, study finds Teaser image Teaser text Azelastine used as a preventive measure reduced COVID-19 infections 69%. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 …
Stephanie Soucheray
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In utero COVID exposure linked to brain changes, developmental delays, anxiety, and depression

… In utero COVID exposure linked to brain changes, developmental delays, … In utero COVID exposure linked to brain changes, developmental delays, … risk for developmental delays, compared with 52% in the COVID-19 group.  Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body In utero …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Analysis shows higher COVID hospitalization rates for Black, Hispanic kids

… Analysis shows higher COVID hospitalization rates for Black, Hispanic kids … Analysis shows higher COVID hospitalization rates for Black, Hispanic kids Teaser … or Pacific Islander children. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body Yesterday in …
Stephanie Soucheray
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FDA warns of false results from Cue Health COVID tests

… FDA warns of false results from Cue Health COVID tests … FDA warns of false results from Cue Health COVID tests Body Banc d'Imatges Infermeres, Ariadna Creus i … caregivers, and health providers not to use Cue Health's COVID-19 tests for home and over-the-counter use and its test …
Lisa Schnirring

Study: Kids with long COVID have impaired exercise capacity

… Study: Kids with long COVID have impaired exercise capacity … Study: Kids with long COVID have impaired exercise capacity Body Researchers … that, compared with healthy controls, children with long COVID (LC) have objective impaired functional capacity as … systems in patients 18 years and younger.   90% of long-COVID patients had health issues They found that 90.2% of LC …
Stephanie Soucheray

Low-cost genome sequencing project to expand beyond COVID

… Low-cost genome sequencing project to expand beyond COVID … Low-cost genome sequencing project to expand beyond COVID Body Scientists in the United Kingdom yesterday … real-time genome sequencing technique used to detect COVID-19 variants to cover a wider variety of pathogens. …
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Pfizer reports strong phase 3 clinical data for 2025-26 COVID vaccine

… Pfizer reports strong phase 3 clinical data for 2025-26 COVID vaccine … Pfizer reports strong phase 3 clinical data for 2025-26 COVID vaccine Body Camosun College / Flickr cc Yesterday … reported phase 3 clinical trial data for their updated COVID vaccine, Comirnaty. That vaccine is authorized for use …
Stephanie Soucheray

College students' mental distress still high 15 months after COVID pandemic began

… students' mental distress still high 15 months after COVID pandemic began … students' mental distress still high 15 months after COVID pandemic began Teaser image Teaser text Relative to … respectively, by 15 months. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body A survey of nearly …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Less than 5% of US preschool cohort hospitalized for COVID were fully vaccinated, study finds

… Less than 5% of US preschool cohort hospitalized for COVID were fully vaccinated, study finds … Less than 5% of US preschool cohort hospitalized for COVID were fully vaccinated, study finds Teaser image Teaser … completed their primary series. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body Only 4.5% of a …
Mary Van Beusekom
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WHO upgrades BA.2.86 to COVID-19 variant of interest as US proportions grow

… WHO upgrades BA.2.86 to COVID-19 variant of interest as US proportions grow … WHO upgrades BA.2.86 to COVID-19 variant of interest as US proportions grow Teaser … to be driving case increases. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Lisa Schnirring Body The World Health …
Lisa Schnirring
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Nearly 1.2 million excess deaths may have occurred in first 2 years of COVID pandemic

… excess deaths may have occurred in first 2 years of COVID pandemic … excess deaths may have occurred in first 2 years of COVID pandemic Teaser image Teaser text Excess mortality … of the pandemic is much larger than indicated by official COVID-19 deaths alone. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 …
Mary Van Beusekom
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In-person school reopenings tied to modest rise in community COVID spread

… school reopenings tied to modest rise in community COVID spread … school reopenings tied to modest rise in community COVID spread Teaser image Teaser text The elevated case rate … rather than hybrid instruction. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body A study of US …
Mary Van Beusekom
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COVID death rate 5 times higher in Dutch adults with intellectual disabilities in 2020-21

… COVID death rate 5 times higher in Dutch adults with … COVID death rate 5 times higher in Dutch adults with … causes during the pandemic. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body Dutch adults with intellectual disabilities died of COVID-19 at a rate five times higher than the general …
Mary Van Beusekom
Musician with Down syndrome

Drugs that fight inflammation, clots tied to better 6-month COVID-19 survival

… Drugs that fight inflammation, clots tied to better 6-month COVID-19 survival … Drugs that fight inflammation, clots tied to better 6-month COVID-19 survival Teaser image Teaser text Critically ill  … higher probability of survival. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body Critically ill …
Mary Van Beusekom
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COVID-19 enters 4th year with successes, but new threats

… COVID-19 enters 4th year with successes, but new threats … COVID-19 enters 4th year with successes, but new threats … gaining dominance in the US. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Lisa Schnirring Body As the pandemic enters … threats from inequities for accessing tools to battle COVID-19, intense transmission in several countries, and the …
Lisa Schnirring
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Report spotlights US veterans' higher healthcare use in the year after COVID-19 infection

… US veterans' higher healthcare use in the year after COVID-19 infection … US veterans' higher healthcare use in the year after COVID-19 infection Teaser image Teaser text Outpatient visits … an increase of 5.1 per 30 days. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body A  study of US …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Nearly 7 in 10 COVID survivors tested didn't know they had a dulled sense of smell

… Nearly 7 in 10 COVID survivors tested didn't know they had a dulled sense of … Nearly 7 in 10 COVID survivors tested didn't know they had a dulled sense of … well-being, the authors say. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body Even if they don't …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy helps long-COVID heart symptoms

… Hyperbaric oxygen therapy helps long-COVID heart symptoms … Hyperbaric oxygen therapy helps long-COVID heart symptoms Body A small randomized trial in patients with post-COVID syndrome has found that hyperbaric oxygen therapy … and if HBOT helped patients who have mild to moderate long COVID. The therapy involves inhalation of 100% pure oxygen at …
Stephanie Soucheray

Canadian farms site of 64 COVID-19 outbreaks in 2020, most tied to greenhouses

… Canadian farms site of 64 COVID-19 outbreaks in 2020, most tied to greenhouses … Canadian farms site of 64 COVID-19 outbreaks in 2020, most tied to greenhouses Body … 64 farm outbreaks associated with 2,202 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario during 2020, according to new data …
Stephanie Soucheray

Zoo outbreak highlights human-to-animal COVID-19 risk

… Zoo outbreak highlights human-to-animal COVID-19 risk … Zoo outbreak highlights human-to-animal COVID-19 risk Body Coen Versluis / Flickr cc In a new rep o … Dutch investigators describe an outbreak of COVID-19 in gorillas and lions at the Rotterdam Zoo in late … Zookeepers had been wearing PPE since 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began, and zoo visitors were required to …
Stephanie Soucheray

Study: ICU patients suffer from more post-COVID symptoms

… Study: ICU patients suffer from more post-COVID symptoms … Study: ICU patients suffer from more post-COVID symptoms Body A small German study today in Scientific Reports reveals higher levels of post-COVID-19 symptoms and problems in patients who were admitted …
Stephanie Soucheray

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