Biden officials knew about potential COVID-19 vaccine risks — and took steps to downplay them, scathing Senate report

By Ryan King, New York Post Top federal health officials actively took steps to “delay warning the public” for months in 2021 about the potential risks of heart-related complications from receiving…[...]

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Chest Pain With Significantly Elevated Troponins: Be Wary of False Positives

Taarunya T. Narayanan • Tamara Naneishvili • William Moody • John Townend • Peter Ludman, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.77018  Abstract High-sensitivity cardiac troponins are considered a gold standard for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction and myocardial injury. However, the occurrence of false…[...]

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Zinc Deficiency and Post-acute Outcomes in Patients With COVID-19: A Six-Month Retrospective Cohort Analysis of 3,726 Patients

Lun-Wu Hung • Mei-Yuan Liu • Tsung Yu • et. al. Abstract Background Previous studies have suggested that zinc deficiency (ZD) may increase the risk of short-term mortality in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However,…[...]

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Association Between COVID-19 and Orthostatic Intolerance in Children: A Retrospective Study

Bahram Kakavand • Safia Centner • Aliya Centner, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.74857 Peer-Reviewe Abstract Introduction SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) and the COVID-19 vaccine have been linked to the development of persistent symptoms, including orthostatic intolerance (OI) and postural orthostatic…[...]

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A Systematic Review of Case Reports of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in COVID-19 Patients

Rocio Barriga Guzman • Oluwaremilekun Tolu-Akinnawo • Toluwalase Awoyemi • et. al DOI: 10.7759/cureus.78938  Abstract The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic posed a significant global public health challenge, affecting millions of individuals. While some…[...]

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New-Onset Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in a Healthy Male With Post-COVID-19 Painless Thyroiditis: A Case Report

Valerie Chavez-Flores • Andro Sharobiem • Steven Kim • et. al.DOI: 10.7759/cureus.66288  Abstract Painless thyroiditis is a variant of thyroiditis without the typical neck pain and is otherwise similar to subacute thyroiditis, which is a known post-viral…[...]

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