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Autoimmune responses play a significant role in long Covid--research study

Wed, 2022-09-28 09:52 — mike kraft

Mounting evidence shows autoimmune responses play a significant role in long Covid Recent research suggests people with long Covid are more likely to have markers of autoimmune disease in their blood a year after infection. NBC News

Disease experts say it has become increasingly clear that an autoimmune response, in which antibodies attack the body’s own healthy cells and tissue, plays an important role in some long-Covid cases.

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Some pre-existing conditions matter a lot more when assessing COVID-19 outcomes

Wed, 2022-09-28 09:44 — mike kraft

Some pre-existing conditions matter a lot more when assessing COVID-19 outcomes A new paper in Biology Methods & Protocols, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that some pre-existing conditions-;including degenerative neurological diseases, dementia, and severe disabilities-;matter a lot more than once thought when assessing who is at risk for death due to COVID-19. News-Medical.net

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New York COVID-19 cases move upward

Wed, 2022-09-28 09:29 — mike kraft

New York COVID cases up 8%, some counties outside NYC face worse outbreaks: Latest New York reported 144 people dead of COVID last week, down from 191 deaths the prior week. But COVID hospitalizations leaped about 15%. What to know The Journal News

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COVID cases among children are not rising dramatically despite schools being open

Wed, 2022-09-28 09:10 — mike kraft

Why COVID cases are not rising dramatically despite schools being open Most children in the United States have returned to school for the year as districts aim to bring kids back to a setting that resembles the pre-pandemic normal. Dr. Greta Massetti, chief of the field epidemiology and prevention branch at the CDC, told reporters at the time that because unvaccinated and vaccinated people were no longer being advised to quarantine, test-to-stay was no longer necessary.

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Uganda's Ebola caseload rises to 16 as outbreak grows

Sun, 2022-09-25 17:10 — mike kraft

Uganda says Ebola caseload rises to 16 as outbreak grows Uganda said on Sunday its Ebola caseload had jumped to 16 people while a further 18 people also likely had the disease, fuelling fears of a spreading outbreak that involves a strain for which a vaccine has not yet been found. Reuters Reuters

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Analysis: The evolutionary consequences of delaying intervention for monkeypox--Study

Fri, 2022-09-23 17:13 — mike kraft

Evolutionary consequences of delaying intervention for monkeypox Since May, 2022, clusters of monkeypox infections have caused global concern. At present, this concern has been tempered by the fact that, even when uncontrolled, the number of infections is growing slowly, indicating a reproductive number (R) not much larger than unity. However, the effect of R on the probability of evolution might not be obvious.

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WHO warns ability to identify new Covid variants is diminishing as testing declines

Fri, 2022-09-23 17:00 — mike kraft

WHO warns ability to identify new Covid variants is diminishing as testing declines Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's Covid-19 technical lead, said the virus is spreading rapidly and continues to evolve even as deaths from the disease decline. Spencer Kimball CNBC

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Risk of Blood Clots Is Higher than usual for the First Year After COVID-19, New Research Suggests

Fri, 2022-09-23 10:50 — mike kraft

Your Risk of Blood Clots Is High for the First Year After You Have COVID-19, Study Suggests The risk is still rare, but it happens. Prevention

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U.S says 4.4M Americans already received omicron-targeted boosters

Fri, 2022-09-23 10:15 — mike kraft

4.4M Americans roll up sleeves for omicron-targeted boosters U.S. health officials say 4.4 million Americans have rolled up their sleeves for the updated COVID-19 booster shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the count Thursday as public health experts bemoaned President Joe Biden’s recent remark that “the pandemic is over.” AP NEWS

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Health experts said it is too early to predict whether demand would match up with the 171 million doses of the new boosters the U.S. ordered for the fall.

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