COVID-19 vaccination followed by activation of glomerular diseases: does association equal causation?

February 22, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

COVID-19 vaccination followed by activation of glomerular diseases: does association equal causation?

Authors: Nicholas L. Li,1P. Toby Coates,2 and Brad H. Rovin1,∗ Kidney Int. 2021 Nov; 100(5): 959–965.Published online 2021 Sep 14. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2021.09.002 PMCID: PMC8437826PMID: 34534551 To date, >4 billion doses of the various severe acute respiratory syndrome…[...]

February 21, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Electrocardiographic Changes in COVID-19 Patients: A Hospital-based Descriptive Study

Authors: Deepalakshmi Kaliyaperumal,1Kumar Bhargavi,2Karthikeyan Ramaraju,3Krishna S Nair,4Sudha Ramalingam,5 and Murali Alagesan6 Indian J Crit Care Med. 2022 Jan; 26(1): 43–48.doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24045PMCID: PMC8783240PMID: 35110843 Abstract Background Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection is a multisystem disease not restricted…[...]

February 21, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Five months post-covid, Nicole Murphy’s heart rate is still doing strange things

Authors: Ariana Eunjung Cha February 21, 2022 The Washington Post Five months after being infected with the coronavirus, Nicole Murphy’s pulse rate is going berserk. Normally in the 70s, which…[...]

February 20, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

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

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…[...]

February 20, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

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

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…[...]

February 19, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

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

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…[...]

February 18, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Gastrointestinal perforation secondary to COVID-19

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.…[...]

February 18, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

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

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…[...]

February 17, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

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

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…[...]

February 17, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

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

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…[...]