By Sara Moniuszko/ CBS News The new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, which was linked to a large surge of hospitalizations in parts of Asia, could now make up more than 1 in 3 cases across […]
New Evidence Supports Autoimmunity as One of Long COVID’s Underlying Drivers
July 22, 2024 by Isabella Backman New research offers evidence that autoimmunity—in which the body’s immune system targets its own tissues—is a driver in some cases of Long COVID. Why […]
Treatment on Trial to Reverse Long COVID Effects
The NIH-funded trial will determine if immunomodulation can improve brain and cardiovascular dysfunction. An immunomodulator being investigated by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center holds promise in reversing the effects […]
Long COVID patients show brain swelling linked to memory and concentration problems, study finds
abc.net.au/news/long-covid-brain-swelling-memory-problems-research-queensland/104917572 Long COVID patients exhibit swelling in an area of the brain linked to memory problems, poor concentration and delayed responses during conversations, researchers have found. Based on high-powered scanning, […]
Statistical Analysis of Multiple Vaccine Effectiveness Against COVID-19 Variants
Abstract The study aims to evaluate the association between multiple COVID-19 vaccine doses and daily confirmed cases, incorporating immune response delays to better understand vaccination efficacy. We investigated the effectiveness […]
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on C-difficile Infection Rates in a Tertiary Hospital
Haitham Shabana • Hesham Abdelwahed, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.86045 Abstract Introduction The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) remains uncertain, with conflicting findings reported in the literature. While some studies […]
What is long COVID?
The Official Definition Long COVID is an infection-associated chronic condition that occurs after SARS-CoV-2 infection and is present for at least 3 months as a continuous, relapsing and remitting, or […]
Biden’s Administration Suppressed COVID Evidence Contradicting Chinese Claims
Imagine a world war that left more than seven million dead, hundreds of millions became ill, wrecked the global economy, and left a generation with lasting psychological and developmental injuries. […]
Never-before-seen immune response explains why some people never get COVID-19
Chris Melore CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom — From mild cases to severe infections, hundreds of millions of people worldwide have had COVID-19 over the last four years. In the United States alone, […]
Early COVID-19 Vaccine Patent In China Raises New Questions For U.S. Investigators
A Chinese patent for a COVID-19 vaccine filed just weeks after the virus emerged in the United States is drawing fresh scrutiny from U.S. investigators examining the origins of the pandemic […]