Author: Claudinne Miller
COVID infection can damage the brains of dogs, study suggests
CIDRAP Dogs experimentally infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant but not showing neurologic or respiratory signs of COVID-19 had evidence of degenerative brain disease on necropsy. The study, led by Konkuk University researchers in South Korea, was published late last week in Emerging Infectious Diseases. The research team intranasally infected six female beagle dogs with the SARS-CoV-2 […]
Oct 17, 2023
What Went Wrong with a Highly Publicized COVID Mask Analysis?
Scientific American The Cochrane Library, a trusted source of health information, misled the public by prioritizing rigor over reality. The COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, but in May officials ended its designation as a public health emergency. So it’s now fair to ask if all our efforts to slow the spread of the disease—from masking, to hand washing, to […]
Oct 17, 2023
HHS pledges to keep Paxlovid available as it transitions to commercial market
The Hill The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Friday it had reached an agreement with Pfizer to ensure continued access to the antiviral Paxlovid for the next few years as it prepares to transition the drug into the commercial market. HHS said the agreement “maximizes taxpayer investment.” “This agreement builds on […]
Oct 17, 2023
Breakbone fever: Dengue will soon pose a “major threat” to US, the WHO says
The Bulletin Thanks to global warming, the last eight years have been the hottest on record. Now, along with wildfire smoke and stronger storms, climate change may soon deliver to parts of the world yet another unwelcome gift: dengue, a disease so unpleasant to experience that its nickname is breakbone fever. Higher global temperatures promise to make dengue a major […]
Oct 17, 2023
Could low serotonin levels contribute to Long COVID?
ABC News A new study suggests this may lead to symptoms seen in long COVID patients. Decreased levels of serotonin in the body may be a contributing factor in the development and persistence of so-called ‘long COVID’ symptoms, according to a new study. Researchers suggest that, even after acute COVID symptoms subside, traces of the virus […]
Oct 17, 2023
Avian Flu: Uruguay admits burying 400 sea lions; but a similar number tested positive
Merco Press Uruguay has admitted that some 400 sea lions have died and have been buried in two meters deep graves, taking into account very special sanitary conditions to avoid contagion of the H5 virus or avian flu. The head of Uruguay’s Aquatics Resources Jaime Coronel said that the disease has already been reported in […]
Oct 17, 2023
6 new monkeypox cases registered in Ho Chi Minh City
Tuoi Tre News Ho Chi Minh City recorded six more cases of monkeypox, an illness caused by the monkeypox virus, over the past week, increasing the total monkeypox cases in the city since early this year to 19, the municipal Department of Health reported on Monday. Among the new cases, two entered Vietnam and one […]
Oct 17, 2023
GCHS COVID Update by Dr. Lawler
UNMC GCHS Dr. Lawler provides recent data and the 2023-2024 season outlook on the 3 main respiratory viruses: COVID-19, RSV, and Influenza.
Oct 17, 2023
Why does COVID-19 usually hit adults so much harder than kids? The nose knows.
USA Today It has been clear since early in the coronavirus pandemic that children ‒ typically magnets for colds and the flu ‒ weren’t getting very sick from COVID-19. Now, a study suggests the answer lies in their noses. The study from researchers at Stanford University and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital found the immune systems of younger children […]
Oct 17, 2023
Long COVID, ‘Long Cold’: What to Know About Post-Acute Infection Syndromes
Yale Medicine Researchers are exploring how various pathogens cause chronic symptoms. As researchers learn more about Long COVID and what causes coronavirus symptoms to persist, attention is shifting to other post-acute infection syndromes, including what some are calling “long cold.” It’s long been known that various viruses can cause symptoms—sometimes mild, sometimes debilitating—to persist for […]
Oct 17, 2023
