Rare cases of COVID returning pose questions for Pfizer pill


Authors: MATTHEW PERRONE May 9, 2022 AP NEWS As more doctors prescribe Pfizer’s powerful COVID-19 pill, new questions are emerging about its performance, including why a small number of patients appear to relapse after taking the drug. Paxlovid has become the go-to option against COVID-19 because of its at-home convenience and impressive results in heading […]

Editor of the British Medical Journal tells the FDA about Serious Concerns over Pfizer Trial Data Integrity


And the lack of FDA oversight Dr Doshi in an associate professor of pharmaceutical health at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, as well as a senior editor at the British Medical Journal. “His research focuses on the drug approval process, how the risks and benefits of medical products are communicated, and improving the […]

SARS-CoV-2 Infection and the Liver


Authors: Katie Morgan,1,*Kay Samuel,2Martin Vandeputte,1Peter C. Hayes,1 and John N. Plevris1 Pathogens. 2020 Jun; 9(6): 430.Published online 2020 May 30. doi: 10.3390/pathogens9060430 PMCID: PMC7350360PMID: 32486188 Abstract A novel strain of coronoviridae (SARS-CoV-2) was reported in Wuhan China in December 2019. Initially, infection presented with a broad spectrum of symptoms which typically included muscle aches, fever, dry cough, and shortness of breath. SARS-CoV-2 […]

FDA Investigating Reports Of COVID Relapses Following Use Of Pfizer’s Pill


Authors: Zachary Stieber  May 8, 2022 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating reports of relapses among people who took Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill. The FDA “is evaluating the reports of viral load rebound after completing paxlovid treatment and will share recommendations if appropriate,” an agency spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email. […]

Post Covid-19 complications: Skin issues, joint pain becoming increasingly common, say experts


People should seek good rehabilitative care, exercise every day, maintain good posture, and follow a healthy diet to manage joint and muscle pain Authors: By: Lifestyle Desk | New Delhi | The list of post-Covid complications seems to be only increasing with doctors now saying that there has also been an increase in skin conditions like herpes, and joint […]

Children get long Covid, too, and it can show up in unexpected ways


Authors: Jen Christensen, Fri May 6, 2022 CNN November 10 is a day Kim Ford remembers too well. It was the day last year when her 9-year-old son, Jack, was scheduled to get his Covid-19 vaccine at the school clinic. They were excited that he’d finally have some protection, but on November 9, he had […]

Coronavirus wave this fall could infect 100 million, administration warns


Authors: Yasmeen Abutaleb, Joel Achenbach May 6, 2022 The Washington Post The Biden administration is warning the United States could see 100 million coronavirus infections and a potentially significant wave of deaths this fall and winter, driven by new omicron subvariants that have shown a remarkable ability to escape immunity. The projection, made Friday by […]

FDA limits use of J&J vaccine over rare blood clots


Authors:  PETER SULLIVAN – 05/05/22 THE HILL The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday announced that it is limiting the authorization for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 to people who cannot or will not get other versions of the vaccine, citing the risk of rare blood clots.   The authorization for the J&J vaccine, also […]

Multivariate profile and acute-phase correlates of cognitive deficits in a COVID-19 hospitalized cohort


Authors: AdamHampshireaDoris A.ChatfieldbAnne ManktelowMPhilbAmyJollyaWilliamTrenderaPeter J.HellyeraMartina DelGiovaneaVirginia F.J.NewcombebJoanne G. Outtrimb BenWarneb JunaidBhattid LindaPointond AnneElmere NyarieSitholebf JohnBradleybgh NathalieKingston lStephen J.Sawceri Edward T.Bullmorecdj…David K.Menonbck1 Volume 47, May 2022, 101417 Summary Background Preliminary evidence has highlighted a possible association between severe COVID-19 and persistent cognitive deficits. Further research is required to confirm this association, determine whether cognitive deficits relate to clinical […]

COVID-19: Omicron variant did not wipe out Delta, it could return


While the Delta virus wiped out the variants that preceded it, Omicron has not eliminated Delta, according to a new study from Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Authors:  JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH Published: MAY 2, 2022  Don’t throw away your unused face masks yet. COVID-19’s Omicron variants may burn themselves out in the next couple of months, and the Delta […]