New study links COVID vaccines to 25% increase in cardiac arrest for both males & females

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Study based on data from emergency services. COVID infection itself not linked to significant increase in cardiovascular complications. Authors: Y Rabinovit 31.05.22 16:20 Israeli National News From Study in Nature A new study by Israeli researchers and published in Nature has revealed an increase of over 25 percent in cardiovascular-related emergency calls in the young-adult population, following the […]

Some people test positive for Covid-19 for weeks. Are they still infectious?

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Authors: Advisory Board June 1, 2022 After contracting Covid-19, some people may continue to test positive on rapid tests for 10 days or longer—and experts are split about whether these individuals should continue to isolate past 10 days or just employ safety precautions until they test negative. How long can people test positive with omicron? […]

CDC Director Issues Alert On Pfizer’s COVID-19 Pill

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Authors: Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, JUN 01, 2022  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky warned that Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid can lead to a rebound in symptoms. “If you take Paxlovid, you might get symptoms again,” Walensky told CBS News on Tuesday. “We haven’t yet seen anybody who has returned with symptoms needing to go […]

Warning to anyone who’s had Covid over nasty complications that can strike months later

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Authors: Vanessa Chalmers, Digital Health Reporter 6:48 ET, Jun 1 2022 COVID survivors have been warned of a complication that could strike months after recovery – and impact them for years to come. The thyroid is a gland that sits at the front of the neck. It produces hormones that control a variety of bodily functions; […]

During COVID’s omicron wave in U.S., death rates soared for older people

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Authors: BENJAMIN MUELLER and Eleanor LutzThe New York Times May 31, 2022  Despite strong levels of vaccination among older people, COVID killed them at vastly higher rates during this winter’s omicron wave than it did last year, preying on long delays since their last shots and the variant’s ability to skirt immune defenses. This winter’s wave of […]

Massive 23andMe survey reveals who may be at the highest risk for long COVID

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Authors: Amy Graff, SFGATE May 31, 2022 It’s a question everyone wants answered: Who is more likely to develop long COVID-19, the debilitating symptoms that can linger for weeks, months or even longer, after an infection? A new unpublished study from 23andMe is part of a growing body of research shedding light on who experiences post-COVID conditions and why. […]

Covid-19 Can Leave You Infectious After Five or Even 10 Days

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CDC recommends at least five days of isolation, but some people are testing positive well past that Authors: Brianna Abbott May 31, 2022 The Wall Street Journal Seeing that bright red line appear on an at-home Covid-19 test can feel inevitable during a surge like the one under way now. What can be surprising is how […]

Coronavirus: Kidney Damage Caused by COVID-19

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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 […]

Long COVID affects more older adults; shots don’t prevent it

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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 […]

Were fears about asymptomatic Covid spread overblown? 

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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 […]