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 […]
BAuthors: Jim Hoft October 20, 2022 JAMA According to the findings of German research, one in every 700 children under the age of five who received the Pfizer mRNA Covid vaccine was hospitalized with severe adverse events (SAE), and one in every 200 children had ‘symptoms that were currently ongoing and thus of unknown significance.’ […]
Authors: Amanda Seitz/APPosted: OCT 19, 2022 News Nation WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year, a crisis that has disproportionately claimed Black and Hispanic women as victims, according to a government report released Wednesday. The report lays out grim […]
Much about the chronic condition remains unclear nearly 3 years into the pandemic Authhors: Daniel de Visé | Oct. 20, 2022 Changing America Story at a glance The lack of diagnostic tools for long COVID-19 make the condition difficult to conclusively identify or study. Studies place the prevalence of long COVID-19 anywhere between 4 percent and […]