Category: Mortality & Morbidity

Hematological Markers as Predictors of ICU Admission in COVID-19 Patients: A Case-Control Study From a Tertiary Hospital

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Nor Hayati Ismail • Alaa Siddig • Muhammad ‘Akif, et. al. Published: July 10, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.64213  Abstract Background: COVID-19 illness severity ranges from mild- to life-threatening cases necessitating critical care. Rapid prediction of disease severity and the need for critical care support in COVID-19 patients remain essential, not only for current management but also for preparedness in future pandemics. This […]

Patients with neurological disease are likelier to die after COVID, finds study

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by Geoff McMaster, University of Alberta People with neurological disease have a greater chance of death after contracting COVID-19, according to a new University of Alberta study. The research also confirms a higher risk of developing new neurological disorders after COVID infection. “For those who have neurological diseases—if you have Parkinson’s, if you have dementia, if you […]

Study Finds Alarming Surge In Deaths From Neurological Disease Among Young Adults

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ZeroHedge June 24, 2024 A recent preprint study which relies on extensive data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) paints a concerning picture of the neurological health landscape in the United States. The study, which focuses on those aged 15-44, reveals a disturbing increase in deaths from neurological diseases both as the primary cause and among multiple […]

Risk of death from COVID-19 lessens, but infection still can cause issues three years later

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Study also shows that patients hospitalized within 30 days after infection face 29% higher death risk in third year compared with those not infected Date: May 30, 2024Source: Washington University in St. Louis Summary: New findings on long COVID reveal that COVID-19 patients who were hospitalized within the first 30 days after infection face a […]

Study Once Removed by Lancet within 24 Hours, Now Peer-Reviewed and Public: Reveals 74% of Deaths Directly Linked to COVID-19 Shot

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By Jim Hᴏft Jun. 23, 2024 Gateway Pundit A previously censored paper from The Lancet has now undergone peer review and is available online. The study, titled “A Systematic Review of Autopsy Findings in Deaths After COVID-19 Vaccination,” analyzed 325 autopsy cases and found that a staggering 73.9% of deaths were either directly due to or significantly […]

China’s CDC Reports New COVID-19 Cases Hit Nearly 20 Percent

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Authored by Alex Wu via The Epoch Times, The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that new COVID-19 infections in the country of origin have increased to nearly 20 percent in the past few weeks, as two new Omicron subvariants spread across the country. But while increases to China’s official COVID-19 test […]

Panic!!! CDC Says “Very High” COVID-19 Levels Reported In 32 States

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Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, 9/19/2024 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that COVID-19 levels across the United States are currently “very high” in more than half of states, with Omicron variants KP.3 and KP.3.1.1 accounting for about half of all cases. Citing wastewater data as of Aug. 15, the […]

The Real Covid Failure

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Its superfast spread told us early the virus was unstoppable and likely lab-modified. By Holman W. Jenkins, Jr., June 18, 2024 Wall Street Journal You didn’t think any question related to Covid would be settled in the recent congressional grilling of Anthony Fauci and you were right. That’s why the episode came and went from your news feed […]

Covid vaccines may have helped fuel rise in excess deaths

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Story by Sarah Knapton, The Telegraph, 2024 Covid vaccines could be partly to blame for the rise in excess deaths since the pandemic, scientists have suggested. Researchers from The Netherlands analysed data from 47 Western countries and discovered there had been more than three million excess deaths since 2020, with the trend continuing despite the rollout […]

Three-year outcomes of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19

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Miao Cai, Yan Xie, Eric J. Topol & Ziyad Al-Aly Nature Medicine (2024) Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection causes post-acute sequelae of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (PASC) in many organ systems. Risks of these sequelae have been characterized up to 2 years after infection, but longer-term follow-up is limited. Here we built a cohort of 135,161 people with […]