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Fatigue can lower long-COVID patients' quality of life more than some cancers

… Fatigue can lower long-COVID patients' quality of life more than some cancers … Fatigue can lower long-COVID patients' quality of life more than some cancers Teaser … not being able to work at all. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body Long-COVID fatigue …
Mary Van Beusekom
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WHO: COVID still an emergency, but at 'inflection point'

… WHO: COVID still an emergency, but at 'inflection point' … WHO: COVID still an emergency, but at 'inflection point' Teaser … months to reassess developments. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Lisa Schnirring Body Though the world is at a …
Lisa Schnirring
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VA drug formulary may have limited dispensing of the futile COVID treatment ivermectin

… VA drug formulary may have limited dispensing of the futile COVID treatment ivermectin … VA drug formulary may have limited dispensing of the futile COVID treatment ivermectin Teaser image Teaser text Retail-pharmacy (non-VA) dispensing of the unproven COVID-19 treatment "potentially harmed patients while …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Almost a third of COVID survivors report symptoms 2 years post-infection

… Almost a third of COVID survivors report symptoms 2 years post-infection … Almost a third of COVID survivors report symptoms 2 years post-infection Body … Flickr cc A  meta-analysis of 12 studies shows that 30% of COVID-19 survivors have persistent symptoms 2 years after …
Mary Van Beusekom

COVID-19 survivors at higher risk for digestive diseases, study suggests

… COVID-19 survivors at higher risk for digestive diseases, study suggests … COVID-19 survivors at higher risk for digestive diseases, … study suggests Body Marco Verch / Flickr cc Adult COVID-19 survivors are at higher risk for digestive diseases, …
Mary Van Beusekom

New large study indicates vaccines protective against long COVID

… New large study indicates vaccines protective against long COVID … New large study indicates vaccines protective against long COVID Teaser image Teaser text The risk of all-cause … with a booster dose of vaccine Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body A new study of …
Stephanie Soucheray
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SARS-CoV-2 RNA can persist in blood, tissue, may play role in long COVID, research suggests

… RNA can persist in blood, tissue, may play role in long COVID, research suggests … SARS-CoV-2 RNA can persist in blood, tissue, may play role in long COVID, research suggests Body NIAID SARS-CoV-2 viral … San Francisco (UCSF) say could contribute to long COVID. In two studies, the researchers found SARS-CoV-2 RNA …
Mary Van Beusekom

COVID can worsen lower urinary tract symptoms in men

… COVID can worsen lower urinary tract symptoms in men … COVID can worsen lower urinary tract symptoms in men Teaser … Teaser text Urinary symptoms were not associated with COVID-19 severity. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline …
Stephanie Soucheray
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Study estimates 1.4 million deaths shortly after 'zero COVID' ended in China

… Study estimates 1.4 million deaths shortly after 'zero COVID' ended in China … Study estimates 1.4 million deaths shortly after 'zero COVID' ended in China Body By December 2022, China had ended its strict zero-COVID policy, which resulted in a wave of infections. A new …
Stephanie Soucheray

Study links moderate, severe COVID-19 to chronic pain

… Study links moderate, severe COVID-19 to chronic pain … Study links moderate, severe COVID-19 to chronic pain Body A moderate or severe COVID-19 infection may be a risk factor for chronic pain, …
Mary Van Beusekom

Increased antibiotic exposure linked to severe COVID-19 outcomes

… Increased antibiotic exposure linked to severe COVID-19 outcomes … Increased antibiotic exposure linked to severe COVID-19 outcomes Body Repeated antibiotic exposure may be associated with severe COVID-19 outcomes, British researchers reported this week in …
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Study shows a third of Zambian corpses positive for COVID-19

… Study shows a third of Zambian corpses positive for COVID-19 … Study shows a third of Zambian corpses positive for COVID-19 Body A new study from Boston University School of … shows 90% of corpses in a Zambian morgue were positive for COVID-19 during peak transmission, but only 10% of the …
Stephanie Soucheray

First-wave COVID patients had much higher risk of death for 18 months

… First-wave COVID patients had much higher risk of death for 18 months … First-wave COVID patients had much higher risk of death for 18 months Body In the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, infected UK patients had a significantly …
Mary Van Beusekom

Latest XBB COVID-19 vaccine offers protection against hospitalization, deaths

… Latest XBB COVID-19 vaccine offers protection against hospitalization, deaths … Latest XBB COVID-19 vaccine offers protection against hospitalization, … updated XBB vaccine, recipients had 62% protection against COVID-19 hospitalization. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 …
Stephanie Soucheray
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Long COVID leads to missed work days, economic loss

… Long COVID leads to missed work days, economic loss … Long COVID leads to missed work days, economic loss Teaser image … following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body About 14% of …
Stephanie Soucheray
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Antiviral drug ensitrelvir shows promise in preventing household COVID spread

… drug ensitrelvir shows promise in preventing household COVID spread … Antiviral drug ensitrelvir shows promise in preventing household COVID spread Body Igor Vershinsky / iStock People who started … 72 hours after a household member tested positive for COVID-19 were significantly less likely to be infected, …
Mary Van Beusekom

US COVID-19 activity declines further

… US COVID-19 activity declines further … US COVID-19 activity declines further Body In its weekly review of COVID-19 data today, the Centers for Disease Control and …
Lisa Schnirring

Moderna announces plan for no-cost COVID vaccine

… Moderna announces plan for no-cost COVID vaccine … Moderna announces plan for no-cost COVID vaccine Body Moderna yesterday announced that it will offer no-cost access to its COVID-19 vaccine for Americans after the government phases …
Lisa Schnirring

Myocarditis complications more common after COVID infection than vaccination, 18-month data suggest

… Myocarditis complications more common after COVID infection than vaccination, 18-month data suggest … Myocarditis complications more common after COVID infection than vaccination, 18-month data suggest … with postvaccination myocarditis, 4% of those with post-COVID myocarditis, and 6% of those with the conventional type …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Hospitalized COVID patients at higher risk for organ-related death, readmission for 2.5 years, data suggest

… Hospitalized COVID patients at higher risk for organ-related death, … readmission for 2.5 years, data suggest … Hospitalized COVID patients at higher risk for organ-related death, … follow-up, the crude all-cause death rate was 18% in the COVID-19 group and 9% among controls. Infectious disease …
Mary Van Beusekom
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More than 65 million people around the world may have long COVID

… More than 65 million people around the world may have long COVID … More than 65 million people around the world may have long COVID Body Worldwide, at least 65 million people have long COVID, and that is likely an underestimate, finds a review …
Mary Van Beusekom

FDA authorizes sale of first home COVID/flu combo test outside of emergency use

… FDA authorizes sale of first home COVID/flu combo test outside of emergency use … FDA authorizes sale of first home COVID/flu combo test outside of emergency use Body … of the first over-the-counter (OTC) rapid-antigen COVID-19/flu combination test outside of emergency use …
Mary Van Beusekom

Parental vaccine hesitancy shifted with COVID-19 vaccines

… Parental vaccine hesitancy shifted with COVID-19 vaccines … Parental vaccine hesitancy shifted with COVID-19 vaccines Body Anna Stills / iStock Centers for … to 2022, and VH increased after the authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years and declined …
Stephanie Soucheray

Paxlovid fails to improve long-COVID symptoms in small study

… Paxlovid fails to improve long-COVID symptoms in small study … Paxlovid fails to improve long-COVID symptoms in small study Teaser image Teaser text … benefit in improving symptoms. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body Using the …
Stephanie Soucheray
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US COVID-19 activity rising steadily

… US COVID-19 activity rising steadily … US COVID-19 activity rising steadily Teaser image Teaser text Wastewater levels are now at the high level, as other COVID indicators rise, especially in seniors and in western …
Lisa Schnirring
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