Ocular findings among patients surviving COVID-19

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Ílen Ferreira Costa, Livia Pimenta Bonifácio, Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Eduardo Melani Rocha, Rodrigo Jorge, Valdes Roberto Bollela & Rosalia Antunes-Foschini  Scientific Reports volume 11, Article number: 11085 (2021) Published: 26 May 2021 Abstract To describe the medium-term ophthalmological findings in patients recovering from COVID-19. Patients recovered from the acute phase of COVID-19 underwent a complete ophthalmological evaluation, including presenting and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), refractometry, biomicroscopy, tonometry, break-up time and […]

Warning as popular Covid antiviral drug is driving unexpected mutations

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Molnupiravir was one of the first antivirals available on the market during the COVID-19 pandemic, and was employed by many countries, including the US, particularly against chronic infections. By IAN RANDALL Daily Express Mon, Sep 25, 2023 A drug widely used against COVID-19 is driving an unintended pattern of mutations in SARS-CoV-2 (Image: Getty Images) An antiviral […]

COVID Surge Turns Into Trickle As Hospital Admissions Wane

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SEP 29, 2023 – 07:20 AM Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times  After multiple weeks of increasing COVID-19 hospital admissions, federal data show that the figure is now falling. In the week ending Sept. 16, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data show hospitalizations are down 4.3 percent. The number had been increasing […]

COVID-19 Lung Damage

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Panagis Galiatsatos, M.D., M.H.S.  February 28, 2022  John’s Hopkins Like other respiratory illnesses, COVID-19 can cause lasting lung damage.  “As we continue to learn about COVID-19, we’re understanding more regarding how it affects the lungs during acute illness and afterward. And this is especially true with the virus’ ongoing variants, as well,” Galiatsatos says. What […]

COVID-19 Virus Levels In Wastewater Have Dropped

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SEP 22, 2023 – 02:25 PM Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times  Wastewater COVID levels have shown a decline in recent weeks while the number of hospital admissions due to infections have seen an uptick. The levels of SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes the COVID-19 infection, has dropped by 5 percent in the two weeks […]

WAYNE ROOT: This is “SCIENCE.” I Can Solve the Covid Vaccine Debate in One Week with This One Simple Question.

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By Assistant Editor Sep. 22, 2023 By Wayne Allyn Root Gateway Pundit (Opinion Piece–Make up Your Own Mind & Do Your Own Research) Does the media ever wonder why so few Americans want the new Covid booster shot? Or why so few Americans wanted the last booster shot? I know why. It’s because almost everyone (who isn’t […]

Paxlovid Is Now Less Effective Against Covid, Study Shows

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Story by Nacha Cattan  Sept 21, 2023 Bloomberg A fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was insufficient to prevent infection with the omicron variant of Covid-19, according to preliminary data from a trial in Israel released Monday.© Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — In a real-world study of people with Covid-19, Pfizer Inc.’s antiviral Paxlovid was less effective at […]

Researchers find immune response to COVID strengthens over time

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by Erik Robinson, Oregon Health & Science University JANUARY 25, 2023 Immunity from COVID-19 appears to gather strength with more time between vaccination and infection, a new laboratory study from researchers at Oregon Health & Science University suggests. The findings carry implications for vaccine recommendations as the pandemic transitions to an endemic state. Researchers measured the […]

Treatment Options ME/CFS

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There is no cure or approved treatment for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). However, some symptoms can be treated or managed. Treating these symptoms might provide relief for some patients with ME/CFS but not others. Other strategies, like learning new ways to manage activity, can also be helpful. Patients, their families, and healthcare providers need […]

Post-COVID Interstitial Lung Disease and Other Lung Sequelae

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Mark Barash, DOa,∗ and Vijaya Ramalingam, MD, FCCPa,b Clin Chest Med. 2023 Jun; 44(2): 263–277. Published online 2023 Mar 3. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2022.11.019 PMCID: PMC9983785 PMID: 37085219 Author information Copyright and License information PMC Disclaimer As the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians and researchers across the world are trying to understand the sequelae in patients recovered from COVID-19 infection. In this article, the […]