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Kidney transplants from COVID-19-positive donors appear safe

… Kidney transplants from COVID-19-positive donors appear safe … Kidney transplants from COVID-19-positive donors appear safe Teaser image Teaser text Now that many Americans have experienced COVID-19 infections, questions about the medium-term …
Stephanie Soucheray
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New data link disease severity to long COVID

… New data link disease severity to long COVID … New data link disease severity to long COVID Teaser image Teaser text Swedish study shows ICU patients most likely to experience long COVID. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie …
Stephanie Soucheray
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Those hospitalized with COVID-19 later at risk for several key symptoms

… Those hospitalized with COVID-19 later at risk for several key symptoms … Those hospitalized with COVID-19 later at risk for several key symptoms Teaser image … risk of having shortness of breath after recovery from COVID-19. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie …
Stephanie Soucheray
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Studies note higher risk of long COVID in women, differences among minority kids

… Studies note higher risk of long COVID in women, differences among minority kids … Studies note higher risk of long COVID in women, differences among minority kids Teaser image … text Overall, 21% of women and 16% of men reported long COVID. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie …
Stephanie Soucheray
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Air pollution may boost risk of longer-term long-COVID symptoms, research suggests

… Air pollution may boost risk of longer-term long-COVID symptoms, research suggests … Air pollution may boost risk of longer-term long-COVID symptoms, research suggests Teaser image Teaser text … a protective effect, with 15% of vaccinees developing long COVID, compared with 46% of the unvaccinated. Infectious …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Study describes clinical features that may lead to long COVID

… Study describes clinical features that may lead to long COVID … Study describes clinical features that may lead to long COVID Teaser image Teaser text A second study suggests that long-COVID fatigue is linked to changes to the mitochondria in …
Stephanie Soucheray
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Study finds blood changes in long-COVID patients

… Study finds blood changes in long-COVID patients … Study finds blood changes in long-COVID patients Teaser image Teaser text The protein changes … activated and inflamed. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body   An analysis …
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Study spotlights personal, health system impact of long COVID

… Study spotlights personal, health system impact of long COVID … Study spotlights personal, health system impact of long COVID Teaser image Teaser text More than 100 symptoms have been associated with "post-COVID condition," and studies estimate 3% to 7% of the …
Stephanie Soucheray
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Survey: COVID home test results can enhance disease tracking

… Survey: COVID home test results can enhance disease tracking … Survey: COVID home test results can enhance disease tracking Teaser … image Teaser text Results suggest that 54 million US COVID-19 infections were missed in official records after …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Vaccines cut risk of post-COVID heart failure, blood clots for at least 6 months, data suggest

… Vaccines cut risk of post-COVID heart failure, blood clots for at least 6 months, data suggest … Vaccines cut risk of post-COVID heart failure, blood clots for at least 6 months, data suggest Teaser image Teaser text COVID vaccine effectiveness against heart failure and blood …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Researchers identify type of long COVID with persistent inflammation

… Researchers identify type of long COVID with persistent inflammation … Researchers identify type of long COVID with persistent inflammation Teaser image Teaser text Among 55 long-COVID patients, about 60% had signs of persistent …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Vaccine may limit long-COVID impact, studies show, but controlled trials needed

… Vaccine may limit long-COVID impact, studies show, but controlled trials needed … Vaccine may limit long-COVID impact, studies show, but controlled trials needed … Teaser text Two new observational studies suggest that COVID-19 vaccination lowers long-COVID incidence and …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Experts identify 12 defining symptoms of long COVID

… Experts identify 12 defining symptoms of long COVID … Experts identify 12 defining symptoms of long COVID Teaser image Teaser text Leading the list of symptoms … and changes in sexual desire. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body A Massachusetts …
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COVID-19 pneumonia outcomes seem similar to those in other pneumonia types

… COVID-19 pneumonia outcomes seem similar to those in other pneumonia types … COVID-19 pneumonia outcomes seem similar to those in other … suggest that severe pneumonia in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients is similar to other types of pneumonia, but …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Study reveals persistent risk of death, symptoms in COVID survivors at 3 years

… Study reveals persistent risk of death, symptoms in COVID survivors at 3 years … Study reveals persistent risk of death, symptoms in COVID survivors at 3 years Teaser image Teaser text "A brief, … later," one study author says. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body COVID-19 patients …
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COVID Omicron variant infection deadlier than flu, studies suggest

… COVID Omicron variant infection deadlier than flu, studies suggest … COVID Omicron variant infection deadlier than flu, studies … image Teaser text The 30-day death rate was 5.97% for COVID-19 and 3.75% for flu, for an excess death rate of …
Mary Van Beusekom
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US COVID activity remains elevated as some indicators decline

… US COVID activity remains elevated as some indicators decline … US COVID activity remains elevated as some indicators decline Body The nation's COVID activity remains high, but there are more signs of …
Lisa Schnirring

Long-COVID symptoms in kids appear to differ by age

… Long-COVID symptoms in kids appear to differ by age … Long-COVID symptoms in kids appear to differ by age Body towfiqu ahamed / iStock Symptoms associated with long COVID in children differ based on the child's age, according …
Stephanie Soucheray

US COVID markers show small rise in activity

… US COVID markers show small rise in activity … US COVID markers show small rise in activity Body The main … for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) uses to track COVID activity showed small rises today from very low levels, …
Lisa Schnirring

Study shows abnormal immune-cell activity with long COVID

… Study shows abnormal immune-cell activity with long COVID … Study shows abnormal immune-cell activity with long COVID Body ALIOUI Mohammed Elamine / iStock People who have long COVID symptoms—those that linger well after the initial …
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Sleep disturbances linked to worse COVID-19 outcomes

… Sleep disturbances linked to worse COVID-19 outcomes … Sleep disturbances linked to worse COVID-19 outcomes Body iStock A new meta-analysis of 48 … sleep disturbances are tied to an increased risk of COVID-19 infection and worse outcomes if infected. The study …
Stephanie Soucheray

Study shows 12% long-COVID prevalence following Omicron infection

… Study shows 12% long-COVID prevalence following Omicron infection … Study shows 12% long-COVID prevalence following Omicron infection Body bunditinay … Infectious Diseases reveals an 11.8% prevalence of long COVID during the Omicron BA.5 wave in Japan, based on …
Stephanie Soucheray

US COVID-19 activity continues to rise steadily

… US COVID-19 activity continues to rise steadily … US COVID-19 activity continues to rise steadily Body The latest COVID indicators from the US Centers for Disease Control and …
Lisa Schnirring

Study: Death rates in COVID ICU patients 69% higher than for flu

… Study: Death rates in COVID ICU patients 69% higher than for flu … Study: Death rates in COVID ICU patients 69% higher than for flu Body A new … in the intensive care unit (ICU) for either influenza or COVID-19 due to acute respiratory failure shows that COVID-19 …
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Night shift work, binge drinking linked to increased COVID risk in nurses

… Night shift work, binge drinking linked to increased COVID risk in nurses … Night shift work, binge drinking linked to increased COVID risk in nurses Body Working the night shift or binge drinking may double the risk of COVID-19 infection, according to a study of nurses published …
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