Hannah E. Davis, , Lisa McCorkell, Julia Moore Vogel, Eric J. Topol Nature Reviews Microbiology volume 21, pages133–146 (2023)Cite this article Abstract Long COVID is an often debilitating illness that occurs in at least 10% of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. More than 200 symptoms have been identified with impacts on multiple organ systems. At least 65 million individuals […]
By Brenda Goodman, CNN August 28, 2023 Experts say it’s less risky to catch Covid-19 than it used to be, but there are still good reasons not to treat it casually. Daly and Newton/The Image Bank RF/Getty ImagesCNN — Covid-19 was never just another cold. We knew it was going to stick around and keep changing to try to […]
DEC 09, 2023 – Authored by Guy Gin A new systematic review has been published in Archives of Disease in Childhood, one of the journals of the British Medical Journal, by Sandlund et al. titled ‘Child mask mandates for COVID-19: a systematic ‘. Since no randomised controlled trials have even been conducted on child mask-wearing or mask mandates, the […]
Orlanda Goh, MB, BS, MPH1,2,3; Deanette Pang, BSocSc4; Janice Tan, BSocSc4; et alDavid Lye, MB, BS5,6,7,8; Chia Yin Chong, MMed; Benjamin Ong, MMed4,7; Kelvin Bryan Tan, PhD4,11,12; Chee Fu Yung, MBChB5,9,10,11 JAMA Network Open. 2023;6(11):e2342475. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.42475 Key Points Question Is maternal vaccination associated with a lower risk of infection with Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants, including XBB, among infants up to 6 months of age? Findings In this national population-based cohort study of 7292 infants aged 6 months or younger […]
Christina Belza, PhD, MN; Eleanor Pullenayegum, PhD, Katherine E. Nelson, MD, PhD; et al ,JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(11):e2343318. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.43318 Key Points Question Did rates and outcomes of severe respiratory illness change during the first 2 years of the pandemic, compared with prepandemic, among children with medical complexity and those without medical complexity? Findings In this repeated cross-sectional study of 139 078 respiratory hospitalizations in Canada, there were more […]
Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD1; Preeti N. Malani, MD, MSJ2,3; Carlos del Rio, MD4, JAMA. 2022;327(7):617-618. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.0335 Substantial progress has been made in therapeutics for nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19, but supply of and access to treatment remain limited. This Viewpoint summarizes currently available therapeutics for nonhospitalized patients in the setting of the Omicron variant including principles for equitable allocation. Patients with mild or moderate COVID-19 […]
Vahé Nafilyan, Charlotte R. Bermingham, Isobel L. Ward, Jasper Morgan, Francesco Zaccardi, Kamlesh Khunti, Julie Stanborough, Amitava Banerjee & James C. Doidge Nature Communications volume 14, Article number: 1541 (2023) Cite this article. Abstract Several studies have reported associations between COVID-19 vaccination and risk of cardiac diseases, especially in young people; the impact on mortality, however, remains unclear. We use national, linked electronic health data in England to assess the […]
OCT 28, 2023 – Authored by Marina Zhang, The Epoch Times Opinion Piece Please Read–Bifidobacteria explained. Research has shown that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines reduce bacteria belonging to the Bifidobacteria genus, a common and beneficial gut bacteria. COVID vaccination is also linked to reduced gut biodiversity. Works by gastroenterologist Dr. Sabine Hazan, the CEO of ProgenaBiome, a […]
By David Olson, October 23, 2023 10:50 Newsday Young children rarely get severely ill from COVID-19 because their immune systems seem to block the coronavirus from spreading beyond the nose, a new study suggests, and experts say kids’ response to the virus could help develop a more effective vaccine for people of all ages. Scientists long […]
By Marty Makary and Tracy Beth Høeg Published Sep. 14, 2023 What if I told you one in 50 people who took a new medication had a “medically attended adverse event” and the manufacturer refused to disclose what exactly the complication was — would you take it? And what if the theoretical benefit was only transient, lasting […]
