Delta cases show 300 times higher viral load – S.Korea study


by ReutersTuesday, 24 August 2021 09:11 GMT Authors: By Sangmi Cha SEOUL, Aug 24 (Reuters) – People infected with the more transmissible Delta variant have a viral load 300 times higher than those with the original version of the COVID-19 virus, when symptoms are first observed, a South Korea study found. But the amount gradually […]

Ultra-Vaxxed Israel’s Crisis Is a Dire Warning to America


“I don’t want to frighten you,” Israel’s COVID czar Dr. Salman Zarka told parliament this week. “But… unfortunately, the numbers don’t lie.” Authors: Noga TarnopolskyUpdated Aug. 24, 2021 7:51AM ET / Published Aug. 24, 2021 3:38AM ET  JERUSALEM—The massive surge of COVID-19 infections in Israel, one of the most vaccinated countries on earth, is pointing to a complicated path ahead for America. In […]

Dr. Fauci says no end to COVID pandemic before spring 2022 — at the earliest


Authors: By DAVE GOLDINERNEW YORK DAILY NEWS |AUG 24, 2021 AT 9:14 AM Dr. Anthony Fauci says the U.S. won’t emerge from the COVID pandemic until next spring at the earliest. The world-renowned infectious disease expert predicted the coming months will remain very difficult, with high caseloads and deaths especially in places with low vaccination rates. “If we can […]

Assessment of the Frequency and Variety of Persistent Symptoms Among Patients With COVID-19A Systematic Review


Authors: Tahmina Nasserie, MPH1; Michael Hittle, BS1; Steven N. Goodman, MD, MHS, PhD1 JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(5):e2111417. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.11417 May 26, 2021 Key Points Question  What are the frequency and variety of persistent symptoms after COVID-19 infection? Findings  In this systematic review of 45 studies including 9751 participants with COVID-19, the median proportion of individuals who experienced at least 1 persistent symptom was 73%; symptoms occurring most frequently included […]

New Study Shows Insomnia More Common in COVID-19 Survivors


Updated April 14, 2021 Authors: Written by Elise Chahine COVID-19 infection may have a large neurological and psychiatric impact on as many as one-third of its survivors. A study published by Lancet Psychiatry finds that insomnia may be one of the most common neurological and psychiatric outcomes from COVID-19. Researchers evaluated the electronic health records of TriNetX, […]

Sleep problems during the COVID-19 pandemic by population: a systematic review and meta-analysis


Authors: Haitham Jahrami 1 2, Ahmed S BaHammam 3 4, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi 5, Zahra Saif 1, MoezAlIslam Faris 6, Michael V Vitiello 7 PMID: 33108269 PMCID: PMC7853219 (available on 2022-02-01) DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.8930 Abstract Study objectives: No systematic review or meta-analysis has yet been conducted to examine the impact of the pandemic on the prevalence of sleep problems among the general population, health care workers, or patients with COVID-19. Therefore, this systematic review was […]

COVID-19 patients may develop skin rashes and discoloration, studies find


Authors: By Jacqueline Howard, CNN | Posted – Aug. 5, 2020 at 2:36 p.m. CNN — As Covid-19 started to spread across the United States earlier this year, dermatology offices began to see suspicious signs on some patients’ skin: Red or purple toes, itchy hives, mottled bumps on fingers, a lacy red rash that spread […]

Coronavirus: are mouth lesions another Covid-19 symptom?


A research team in Spain has published a study that finds some coronavirus sufferers with a skin rash also have enanthems, or mouth lesions. Authors: AS English Update: 22 July 2020 15:28 EDT Lesions inside the mouth may be an indicator that a person has contracted the coronavirus, according to a study carried out in […]

COVID-19: Cutaneous manifestations and issues related to dermatologic care


Authors: Steven R Feldman, MD, PhD, Esther E Freeman, MD, PhD Literature review current through: Jul 2021. | This topic last updated: Apr 06, 2021. INTRODUCTION Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), raises many critical issues in dermatology and dermatologic care. Addressing these issues is necessary, yet also challenging, because there are […]

Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy or Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with COVID-19: a case report


Authors: Dmitriy A. Gagarkin, Keith E. Dombrowski, Keyur B. Thakar & John C. DePetrillo  Journal of Medical Case Reports volume 15, Article number: 219 (2021)  Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic. The disease, typically characterized by bilateral pulmonary infiltrates and profound elevation of inflammatory markers, can range in severity from mild or asymptomatic illness to a lethal cytokine storm and […]