Nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Mortality During Unique COVID-19 Epidemic Waves

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Nishi Dave, MSc; Daniel Sjöholm, MSc;  Pontus Hedberg, MD, PhD; et al, JAMA Netw Open.  2023;6(11):e2341936. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.41936 Question  What is the incidence of nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infections and associated 30-day mortality among patients admitted to hospitals in Region Stockholm, Sweden? Findings  In this cohort study, 2203 hospital admissions in 2193 patients were identified with nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infection between March 1, 2020, and September 15, 2022. Thirty-day […]

Evaluation of Post–COVID-19 Cognitive Dysfunction: Recommendations for Researchers

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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 functioning and quality of life. Post–COVID-19 cognitive dysfunction is 1 of approximately 200 symptoms of post–COVID-19 condition (PCC), defined by the World Health Organization as […]

Long COVID Linked With Viral Persistence, Serotonin Decline

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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 underlying post–COVID-19 condition. Also known as long COVID, the condition involves symptoms such as fatigue, memory loss, and cognitive impairment. Using results from human participants, […]

Home Remedies To Get Rid Of The Metallic Taste In Your Mouth

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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 kind of metallic taste in your mouth? This taste can be described as a taste that replicates the taste of metal. Usually, this is a […]

Self-Reported Neuropsychiatric Post–COVID-19 Condition and CSF Markers of Neuroinflammation

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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 to months after acute COVID-19. A subset of people with PCC report neuropsychiatric symptoms (neuro-PCC); however, the mechanisms behind this phenomenon are not yet understood.1 Cerebrospinal […]

Severe Respiratory Disease Among Children With and Without Medical Complexity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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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 prepandemic, among children with medical complexity and those without medical complexity? Findings  In this repeated cross-sectional study of 139 078 respiratory hospitalizations in Canada, there were more […]

Dysgeusia in COVID-19: Possible Mechanisms and Implications

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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 For the purpose of this letter to the editor, we will focus solely on new-onset dysgeusia as a potential early marker of COVID-19 infection and […]

Paxlovid Rebound More Common Than Believed

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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 you thought.  Paxlovid, developed by Pfizer, is a widely used medication to combat COVID-19 infections. It has been widely endorsed by U.S. health officials and […]

The COVID Wars

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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 Organization (WHO) has declared the COVID-19 pandemic over, officials are already preparing for the next one, with international negotiations underway to write a treaty that […]

Is the US’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System broken?

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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 weeks after receiving a second dose of a covid vaccine, Robert Sullivan collapsed at home on his treadmill. An anaesthesiologist in Maryland, USA, he was […]