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Long COVID: Eight out of 10 hospital COVID patients in Sweden still had symptoms at 2 years --study

Tue, 2023-02-28 09:41 — mike kraft

84% of hospital COVID patients in Sweden still had symptoms at 2 years CIDRAP

The vast majority—84.2%—of COVID-19 survivors in a Swedish cohort reported persistent symptoms affecting daily life 2 years after hospital release, according to a follow-up study published late last week in The Lancet Regional Health Europe.

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Sewage testing for disease prevailance may be distorted by large numbers of tourists.

Mon, 2023-02-27 09:29 — mike kraft

What stays in Vegas: Tourist sewage may inflate community COVID prevalence CIDRAP

While SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance is a valuable way to measure disease prevalence and predict surges, a new study conducted in Las Vegas suggests that the tool may overestimate the true viral burden in areas with large influxes of tourists or commuters.

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COVID-19 linked to 40% increase in autoimmune disease risk--study

Thu, 2023-02-23 10:42 — mike kraft

COVID-19 linked to 40% increase in autoimmune disease risk in huge study COVID-19 may substantially increase the risk of developing autoimmune disease, a huge study of health records found. Yahoo

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COVID-19 Rebound Can Happen Even Without Paxlovid

Wed, 2023-02-22 18:14 — mike kraft

COVID-19 Rebound Can Happen Even Without Paxlovid New research provides more data for people weighing the risks and benefits of taking the antiviral drug Paxlovid for COVID-19. YahooNews

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Various studies and anecdotal data have found vastly different rates of rebound among both Paxlovid users and untreated people.arious studies and anecdotal data have found vastly different rates of rebound among both Paxlovid users and untreated people. ...

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Brain changes detected after COVID-19 infection, even in mild cases --study

Tue, 2023-02-21 12:08 — mike kraft

Study shows brain changes after COVID-19 infection, even in mild cases - UPI.com People who are experiencing anxiety and depression months after a mild case of COVID-19 may have changes affecting the structure and function of their brains, Brazilian researchers report. UPI

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"Our findings are concerning, as even people with a mild case of COVID-19 are showing changes in their brains months later. More studies are needed to hopefully identify treatments to prevent any long-term effects on people's quality of life," she added.

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Analysis: old coronavirus variants are unlikely to come back but new ones are not necessarily worse

Tue, 2023-02-21 10:19 — mike kraft

Could old coronavirus variants ever come back? The virus is evolving through a "continual game of cat and mouse between the virus and our immune systems," an epidemiologist explained. YahooNews

What happened to the variants that once wreaked havoc? “For all intents and purposes, we can consider them gone,” said David Dowdy, an epidemiology professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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COVID increases risk for cardiac complications—suggestions for protection

Mon, 2023-02-20 10:05 — mike kraft

COVID increases your risk for cardiac complications—immediately and into the future, experts say. Here’s how you can protect your heart Long COVID isn’t the only opportunity for the virus to wreak havoc later on. YahooFinance

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With COVID here to stay, what can the average person do to protect their heart?

Keeping heart-healthy pre-COVID looks largely the same during COVID, Dr. Michelle Albert, president of the American Heart Association, tells Fortune.

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Black, Hispanic people may be more likely to have undiagnosed, untreated long COVID--study

Mon, 2023-02-20 09:43 — mike kraft

Black, Hispanic people may be more likely to have long COVID but not be diagnosed Also, the single available medical code for long COVID may not capture the wide variation in symptoms and severity. CIDRAP

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Long Covid: New study examines the relationship between Long COVID symptoms and specific variants

Fri, 2023-02-17 17:44 — mike kraft

New study examines the relationship between Long COVID symptoms and specific variants Researchers are learning more about who gets long COVID and why. YahooNews

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Researchers are learning more about who gets long COVID and why.

A new CDC funded study released this week, researchers examined the relationship between long COVID and variants.

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Adults hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infections died at 1.5 times the rate of those who had influenza --study

Fri, 2023-02-17 09:48 — mike kraft

Omicron hospital illness 54% deadlier than flu hospital cases, study finds Adults hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infections in Switzerland died at 1.5 times the rate of those diagnosed as having influenza A or B. CIDRAP

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Analysis of a subgroup of patients hospitalized primarily for COVID-19 or flu found that the risk of death was 2.5 times higher, and the likelihood of ICU admission was 1.7 times higher, among Omicron than flu patients.

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