Scientists may have finally found the cause of long Covid: Low iron levels after infection ‘might be trigger of poorly-understood illness’

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By XANTHA LEATHAM, DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR FOR THE DAILY MAIL PUBLISHED: 09:51 EST, 4 March 2024 | UPDATED: 12:03 EST, 4 March 2024 Experts may have found the cause of long Covid after discovering that low iron levels following an infection could be a key trigger. An estimated 1.9 million people in the UK alone say they experience symptoms of […]

Cognition and Memory after Covid-19 in a Large Community Sample

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Authors.Adam Hampshire, Ph.D., Adriana Azor, Ph.D., et. al. 2024,N Engl J Med 2024; 390:806-818 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2311330 Abstract BACKGROUND Cognitive symptoms after coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), are well-recognized. Whether objectively measurable cognitive deficits exist and how long they persist are unclear. METHODS We invited 800,000 adults in […]

What to know about shingles and the COVID-19 vaccine

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Medically reviewed by Alana Biggers, M.D., MPH — By Carolyn Farnsworth Medical News Today Some studies suggest a link between COVID-19 vaccines and reactivation of the virus that causes shingles. While evidence suggests this could be possible, it is at the very least uncommon. Shingles is a fairly common condition that may affect roughly 20–30% of people in their lifetime, with the risk of […]

How The COVID Virus Defends Itself From The Human Immune System

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JAN 2024 Authored by Amie Dahnke The Epoch Times Just how was the COVID-19 coronavirus so successful? The question has eluded scientists and medical professionals since the novel virus swept the globe in 2020, infecting over 700 million people and killing almost 7 million, according to official accounts. Now, a German research team believes it has […]

What Is The Current Evidence for mRNA Vaccine Shedding?

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And how can you protect yourself from it? A MIDWESTERN DOCTOR, JAN 2024 When doctors in this movement speak at events about the vaccines, by far the most common question they receive is “is vaccine shedding real?” This is understandable as this vaccine shedding (becoming ill from vaccinated individuals) represents the one way the unvaccinated […]

Facing the New Covid-19 Reality

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Authored by, Wafaa M. El-Sadr, M.D., M.P.H., M.P.A., , Ashwin Vasan, M.D., Ph.D., , Ayman El-Mohandes, M.B., B.C.H., M.D., M.P.H. Audio Interview Interview with Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr on navigating the current moment in the Covid-19 pandemic and learning lessons from past successes and missteps. (09:54)Download We’ve come a long way. From the early, terrifying days of a rapidly […]

New long COVID study uncovers high inflammation in patients as Senate calls for more research on ‘crisis’

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The study followed 113 patients at four different hospitals in Switzerland. By Ashley Riegle, ABC News, January 24, 2024, 8:10 PM , The life of COVID-19 long-haulers For these people, surviving the coronavirus was the just beginning of fighting long-term symptoms. A new study in Science is shining a light on the continuing impact of long COVID, […]

Possible Long Covid Cause Identified: Suggests Protein Might Be Culprit—And Medication Might Cure It

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Arianna Johnson,,Forbes Staff.Feb 21, 2024,02 Researchers have potentially linked an antiviral protein produced by the body during infection as the cause of long Covid, according to a new study, and they’re optimistic the next step is making medications to treat the disease.KEY FACTS Researchers followed patients with long Covid for 2.5 years to determine why […]

COVID-19 And Its Vaccines Linked To Sudden Hearing Loss, Considered An ‘Emergency’: Doctor

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MAR 01, 2024 – Authored by Marina Zhang via The Epoch Times Dr. Clarice Saba, an otorhinolaryngologist in Brazil, developed sudden hearing loss in her right ear a week after receiving her first dose of the COVID-19 adenovirus vaccine. “I did all the exams and could not find any other reason other than because of […]

Immunosuppression Prevalence Doubled, Linked To Medication Use And COVID: Experts

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FRIDAY, FEB 23, 2024 – Authored by Marina Zhang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Between 2013 and 2021, rates of immunosuppression in adults have doubled, according to estimates from a Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) research letter. In 2021, an estimated 6.6 percent of U.S. adults were immunosuppressed. “This rate of immunosuppression was […]