Coronavirus Disease Olfactory Dysfunction: A Randomized Controlled Trial


Alex Zxi Jian Ho • Nur Izzati B. Ishak • Eugene Hung Chih Wong, Published: June 06, 2024,DOI: 10.7759/cureus.61855  Abstract Introduction Persistent olfactory dysfunction was seen in many patients upon coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection recovery. However, research on its management was very limited, especially among the Southeast Asian population. Objectives We aim to investigate the role of olfactory rehabilitation and […]

Acute Encephalitis During a SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Case Report


Yousfi Samah • Ansam Milhi • Sanae Elhasnaoui • Yassine Mebrouk, Published: June 09, 2024DOI: 10.7759/cureus.62009  Abstract It was in December 2019 that the coronavirus causing COVID-19 was first detected in Wuhan, China. Although the primary clinical presentation is respiratory disease, an increasing number of reports worldwide have noted various neurological manifestations, such as acute encephalitis. We present a case of a 49-year-old […]

COVID-19 Presenting as Encephalitis and Myopericarditis: A Report of a Rare Case


Nikolaos Kakaletsis • Ioannis Alevroudis • Serafeim-Chrysovalantis Kotoulas •et. al., Published: June 10, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.62056  Abstract COVID-19 might present with a wide range of clinical manifestations, from mild respiratory distress to severe multi-organ dysfunction. We present a unique case of complex COVID-19 presentation in a 45-year-old female who initially developed general symptoms such as fever, cough, headache, and weakness, which escalated […]

ANALYSIS: What 9th Circuit Ruling Reinstating Challenge to LAUSD’s Employee Vaccine Mandate Means


y Jennifer Van Laar | 4:27 PM on June 08, 2024, The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. In a split decision, a three-judge panel from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling Friday afternoon reversing the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Los Angeles Unified […]

CDC Figures Show COVID At “Very High” Levels In 7 US States


FRIDAY, JUL 19, 2024 – Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The most recent wastewater data published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that COVID-19 levels are “very high” in about a half-dozen states and at “high” levels in even more. As of the agency’s most recent update, about […]

Association of Initial Viral Load in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Patients with Outcome and Symptoms


Kimon V. Argyropoulos,∗ Antonio Serrano,∗ Jiyuan Hu,† et. al., Am J Pathol. 2020 Sep; 190(9): 1881–1887. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2020.07.001PMCID: PMC7332909PMID: 32628931 Abstract The dynamics of viral load (VL) of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and its association with different clinical parameters remain poorly characterized in the US patient population. Herein, we investigate associations between VL and parameters, such as severity of […]

Extending Paxlovid Not Effective Against Long COVID


Friday, 07 June 2024 Newsmax Health An extended course of the antiviral drug Paxlovid won’t ease a person’s long COVID symptoms, a new study finds. People who took Paxlovid for 15 days — three times as long as it’s prescribed for an initial COVID infection — had no better improvement in their long COVID than people taking a placebo, […]

BREAKING: 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules mRNA COVID-19 Jab is NOT a Vaccine Under Traditional Medical Definitions


By Jim Hᴏft Jun. 8, 2024 Gateway Pundit The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has delivered a seismic decision that could reshape public health policy across the nation. In a contentious case involving the Health Freedom Defense Fund and other plaintiffs versus the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the court has declared […]

Why the Pandemic Probably Started in a Lab, in 5 Key Points


By Alina Chan, Dr. Chan is a molecular biologist at the Broad Institute of M.I.T. and Harvard, and a co-author of “Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19.”, June 3, 2024 On Monday, Dr. Anthony Fauci returned to the halls of Congress and testified before the House subcommittee investigating the Covid-19 pandemic. He was questioned about […]