Struggling to sleep following a COVID-19 infection? You’re not alone, experts say


Authors: Olivia WillisABC Health & Wellbeing  23 Mar 2022 Posted July 2022 When Jen Martin tested positive for COVID-19 in early February, she was surprised by just how unwell she felt. “I didn’t have a fever but I had very serious aches and pains, crazy lethargy, and a hacking cough,” she says. “I certainly felt […]

About 30 percent of COVID patients develop ‘Long COVID,’ research finds


Authors: April 19, 2022Source:University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences New UCLA research finds that 30% of people treated for COVID-19 developed Post Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), most commonly known as “Long COVID.” People with a history of hospitalization, diabetes, and higher body mass index were most likely to develop the condition, while […]

CDC Caught Using False Data To Recommend Kids’ COVID Vaccine


Authors: DYLAN HOUSMAN HEALTHCARE REPORTER June 27, 2022 Daily Caller The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showcased highly misleading data about the risk of COVID-19 to kids when its expert vaccine advisers voted to recommend vaccines for children under five years old. The agency featured a pre-print study ranking causes of death in children when […]

Risk factors and abnormal cerebrospinal fluid associate with cognitive symptoms after mild COVID-19


Authors: Alexandra C. Apple,Alexis Oddi,Michael J. Peluso,Breton M. Asken,Timothy J. Henrich,J. Daniel Kelly,Samuel J. Pleasure,Steven G. Deeks,Isabel Elaine Allen,Jeffrey N. Martin … See all authors  Annals of Clinical and Translational NeurologyVolume 9, Issue 2 p. 221-22619 January 2022 Abstract Cognitive post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) can occur after mild COVID-19. Detailed clinical characterizations may inform pathogenesis. We evaluated […]

Prognostic value of serum/plasma neurofilament light chain for COVID-19-associated mortality


Authors: Ruturaj R. Masvekar,Peter Kosa,Kimberly Jin,Kerry Dobbs,Michael A. Stack,Riccardo Castagnoli,Virginia Quaresima,Helen C. Su,Luisa Imberti,Luigi D. Notarangelo,Bibiana Bielekova 21 March 2022 Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology Volume 9, Issue 5 p. 622-632 Abstract Objective Given the continued spread of coronavirus 2, the early predictors of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) associated mortality might improve patients’ outcomes. Increased […]

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in a patient vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2


Authors: Karolina Kania,Wojciech Ambrosius,Elzbieta Tokarz Kupczyk,Wojciech Kozubski 04 September 2021 Annals of Clinical and Translational NeurologyVolume 8, Issue 10 p. 2000-2003 Abstract Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a demyelinating disease, and there are some data that link this event with various vaccinations. We report a young female admitted to the hospital with headache, fever, back pain, […]

CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for babies, kids under 5. Here are 6 things parents need to know


The CDC says that parents may vaccinate very young children against coronavirus but what should they know first?   Authors:  Dr. Marty Makary  | Fox News June 24, 2022 On Saturday, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky announced a new recommendation to vaccinate all 20 million children 6 months to 5 years of age. Here are some things left out […]

COVID-19: A Global Threat to the Nervous System


Authors: Igor J. Koralnik MD,Kenneth L. Tyler MD 07 June 2020 Annals of NeurologyVolume 88, Issue 1 p. 1-11 Abstract In less than 6 months, the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread worldwide infecting nearly 6 million people and killing over 350,000. Initially thought to be restricted to the respiratory system, we now […]

New coronavirus subvariants escape antibodies from vaccination and prior Omicron infection, studies suggest


Authors: Jacqueline Howard, CNN June 23, 2022 Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 appear to escape antibody responses among both people who had previous Covid-19 infection and those who have been fully vaccinated and boosted, according to new data from researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, of Harvard Medical School. However, Covid-19 vaccination is still expected […]

Why Are So Many People Getting COVID a Second and Third Time?


Doctors say if you got infected with the Omicron BA.1 or BA.2 variants, your antibodies might not fully protect you against the newer BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants now spreading through Southern California Authors: Joel Grover and Josh Davis  June 16, 2022 NBC News A sign encouraging mask use hangs on a fence before the local school council […]