Age- and Sex-Specific Incidence of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Associated With Ad26.COV2.S COVID-19 Vaccination

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Authors: Aneel A. Ashrani, MD, MS1; Daniel J. Crusan, BS2; Tanya Petterson, MS2; et al JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(1):80-83. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.6352 Recent reports1–4 suggest a possible association between Ad26.COV2.S (Johnson & Johnson/Janssen) COVID-19 vaccination and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). Estimates of postvaccination CVST risk require accurate age- and sex-specific prepandemic CVST incidence rates; however, reported rates vary widely.5 We compared the age- and sex-specific CVST rates after […]

Efficacy of Ivermectin Treatment on Disease Progression Among Adults With Mild to Moderate COVID-19 and Comorbidities

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The I-TECH Randomized Clinical Trial Authors: Steven Chee Loon Lim, MRCP1; Chee Peng Hor, MSc2,3; Kim Heng Tay, MRCP4; et al JAMA Intern Med. Published online February 18, 2022. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.0189 Key Points Question  Does adding ivermectin, an inexpensive and widely available antiparasitic drug, to the standard of care reduce the risk of severe disease in patients with COVID-19 and comorbidities? Findings  In this open-label randomized clinical trial […]

Mystery of the missing workers? Long COVID a big piece of the puzzle

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Authors: Michael E. Kanell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Feb 19, 2022 She suffered cardiac arrest twice and was in the hospital for three months, then came home to more than a year of kidney problems and intermittent brain fog, tingling in her hands, numbness in her right foot and a need for oxygen after even modest […]

Gastrointestinal perforation secondary to COVID-19

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Case reports and literature review Authors: Reem J. Al Argan, MBBS, SB-Med, SF-Endo, FACE, ECNU,∗Safi G. Alqatari, MBBS, MRCPI, MMedSc, CFP (Rheum), Abir H. Al Said, MBBS, SB-Med, CFP (Pulmo.), Raed M. Alsulaiman, MBBS, SB-Med, Abdulsalam Noor, MBBS, SB-Med, ArBIM, SF-Nephro, Lameyaa A. Al Sheekh, MD, SB-med, and Feda’a H. Al Beladi, MD Abstract Introduction: Corona virus disease-2019 (COVID-19) presents […]

Abdominal Pain and Diffuse Colitis Following COVID-19 Infection: Report of a Case

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Authors: Rouzbeh ShadidiAsilaSetarehMahmoodiaAmirZamaniaAzadehHakakzadehbcElenaJamalid International Journal of Surgery Case Reports Volume 8, November 2021, 106473 Highlights • Patients with COVID-19 sometimes presents with GI symptoms in addition to respiratory symptoms.• Detecting RNA of SARS-CoV-2 in the stool specimen of the patient with COVD-19 has raised the concern of fecal-oral transmission of the virus.• Invasion of the virus […]

HOW COVID-19 AFFECTS THE GUT: SCIENTISTS UNCOVER A RARE SIDE EFFECT

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Authors: published on The Conversation by Vincent Ho at Western Sydney University. Although we might think of Covid-19 as a respiratory disease, we know it involves the gut. In fact, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, enters our cells by latching onto protein receptors called ACE2. And the greatest numbers of ACE2 receptors are in the cells that line the gut. […]

Pfizer BioNTech Covid Vaccine and Ovarian cysts – a phase IV clinical study of CDC and FDA data

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Summary: Ovarian cysts is found among people who get Pfizer BioNTech Covid Vaccine, especially for people who are 30-39 old, and after 30 days of getting the vaccine. The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people get Pfizer BioNTech Covid Vaccine and have Ovarian cysts. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 286,220 […]

Long COVID Could Be Linked to the Effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the Vagus Nerve

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Authors: EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES FEBRUARY 11, 2022 New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon, April 23-26) suggests that many of the symptoms connected to post-COVID syndrome (PCC, also known as long COVID) could be linked to the effect of the […]

Management of urticaria in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review

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Authors: Eyad Abuelgasim,Ann Christine Modaragamage Dona,Rajan Singh Sondh,Amer Harky First published: 28 September 2020 https://doi.org/10.1111/dth.14328 Abstract The global pandemic COVID-19 has resulted in significant global morbidity, mortality and increased healthcare demands. There is now emerging evidence of patients experiencing urticaria. We sought to systematically review current evidence, critique the literature, and present our findings. Allowing PRISMA […]