Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination on global, regional, and national burden of Guillain-Barré syndrome: observational study

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Xīn Gào, Chen Zhao, Junting Yang, Ziming Yang, et. al. ,doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.09.24309613 Objectives To estimate the global, regional, and national burden and trends of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), and to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related public health measures on the GBS burden. Design Observational study. Setting 204 countries and territories. Data sources Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 and Our […]

A Case of COVID-19-Triggered Polymyositis Leading to Rhabdomyolysis

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Sriya A. Reddy • Natalie Rivera Vargas • Aarushi Varshney • Olga Karasik, Published: July 10, 2024DOI: 10.7759/cureus.64267 Peer-Reviewed Abstract SARS-COVID-19 is known to manifest with a wide variety of symptoms, most of which are respiratory. Myalgias are a common symptom of COVID-19, but cases of severe virus-induced inflammatory muscle injury leading to rhabdomyolysis and polymyositis have also been reported. Here, we present and […]

COVID-19: First bowel imaging study implicates blood clots

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People with COVID-19 often experience gastrointestinal symptoms. An analysis of abdominal scans suggests that blood clots in small arteries may starve bowel tissue of oxygen in the most severely ill patients. In the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak in China, doctors believed the main symptoms to be fever, cough, muscle pain, and fatigue. As […]

Steroid-Responsive Encephalitis in Coronavirus Disease 2019

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Authors: Andrea Pilotto MD,Silvia Odolini MD, PhD,Stefano Masciocchi MD, et. al. Annals of Neurology Volume 88, Issue 2 p. 423-427 Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection has the potential for targeting the central nervous system, and several neurological symptoms have been described in patients with severe respiratory distress. Here, we described the case of a 60-year-old […]

Judge Denies AstraZeneca’s Motion To Dismiss In Vaccine Injury Case

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Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times  A federal law that grants broad legal immunity to vaccine manufacturers does not protect AstraZeneca against a breach of contract claim brought by a woman who was injured by the company’s vaccine, a U.S. judge ruled on Nov. 4. The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act protects […]

The Incidence of Myocarditis and Pericarditis in Post COVID-19 Unvaccinated Patients—A Large Population-Based Study

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Authors: Ortal Tuvali 1,†,Sagi Tshori 2,†,Estela Derazne 3,et. al. Abstract Myocarditis and pericarditis are potential post-acute cardiac sequelae of COVID-19 infection, arising from adaptive immune responses. We aimed to study the incidence of post-acute COVID-19 myocarditis and pericarditis. Retrospective cohort study of 196,992 adults after COVID-19 infection in Clalit Health Services members in Israel between March 2020 and […]

Did Government-Sponsored Disinformation Worsen COVID-19?

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Authored by Robert Malone via The Brownstone Institute, Highlights The recent report from the US House Energy and Commerce Committee titled “We Can Do This: An Assessment of the Department of Health and Human Services’ COVID-19 Public Health Campaign” provides detailed, documented information concerning the public Covid-19 PsyWar/Propaganda disinformation campaign delivered by the “Fors Marsh […]

Pfizer/BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine as a potential trigger for the development of narcolepsy: a case report

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Ala Mahamid 1, Robyn Jacob Bornstein 2, Hagay Amir 3 PMID: 35733336 PMCID: PMC9516586 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.10134 J Clin Sleep Med. 2022 Oct 1;18(10):2503-2506. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.10134. Abstract Narcolepsy is a rare condition in Israel. Currently, the incidence of narcolepsy following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in Israel is unknown. We are reporting a case report of a 51-year-old woman of Ashkenazi Jewish descent who was evaluated for complaints of […]

Mesenteric thrombosis in patients with coronavirus disease: comprehensive assessment and treatment

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Authors: A.R. Stasyshyn , .S. Stadnyk, A.I. Doroshak,I et. al., (Medical perspectives) 27(1):86-91 DOI:10.26641/2307-0404.2022.1.254332 Abstract Acute mesenteric circulatory disorder belongs to the most serious diseases of the abdominal cavity. Being an emer­gency condition, it is associated with high mortality. Coronavirus infection is an anthroponotic disease in the group of acute respiratory infections, is characterized by damage […]

Some patients face vision loss, blurry eyesight post-Covid. Doctors can’t confirm link yet

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Doctors say there is not enough evidence for recovered patients of Covid-19 to begin worrying about losing sight, but urge caution and advise early intervention. Authors: SONIYA AGRAWAL The Print Dinesh Gupta, 56, of Ahmedabad has lost his vision partially and says it happened after he contracted Covid-19 in June. “On 10 June, I was […]