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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Veterans Affairs analyzed records from nearly 34,000 people in U.S. who experienced breakthrough infections Authors: Ariana Eunjung Cha May 25, 2022 A large U.S. study looking at whether vaccination protects against long covid showed the shots have only a slight protective effect: Being vaccinated appeared to reduce the risk of lung and blood clot disorders, […]
Authors: Michelle Edwards -May 24, 2022 The Chairman of The Lancet’s COVID-19 Commission has called for an independent inquiry into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Jeffrey Sachs, a world-renowned economics professor, stated on May 19 that U.S. laboratory experiments may have contributed to the emergence of COVID-19. In an argument published in PNAS, a peer-reviewed journal of […]
Authors: Ian Miller ‘ Substack, MAY 25, 2022 Throughout the pandemic, Sweden has faced an enormous amount of criticism and international pressure due to their willingness to stick to established public health principles and pre-pandemic planning. Instead of following the incessant, anti-science groupthink that became part of a virus-induced political religion, Sweden chose instead to […]
Authors: Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune May 24, 2022 People with long COVID-19 who visited a Northwestern Medicine clinic were still experiencing symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, fatigue and brain fog for a median of 15 months after first falling ill, despite never needing hospitalization, according to a new Northwestern study. The study looked at 52 […]
Authors: Benjamin Ryan Published April 29, 2022 NBC Health Pfizer’s antiviral pills are highly effective at keeping people with Covid out of the hospital, but there are growing reports that, in rare cases, patients treated for the coronavirus with Paxlovid can experience a second round of the disease shortly after recovering. Infectious disease experts stress that cases […]
