Global

Two new studies indicate Paxlovid's usefulness in helping prevent hospitalization, death in COVID outpatients

Tue, 2023-02-14 10:56 — mike kraft

Paxlovid may help prevent hospitalization, death in COVID outpatients CIDRAP

Two new studies, one from the United States and one from Canada, suggest that the oral antiviral drug Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir-ritonavir) is effective in lowering the odds of hospitalization or death from the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant.

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Solutions

IMF chief says world must build more resilience to do deal with crises like Covid

Tue, 2023-02-14 10:36 — mike kraft

‘Think of the unthinkable’: IMF chief warns world is a very different place after crises like Covid

...

“We all have to change our mindset to be much more agile and much more oriented towards building resilience at all levels, so we can handle the shocks better,” Kristalina Georgieva said Tuesday, during a World Government Summit panel hosted by CNBC’s Hadley Gamble.

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Other

Read more about IMF chief says world must build more resilience to do deal with crises like Covid
Log in or register to post comments

COVID-19 might increase diabetes risk -- study

Tue, 2023-02-14 10:24 — mike kraft

COVID-19 might increase diabetes risk, Penn State study finds - UPI.com People who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 may be 66% more likely to develop type 1 or type 2 diabetes, a study at Penn State College of Medicine says. UPI

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Read more about COVID-19 might increase diabetes risk -- study
Log in or register to post comments

Research Indicates Long COVID Now Looks like a Neurological Disease, Helping Shape Treatments

Tue, 2023-02-14 10:06 — mike kraft

Long COVID Now Looks like a Neurological Disease, Helping Doctors to Focus Treatments The causes of long COVID, which disables millions, may come together in the brain and nervous system Stephani Sutherland Scientific American

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Read more about Research Indicates Long COVID Now Looks like a Neurological Disease, Helping Shape Treatments
Log in or register to post comments

15 Signs of COVID That Could Mean Persons Were Sick but Didn’t Know

Tue, 2023-02-14 09:56 — mike kraft

15 Signs of COVID That Could Mean You Were Sick but Didn’t Know By now, we've all known someone who's had COVID-19. With the two most dominant variants now significantly more contagious than their parent, Omicron...have you been infected without realizing it? Here are subtle signs of COVID that may suggest this. The post 15 Signs of COVID That Could Mean You Were Sick but Didn’t Know appeared first on The Healthy. MSN

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Situation Report

Read more about 15 Signs of COVID That Could Mean Persons Were Sick but Didn’t Know
Log in or register to post comments

People who haven't had COVID will likely catch XBB.1.5 – and many will get reinfected, experts say

Tue, 2023-02-14 09:51 — mike kraft

People who haven't had COVID will likely catch XBB.1.5 – and many will get reinfected, experts say New COVID variant XBB.1.5 is very contagious, meaning everyone is at risk for infection even if you've already had COVID. Here's what that means. YahooNews

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Situation Report

Read more about People who haven't had COVID will likely catch XBB.1.5 – and many will get reinfected, experts say
Log in or register to post comments

No new variants found in China’s Covid outbreak -- study

Mon, 2023-02-13 08:41 — mike kraft

No new variants emerged from China’s Covid outbreak, study finds A genomic analysis found that all infections in Beijing belonged to existing Covid variants, according to a Chinese-funded study published in The Lancet. NBC News

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Problem

Situation Report

Read more about No new variants found in China’s Covid outbreak -- study
Log in or register to post comments

Tracking the bird flu, experts see a familiar threat — and a virus whose course is hard to predict

Fri, 2023-02-10 11:13 — mike kraft

Tracking the bird flu, experts see a familiar threat — and a virus whose course is hard to predict While scientists who have been studying H5N1 bird flu for a couple of decades have a very healthy respect for it, a number are hedging their bets about what the virus's future path will look like. Helen Branswell STAT

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Situation Report

Read more about Tracking the bird flu, experts see a familiar threat — and a virus whose course is hard to predict
Log in or register to post comments

Heart attacks in people ages 25 to 44 increased by 30% compared to the expected number over the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic --study

Fri, 2023-02-10 10:26 — mike kraft

Since COVID, more young people are dying of heart attacks. Here's what we know A recent study found that heart attacks in people ages 25 to 44 increased by 30% compared to the expected number over the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. TODAY.com

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Situation Report

COVID vaccination in pregnancy may benefit both moms and infants --Canadian study

Fri, 2023-02-10 10:18 — mike kraft

COVID vaccination in pregnancy may benefit both moms and infants CIDRAP

Pregnant women can reduce their infant's risk of COVID-related hospitalization by receiving at least two doses of an mRNA vaccine, which are highly effective against maternal Delta variant infection and moderately effective against maternal and infant Omicron infection, suggests a study published yesterday in BMJ. A third (booster) dose offered added protection against Omicron.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags: