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Brain changes detected after COVID-19 infection, even in mild cases --study

Tue, 2023-02-21 12:08 — mike kraft

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.

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There are at least 500 coronaviruses. Researchers unveil roadmap to develop a new broad vaccine

Tue, 2023-02-21 10:32 — mike kraft

There are at least 500 coronaviruses. We must develop next-gen vaccines now, experts say. Is the world ready to combat future coronaviruses? Researchers with the Gates and Rockefeller foundations lay out a roadmap for new vaccines. YahooNews

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Analysis: old coronavirus variants are unlikely to come back but new ones are not necessarily worse

Tue, 2023-02-21 10:19 — mike kraft

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.

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How the COVID pandemic has irreversibly changed American and other health care systems

Tue, 2023-02-21 09:49 — mike kraft

The pandemic has irreversibly changed America’s health care system. Here’s why we will all be feeling the consequences of delayed care for years to come Elective surgery delays can be detrimental in both preventive and curative care, allowing disease progression or leading to premature death. YahooFinance

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Vaccinations: African leaders urge greater immunization efforts amid calls for developing new vaccines

Mon, 2023-02-20 17:43 — mike kraft

African leaders call for urgent action to revitalize routine immunization | WHO | Regional Office for Africa African heads of state today agreed on key measures to revamp routine immunization across the continent following massive disruptions by the COVID-19 pandemic that stymied childhood vaccination programmes and heightened outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. WHO | Regional Office for Africa

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Mpox cases in Canada offers reminder it's still circulating, WHO calls it a public health emergency

Mon, 2023-02-20 17:30 — mike kraft

Mpox still circulating more than you'd think, from hot spot in Mexico to cluster of cases in Canada | CBC News The World Health Organization made the call this week to maintain mpox as a public health emergency — and later noted the number of new cases reported globally increased by 70 per cent from the week before. A cluster of cases in Toronto, too, offers a reminder that transmission is still simmering. CBC

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COVID increases risk for cardiac complications—suggestions for protection

Mon, 2023-02-20 10:05 — mike kraft

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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Long Covid: New study examines the relationship between Long COVID symptoms and specific variants

Fri, 2023-02-17 17:44 — mike kraft

New study examines the relationship between Long COVID symptoms and specific variants Researchers are learning more about who gets long COVID and why. YahooNews

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Researchers are learning more about who gets long COVID and why.

A new CDC funded study released this week, researchers examined the relationship between long COVID and variants.

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The U.S. FDA is poised to approve multiple RSV vaccines this year.

Fri, 2023-02-17 10:25 — mike kraft

The race to an RSV vaccine could soon be over, decades after the first attempt The FDA is poised to approve multiple RSV vaccines this year. The leading candidates are for older adults, but shots to protect infants are in the pipeline. NBC News

Roughly six decades after the first attempt to develop a vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, the Food and Drug Administration is poised to approve several shots by next winter.

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