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Long Covid: three new studies outline long-term burden in adults

Thu, 2024-04-11 06:41 — mike kraft

Three studies spotlight long-term burden of COVID in US adults Three new studies shed new light on long COVID in the United States, with one finding that two thirds of severely ill patients reported persistent impairments for up to 1 year, another showing that US veterans were at three times the risk of preventable hospitalization in the month after infection, and the last revealing that one third of COVID-19 survivors had lingering symptoms at one time. CIDRAP

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Long covid linked to blood issues; signs of ongoing inflammatory responses --preliminary British study

Tue, 2024-04-09 04:40 — mike kraft

Long covid linked to signs of ongoing inflammatory responses in blood People with long covid after a serious covid-19 infection have raised levels of many immune molecules in their blood. Better understanding how these molecules can vary could lead to more targeted treatments #author.fullName} New Scientist

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U.S. COVID-19 patients in rural areas have higher death rates following hospital stays --study

Tue, 2024-04-09 04:27 — mike kraft

Rural COVID-19 patients have higher death rates following hospital stays, data reveal A new analysis of US national data from researchers at the Mayo Clinic shows that patients from rural counties had higher death rates and trended toward higher readmission rates following COVID-19 hospitalization than those from urban counties. The difference persisted after the introduction of COVID-19 vaccines. CIDRAP

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Vigorous exercise may be OK for people with long COVID-new Swedish study

Mon, 2024-04-08 21:11 — mike kraft

No need to avoid exercise with long-COVID diagnosis, researchers say Recommendations that people with long COVID, or post-COVID condition (PCC), should avoid vigorous exercise are probably too strict, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open from researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. CIDRAP

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Analysis: How climate change is increasing immune health problems and how to counter it

Fri, 2024-04-05 21:36 — mike kraft

How climate change is driving a global epidemic of immune health problems, and how to stop it Every $1 spent on mitigating climate change would save at least $3 in health care costs, largely through a reduction of diseases such as asthma and allergies. Patrick Skerrett STAT

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Paxlovid does not shorten COVID symptoms among fully vaccinated--study

Fri, 2024-04-05 21:21 — mike kraft

Among fully vaccinated, study shows Paxlovid does not shorten symptoms A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that, for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 but having at least one risk factor for severe COVID, the antiviral drug Paxlovid did little to reduce symptom duration, but experts caution the findings might not apply to older patients. CIDRAP

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COVID-19 infection can increase risk of allergic diseases --study

Thu, 2024-04-04 21:47 — mike kraft

New study reveals increased risk of allergic diseases after COVID-19 infection (news-medical.net)

New study reveals increased risk of allergic diseases after COVID-19 infection The association of COVID-19 with long term allergic conditions. Dr. Liji Thomas, MD News-Medical

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U.S. study describes more severe pediatric mental health crises during pandemic

Wed, 2024-04-03 21:01 — mike kraft

Study describes more severe pediatric mental health crises during pandemic Children visiting the emergency department (ED) for mental health crises during the pandemic had longer stays and more severe diagnoses, according to a new study in Academic Emergency Medicine. CIDRAP

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The study was based on ED visits to nine US hospitals participating in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network Registry from 2017 to 2022.

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Covid pandemic provided an opportunity to watch the human immune system respond in real time

Fri, 2024-03-29 21:46 — mike kraft

Covid’s scientific silver lining: A chance to watch the human immune system respond in real time Covid wreaked havoc on the world. It also provided an unprecedented look at the human immune system. Helen Branswell STAT

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The Covid pandemic marked the first time people armed with powerful scientific tools could study how the immune system awakens to and develops defenses against a new threat, in real time, in the global population.

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Severity of infection and high blood presure lnked to long Covid--Swedish study

Thu, 2024-03-28 21:16 — mike kraft

Swedish study suggests link between long COVID and severity of illness Of those who had long COVID, 61% had been hospitalized after contracting the virus. CIDRAP

... high blood pressure may be a risk factor for developing the chronic condition. The study is published in BMJ Public Health.

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