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Study shows brain changes after COVID-19 infection, even in mild cases - UPI.com People who are experiencing anxiety and depression months after a mild case of COVID-19 may have changes affecting the structure and function of their brains, Brazilian researchers report. UPI

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"Our findings are concerning, as even people with a mild case of COVID-19 are showing changes in their brains months later. More studies are needed to hopefully identify treatments to prevent any long-term effects on people's quality of life," she added.

Could old coronavirus variants ever come back? The virus is evolving through a "continual game of cat and mouse between the virus and our immune systems," an epidemiologist explained. YahooNews

What happened to the variants that once wreaked havoc? “For all intents and purposes, we can consider them gone,” said David Dowdy, an epidemiology professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

COVID is still killing people every day. But its main victims have changed. - The Boston Globe Since the end of the first Omicron wave last March, white people in Massachusetts are more likely to die from COVID than Black or Hispanic people. BostonGlobe.com

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COVID increases your risk for cardiac complications—immediately and into the future, experts say. Here’s how you can protect your heart Long COVID isn’t the only opportunity for the virus to wreak havoc later on. YahooFinance

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With COVID here to stay, what can the average person do to protect their heart?

Keeping heart-healthy pre-COVID looks largely the same during COVID, Dr. Michelle Albert, president of the American Heart Association, tells Fortune.

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