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Study shows vaccination lowers risk of long COVID

… Study shows vaccination lowers risk of long COVID … Study shows vaccination lowers risk of long COVID Teaser image Teaser text  Of the vaccinated patients, 97% had 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline …
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Half of COVID survivors still had symptoms at 3 years, more reinfections amid Omicron

… Half of COVID survivors still had symptoms at 3 years, more reinfections amid Omicron … Half of COVID survivors still had symptoms at 3 years, more … text Amid Omicron, relative to participants without long COVID, those with long COVID at 2 years had significantly …
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Risk of long COVID has ebbed during pandemic, mostly thanks to vaccines, new data reveal

… Risk of long COVID has ebbed during pandemic, mostly thanks to vaccines, new data reveal … Risk of long COVID has ebbed during pandemic, mostly thanks to vaccines, … image Teaser text The highest risk of developing long COVID was seen among patients infected with the original …
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Study finds no signs of ongoing infection, brain damage in long-COVID patients

… finds no signs of ongoing infection, brain damage in long-COVID patients … Study finds no signs of ongoing infection, brain damage in long-COVID patients Teaser image Teaser text A second study showed that COVID-19 survivors had higher rates of most studied symptoms …
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Studies: 1 in 7 US working-age adults report long COVID, with heaviest burden on the poor

… Studies: 1 in 7 US working-age adults report long COVID, with heaviest burden on the poor … Studies: 1 in 7 US working-age adults report long COVID, with heaviest burden on the poor Teaser image Teaser … and anxiety and depression.  Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body Nearly 1 in 7 …
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Cognitive issues, anxiety, depression during acute COVID linked to lingering symptoms

… Cognitive issues, anxiety, depression during acute COVID linked to lingering symptoms … Cognitive issues, anxiety, depression during acute COVID linked to lingering symptoms Teaser image Teaser text … having more cognitive difficulties during their acute COVID-19 illnesses had more long COVID symptoms 60 and 90 …
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New research links long COVID to worse health-related quality of life

… New research links long COVID to worse health-related quality of life … New research links long COVID to worse health-related quality of life Teaser image Teaser text Long-COVID patients with dizziness on standing, mood changes, and …
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Estimate says 19 million US adults have long COVID

… Estimate says 19 million US adults have long COVID … Estimate says 19 million US adults have long COVID Teaser image Teaser text A quarter of US adults who report long COVID said that their symptoms affect their ability to …
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Insomnia common months after even mild COVID-19

… Insomnia common months after even mild COVID-19 … Insomnia common months after even mild COVID-19 Teaser image Teaser text Among the 76% who said they … episodes of waking up at night. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body According to the …
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Healthcare workers with chronic condition miss more days of work due to COVID than flu, data show

… with chronic condition miss more days of work due to COVID than flu, data show … Healthcare workers with chronic condition miss more days of work due to COVID than flu, data show Teaser image Teaser text Those who were ill with COVID-19 and had at least 1 underlying condition missed more …
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COVID-19 may put patients at risk for other infections for at least 1 year

… COVID-19 may put patients at risk for other infections for at least 1 year … COVID-19 may put patients at risk for other infections for at least 1 year Teaser image Teaser text Hospitalized COVID patients had higher rates than those without COVID-19 …
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Three studies spotlight long-term burden of COVID in US adults

… Three studies spotlight long-term burden of COVID in US adults … Three studies spotlight long-term burden of COVID in US adults Teaser image Teaser text One study found … in the year after infection. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body Three new studies …
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New report: COVID more severe, longer-lasting than other respiratory diseases

… New report: COVID more severe, longer-lasting than other respiratory diseases … New report: COVID more severe, longer-lasting than other respiratory diseases Teaser image Teaser text COVID-19 participants most often reported fatigue, muscle …
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Early indicators hint at US COVID-19 uptick

… Early indicators hint at US COVID-19 uptick … Early indicators hint at US COVID-19 uptick Teaser image Teaser text Though the main … wastewater, showed small rises.  Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Lisa Schnirring Body Though COVID has held at …
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COVID-19 may trigger new-onset high blood pressure

… COVID-19 may trigger new-onset high blood pressure … COVID-19 may trigger new-onset high blood pressure Teaser … via the ACE2 receptors. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body A study today of …
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Pre-infection COVID vaccination linked to lower odds of lingering symptoms

… Pre-infection COVID vaccination linked to lower odds of lingering symptoms … Pre-infection COVID vaccination linked to lower odds of lingering symptoms … in Nature Communications suggests that pre-infection COVID-19 vaccination was tied to a lower likelihood of …
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Symptom-based diagnosis captures more long-COVID cases than ICD-10 definition

… Symptom-based diagnosis captures more long-COVID cases than ICD-10 definition … Symptom-based diagnosis captures more long-COVID cases than ICD-10 definition Body An observational … and older finds that symptom-based testing identified long COVID in 30% of hospitalized patients and 17% of outpatients. …
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Study: Black cancer patients have much higher rates of COVID hospital stays

… Study: Black cancer patients have much higher rates of COVID hospital stays … Study: Black cancer patients have much higher rates of COVID hospital stays Teaser image Teaser text This is the … the effect of chronic diseases on racial disparity in COVID-associated hospitalizations, the authors say. …
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Death certificate analysis pushes European COVID toll 18% to 27% higher than official records

… Death certificate analysis pushes European COVID toll 18% to 27% higher than official records … Death certificate analysis pushes European COVID toll 18% to 27% higher than official records Body Victoria Pickering / Flickr cc The proportion of COVID-19 deaths in central Europe in 2020 and 2021 would have …
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Long COVID primary care visits marked by breathing, sleeping problems

… Long COVID primary care visits marked by breathing, sleeping problems … Long COVID primary care visits marked by breathing, sleeping … Teaser image Teaser text Primary care visits for long COVID represented only 12% of patient visits after COVID-19 …
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Pediatric long-COVID levels hold steady in US, result in activity limitations

… Pediatric long-COVID levels hold steady in US, result in activity limitations … Pediatric long-COVID levels hold steady in US, result in activity … 2023, 1.4% of children surveyed had ever experienced long-COVID symptoms. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline …
Stephanie Soucheray
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Cancer patients saw higher mortality from COVID-19

… Cancer patients saw higher mortality from COVID-19 … Cancer patients saw higher mortality from COVID-19 Teaser image Teaser text Cancer patients and the general public had different peaks of COVID-19 mortality. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline …
Stephanie Soucheray
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3 vaccine doses cut long-COVID risk by over 60%, analysis suggests

… 3 vaccine doses cut long-COVID risk by over 60%, analysis suggests … 3 vaccine doses cut long-COVID risk by over 60%, analysis suggests Teaser image Teaser … sex, age, or previous infection. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body In a Swedish …
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Uncertainty about long COVID lingers years after the pandemic began

… Uncertainty about long COVID lingers years after the pandemic began … Uncertainty about long COVID lingers years after the pandemic began Teaser image … themselves as permanently sick or disabled had long COVID.   Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie …
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COVID vaccination saved more than 5,000 US lives in 7 months in 2023-24, CDC estimates

… COVID vaccination saved more than 5,000 US lives in 7 months in 2023-24, CDC estimates … COVID vaccination saved more than 5,000 US lives in 7 months … deaths may have been prevented. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body COVID-19 …
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