Recurrent Merkel Cell Carcinoma Following COVID-19 Treatment

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Hirofumi Kawamoto • Natsuko Saito-Sasaki • Yu Sawada, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.64863  Abstract Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive neuroendocrine skin cancer influenced by the immune system. Recent studies suggest that viral infections, notably COVID-19, may exacerbate such malignancies. This case report explores potential mechanisms by which SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, could influence the behavior and proliferation of […]

Severe Coronary Vasospasms in Asymptomatic COVID-19

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Omar M. Masarweh • Ubaldo Gonzalez-Morales • Sara Tahir • Sana Tahir • Sayed T. Hussain, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.64869  Abstract Since the emergence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in 2019, we have witnessed its multi-organ system involvement, not limiting itself to the lungs. We present a case of a patient with asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection who developed ST-elevation […]

A Unique Case of Unprovoked Pulmonary Venous Thrombosis in a Postpartum Female Following COVID-19 Infection

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Jordan Lipschutz • Sophia H. Ji • Mohammad Q. Jafri • Ambica Nair • Brian Kerr, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.64893 Abstract SARS-CoV-2 can induce a hypercoagulable state, occasionally resulting in pulmonary venous thrombosis (PVT) due to inflammation and endothelial injury. Documented cases of PVT with active COVID-19 and post-COVID are rare. We report a 40-year-old postpartum female with unprovoked PVT following a recent nonhospitalized COVID-19 […]

Vitiligo and COVID-19 vaccine: Links and more

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Carolyn Farnsworth, Medical News Today Recent evidence has shown that COVID-19 vaccination may correlate with the onset or worsening of vitiligo. Coronavirus data All data and statistics are based on publicly available data at the time of publication. Some information may be out of date. Visit our coronavirus hub for the most recent information on COVID-19. Vitiligo is […]

Long COVID lung damage linked to immune system response

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Inhibiting a protein associated with chronic inflammation improves lung health in mice with COVID-19. Helena Kudiabor, Nature A signalling molecule that helps to kick-start inflammation in the lungs could play a key part in aggravating some long COVID symptoms, finds a study that analysed lung samples from people with the condition. The findings, published in Science Translational Medicine on […]

Federal Judge Forces FDA to Release Over a Million Pages of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Trial Documents They Wanted to Keep Hidden for 75 Years

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by Jim Hᴏft  The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a high-profile case brought by the Public Health and Medical Professionals for Transparency (PHMPT). The decision mandates the FDA to release the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) file for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine no […]

Long COVID lung damage linked to immune system response

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Inhibiting a protein associated with chronic inflammation improves lung health in mice with COVID-19. Helena Kudiabor, Nature A signalling molecule that helps to kick-start inflammation in the lungs could play a key part in aggravating some long COVID symptoms, finds a study that analysed lung samples from people with the condition. The findings, published in Science Translational Medicine on […]

COVID Select Subcommittee Releases Findings: Vaccine Mandates ‘Not Supported by Science,’ Mask Rules Useless

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Hannah Knudsen Vaccine mandates were “not supported by science” and did “more harm than good,” according to the final report from the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, which has concluded its two-year long investigation into the coronavirus pandemic. The subcommittee wrapped up its report — described as the “single most thorough review of the […]

Efficacy and safety of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for long COVID: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

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Yuxin Li, Jingnan Lin, Jiazhu Gao et. al., http://orcid.org/0009-0000-2874-1861 Abstract Introduction There is still a lack of therapeutic options for long COVID. Several studies have shown the benefit of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) on long COVID. However, the efficacy and safety of HBOT for long COVID remain unclear. Therefore, we will conduct this systematic review to assess the feasibility […]

Congressional probe determines COVID-19 ‘most likely’ leaked from Chinese lab

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By Stephen Dinan – The Washington Times –  The coronavirus that has killed millions of people worldwide “most likely” leaked from a Chinese lab where researchers were intentionally manipulating the virus, a two-year congressional investigation concluded in a report released Monday. The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic faulted U.S. health officials, particularly Dr. Anthony Fauci, for discrediting the lab […]