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Repeated infections of COVID-19 increases risk of long covid--study

Fri, 2024-09-27 09:50 — mike kraft

COVID-19 reinfection ups risk of long COVID, new data show People who had 2 COVID infections were more than twice as likely to report long COVID as those with 1 infection, and the risk rose with more reinfections. CIDRAP

A new survey study reveals that people who had two COVID-19 infections were more than twice as likely—and those who had three or more COVID-19 infections were almost four times more likely—to report long COVID as those with one infection.

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Sending home COVID-positive nursing home staff results in worse outcomes for patients-study

Thu, 2024-09-26 12:18 — mike kraft

Sending home COVID-positive nursing home staff means worse outcomes for patients, study says Sending nursing staff home who are mildly ill with COVID-19 could lead to unnecessary patient hospitalizations, deaths, and costs, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. The City University of New York Medical Xpress

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Explainer About New COVID Variant XEC That Is Spreading in Europe

Thu, 2024-09-26 12:10 — mike kraft

New COVID Variant XEC Is Spreading in Europe. Here's What You Need to Know Experts say the variant might become dominant globally in the next few months. Fran Kritz Verywell Health

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COVID vaccine protects against symptoms 6 weeks after infection-- study

Thu, 2024-09-26 10:09 — mike kraft

COVID vaccine protects against symptoms 6 weeks after infection, study shows If the third vaccine dose was administered 16 weeks or less before infection, healthcare providers had lower odds of reporting respiratory symptoms. CIDRAP

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Cognitive Impacts of COVID Equivalent to 20 Years of Brain Aging--British study

Wed, 2024-09-25 10:10 — mike kraft

Cognitive Impacts of COVID Equivalent to 20 Years of Brain Aging - Neuroscience News A new study reveals that 12-18 months after hospitalization for COVID-19, patients show significant cognitive decline comparable to 20 years of aging. Neuroscience News Neuroscience News

A new study reveals that 12-18 months after hospitalization for COVID-19, patients show significant cognitive decline comparable to 20 years of aging. MRI scans and blood tests also show brain injury markers and reduced brain volume in these patients. The findings suggest that COVID-19 has lasting effects on brain health, even in those without neurological complications.

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Kids born during COVID-19 pandemic don't have higher autism risk--study

Wed, 2024-09-25 10:02 — mike kraft

No increased risk of autism seen in pandemic-era children Children born during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic—with or without exposure to maternal infections—do not seem to be at increased risk for developing autism, according to a new study in JAMA Network Open. CIDRAP

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Mosquito-born EEE: Declared threat in New York State; impact of climate change

Tue, 2024-09-24 10:09 — mike kraft

After New Yorker dies of EEE, state declares virus an "imminent threat to the public" The New York resident who tested positive for the mosquito-borne EEE virus has died, prompting state health officials to declare an "imminent threat to the public for EEE." CBS New York

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WHO to call for urgent, high-level action to address global problem of antimicrobial resistance

Fri, 2024-09-20 17:39 — mike kraft

WHO at UNGA: Call for urgent, high-level action to address global scourge of antimicrobial resistance The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners will call on world leaders to address critical global health challenges, and invest in global public health, at meetings throughout the high-level week of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79), to be held in New York from 20 to 30 September 2024.

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Common diabetes drug may lower rate of long COVID --study

Fri, 2024-09-20 10:36 — mike kraft

Common diabetes drug linked to lower rate of long COVID Metformin is the most common type 2 diabetes drug prescribed to millions of American each year, and a new study from researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published in Diabetes Care suggests the drug can lower the risk of developing long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), in diabetics. CIDRAP

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Metformin lowers blood sugar and is most commonly prescribed as a first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes. The drug also is prescribed off-label for weight loss and other metabolic conditions.

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Africa CDC warns Mpox is not under control in the continent

Fri, 2024-09-20 10:19 — mike kraft

Mpox is not under control in Africa, warns Africa CDC

DAKAR, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The mpox outbreak in Africa is still not under control, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) warned on Thursday, adding that cases were still increasing in several countries.

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