Jaqueline H. Becker, PhD1; Tracy D. Vannorsdall, PhD2; Sara L. Weisenbach, PhD3, JAMA Psychiatry. 2023;80(11):1085-1086. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.2820 SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with increased rates of postillness cognitive dysfunction, colloquially referred to as “brain fog,”1 that may portend significant consequences for patient […]
Long COVID Linked With Viral Persistence, Serotonin Decline
Emily Harris, JAMA. Published online November 1, 2023. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.21170 A study linking viral infection with reduced levels of serotonin, a neurotransmitter involved in learning, memory, and mood, has proposed a new potential mechanism […]
Home Remedies To Get Rid Of The Metallic Taste In Your Mouth
Sometimes the cause behind the metallic taste in your mouth could be acid reflux, dry mouth, dehydration, smoking, or COVID-19 Authored by Shaloo Tiwari |Published : Healthsite.com Do you sometimes feel a […]
Self-Reported Neuropsychiatric Post–COVID-19 Condition and CSF Markers of Neuroinflammation
Shelli F. Farhadian, MD, PhD1,2,3,4; Hailey D. Reisert, BS1; Lindsay McAlpine, MD3; et al, MA3,4 JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(11):e2342741. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.42741 Introduction Long COVID, also known as post–COVID-19 condition (PCC), refers to a range of symptoms that may persist for weeks […]
Severe Respiratory Disease Among Children With and Without Medical Complexity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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 […]
Dysgeusia in COVID-19: Possible Mechanisms and Implications
Francina Lozada-Nur, DDS, MS, MPH,a Nita Chainani-Wu, DMD, MS, MPH, PhD,b Giulio Fortuna, DMD, PhD,c and Herve Sroussi, DMD, PhDd : Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2020 Sep; 130(3): 344–doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2020.06.016, PMCID: PMC7320705, PMID: 32703719 […]
Paxlovid Rebound More Common Than Believed
However, the drug remains one of the most effective ways of preventing serious illness and death Published 11/14/23, Sarah Braner The Messenger Viral rebound after taking Paxlovid may be more common than […]
The COVID Wars
Will America revert to lockdowns and panic again? Watch the debate taking place now. BY:” JAY BHATTACHARYA AND MARTIN KULLDORFF, NOVEMBER 13, 2023 Tablet OPINION Now that the World Health […]
Is the US’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System broken?
BMJ 2023; 383 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/ bmj.p2582 2023): BMJ 2023;383:p2582, Jennifer Block, British Medical Journal A BMJ investigation has raised concerns that the VAERS system isn’t operating as intended and that signals are being missed. Jennifer Block reports Three […]
What is ‘long vax’? Symptoms linked to COVID-19 shot baffle docs
By Marc Lallanilla, Published July 2023 You’ve heard of “long COVID,” the cases of people who can’t shake the lingering symptoms of COVID-19. Now comes “long vax” — a rare, but baffling […]