CDC Director Issues Alert On Pfizer’s COVID-19 Pill


Authors: Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, JUN 01, 2022  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky warned that Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid can lead to a rebound in symptoms. “If you take Paxlovid, you might get symptoms again,” Walensky told CBS News on Tuesday. “We haven’t yet seen anybody who has returned with symptoms needing to go […]

Warning to anyone who’s had Covid over nasty complications that can strike months later


Authors: Vanessa Chalmers, Digital Health Reporter 6:48 ET, Jun 1 2022 COVID survivors have been warned of a complication that could strike months after recovery – and impact them for years to come. The thyroid is a gland that sits at the front of the neck. It produces hormones that control a variety of bodily functions; […]

During COVID’s omicron wave in U.S., death rates soared for older people


Authors: BENJAMIN MUELLER and Eleanor LutzThe New York Times May 31, 2022  Despite strong levels of vaccination among older people, COVID killed them at vastly higher rates during this winter’s omicron wave than it did last year, preying on long delays since their last shots and the variant’s ability to skirt immune defenses. This winter’s wave of […]

Massive 23andMe survey reveals who may be at the highest risk for long COVID


Authors: Amy Graff, SFGATE May 31, 2022 It’s a question everyone wants answered: Who is more likely to develop long COVID-19, the debilitating symptoms that can linger for weeks, months or even longer, after an infection? A new unpublished study from 23andMe is part of a growing body of research shedding light on who experiences post-COVID conditions and why. […]

Covid-19 Can Leave You Infectious After Five or Even 10 Days


CDC recommends at least five days of isolation, but some people are testing positive well past that Authors: Brianna Abbott May 31, 2022 The Wall Street Journal Seeing that bright red line appear on an at-home Covid-19 test can feel inevitable during a surge like the one under way now. What can be surprising is how […]

Coronavirus: Kidney Damage Caused by COVID-19


Authors: C. John Sperati, M.D., M.H.S. Posted May 28, 2022 John’s Hopkins Health COVID-19 Kidney Damage: A Known Complication Some people suffering with severe cases of COVID-19 will show signs of kidney damage, even those who had no underlying kidney problems before they were infected with the coronavirus. Signs of kidney problems in patients with […]

Long COVID affects more older adults; shots don’t prevent it


Authors: LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer MAY 26, 202 New U.S. research on long COVID-19 provides fresh evidence that it can happen even after breakthrough infections in vaccinated people, and that older adults face higher risks for the long-term effects. In a study of veterans published Wednesday, about one-third who had breakthrough infections showed signs […]

Were fears about asymptomatic Covid spread overblown? 


Infected people without symptoms are TWO-THIRDS less likely to pass virus on, study finds Authors: JOHN ELY MAILONLINE 26 May 2022  Fears about silent spreaders of Covid — who suffer no symptoms but can pass the virus to others — may have been overblown.  A study of nearly 30,000 people has found asymptomatic carriers are […]

Risk of blood clots in lung doubled for Covid survivors


Authors: FMT May 25, 2022 Coronavirus survivors have twice the risk of developing dangerous blood clots that travel to their lungs compared to people who weren’t infected, as well double the chance of respiratory symptoms, a large new study said Tuesday. The research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that as many […]

Vaccines Don’t Shield Against Long COVID, But May Ease Some Symptoms


Authors:  Dennis Thompson May 25, 2022 HealthDay  Vaccinated people who experience a breakthrough case of COVID-19 are at risk for developing long-haul symptoms, though they are better protected against some of the worst ones, new data show. Compared to the unvaccinated, people who had COVID shots had a 15% lower risk of developing long COVID […]