Authors: David Axe Fri, October 28, 2022 The new COVID-19 subvariants that are becoming dominant all over the world aren’t just more contagious than previous variants and subvariants—they might cause more severe disease, too. That’s an ominous sign if, as experts predict, there’s a new global wave of COVID in the coming months. It’s one thing to […]
Authors: Parmita Uniyal Only My Health April 2022 Apart from the common symptoms of Covid-19, pink eye or conjunctivitis is seen in 1-3% of people suffering from the deadly virus. The eyes of the patients displaying this symptom tend to become slightly painful and red with pricking sensation and watering. With time, ophthalmologists are gaining […]
Published:April 20, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmed.2022.04.0 Authors: oannis P. Trougakos Evangelos Terpos Harry Alexopoulos Efstathios Kastritis Evangelos Andreakos Meletios A. Dimopoulos Highlights Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mRNA vaccines induce robust immune responses against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), yet their cellular/molecular mode of action and the etiology of the induced adverse events (AEs) remain elusive. Lipid […]
by Abigail Adcox, Healthcare Reporter October 25, 2022 Washington Examiner who had received three shots with the original formula and a fourth shot of Moderna’s or Pfizer-BioNTech’s omicron booster compared to 19 people who had received four shots targeting the original strain. The study suggests that the omicron booster may not protect people from getting infected with the […]
Authors: Washington University in St. Louis Medical Xpress If you’ve had COVID-19, it may still be messing with your brain. Those who have been infected with the virus are at increased risk of developing a range of neurological conditions in the first year after the infection, new research shows. Such complications include strokes, cognitive and […]
Authors: Hans Mahncke via The Epoch Times October 24, 2022 A new study on the origins of the pandemic, “Endonuclease fingerprint indicates a synthetic origin of SARS-CoV2,” published on the preprint server bioRxiv, concludes that it is highly likely that the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 originated in a laboratory. The odds of a natural origin, according to the […]
Authors: Ioannis P. Trougakos,1,⁎ Evangelos Terpos,2 Harry Alexopoulos,1 Marianna Politou,3 Dimitrios Paraskevis,4 Andreas Scorilas,5 Efstathios Kastritis,2 Evangelos Andreakos,6 and Meletios A. Dimopoulos2 Trends Mol Med. 2022 Jul; 28(7): 542–554. Publishedonline2022Apr21. doi: 10.1016/j.molmed.2022.04.007PMCID: PMC9021367PMID: 35537987 Abstract Vaccination is a major tool for mitigating the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and mRNA vaccines are central to the ongoing vaccination campaign that is undoubtedly saving thousands of lives. However, adverse effects (AEs) following […]
Authors: Christine Zink, MD Updated on October 19, 2022 Medically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MD Very Well Health Oct 19, 2022 Psoriasis is a skin disorder characterized by thick, inflamed patches with silvery scales. It is a complex autoimmune and inflammatory disorder in which immune cells inappropriately attack the skin cells, leading to rapid replacement and buildup.1 Psoriasis […]
Authors: Nancy Wei, BA,a,∗ Mindy Kresch, BS,b Emily Elbogen, PA-C,c and Mark Lebwohl, MDc JAAD Case Rep. 2022 Jan; 19: 74–77. Published online 2021 Nov 29. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2021.11.016 PMCID: PMC8628636PMID: 34869811 Introduction The messenger RNA (mRNA)-1273 (Moderna) and BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccines were granted emergency use authorization during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic by the United States Food and Drug Administration […]
Authors: Hemali Shah, Ana C. Busquets Published: June 16, 2022 (see history) DOI: 10.7759/cureus.25987 Cite this article as: Shah H, Busquets A C (June 16, 2022) Psoriasis Flares in Patients With COVID-19 Infection or Vaccination: A Case Series. Cureus 14(6): e25987. doi:10.7759/cureus.25987 Abstract Much of the literature involving COVID-19 and chronic inflammatory dermatological conditions have focused on the safety of […]