Author: Claudinne Miller
Neurologic Events After COVID-19 Vaccines Assessed
MedPageToday All patients hospitalized with new or relapsing neurologic events after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination at a New York tertiary hospital had one or more risk factors for their neurologic condition, a prospective study showed. The most prominent neurologic index events in these vaccinated patients were ischemic stroke (37.7%), encephalopathy (32.6%), seizure (15.9%), and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH; […]
May 30, 2023
China Might Have 65 Million COVID Cases a Week by June. How Worried Should the World Be?
Time Magazine Last week when a Chinese senior health adviser projected 65 million COVID-19 cases per week in China by June, some health experts sounded the alarm. China has been facing a new COVID-19 wave fueled by the XBB variant since April. Data from Zhong Nanshan—a respiratory disease doctor who was among the first to confirm COVID-19’s easy […]
May 30, 2023
Tally of covid-19 cases after CDC conference climbs to 181
Washington Post The tally of people infected with the coronavirus after attending a high-profile Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conference in April has risen to at least 181, the agency reported Friday. No one was hospitalized. The CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service officers and alumni — the disease detectives deployed to identify and fight outbreaks — met […]
May 30, 2023
Even Mild COVID-19 Can Have Long-Term Detrimental Effects on Heart Health
SciTechDaily A groundbreaking study conducted a comparison of arterial stiffness between participants before and after contracting COVID-19. New research indicates that even mild instances of COVID-19 can lead to lasting harm to cardiovascular health. The study is the first comparison of levels of arterial stiffness before and after a COVID-19 infection, a parameter closely tied to […]
May 30, 2023
What is human metapneumovirus?
(Washington Post) Most people probably have not heard of human metapneumovirus, which causes a respiratory illness that typically feels like a common cold. Most people probably have not heard of the virus, but it’s no cause for alarm. It’s a respiratory illness that, for most who get it, will feel like a common cold. Here are […]
May 30, 2023
Namibia confirms outbreak of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
Informante THE Ministry of Health and Social Services has announced an outbreak of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), with one patient dying from the infection this week. According to Ben Nangombe, the Executive Director within the ministry, on May 16, 2023, a male patient suspected of having CCHF was treated at a health facility in Gobabis. […]
May 23, 2023
Why is China suddenly shutting down concerts and events?
Japan Times Saturday’s “What the Folkstival” outdoor concert was meant to kick off in the early afternoon in a Beijing suburb near the airport, with 10 live acts, including foreign performers, playing “acoustic music to soothe your soul.” It never began. Near booths selling barbecue skewers and craft beer, festival-goers had begun to gather on […]
May 23, 2023
23 Pandemic Decisions That Actually Went Right
The Atlantic A lot went wrong with COVID, but the responses that worked could help guide us in future pandemics. More than three years ago, the coronavirus pandemic officially became an emergency, and much of the world froze in place while politicians and public-health advisers tried to figure out what on Earth to do. Now […]
May 23, 2023
You definitely don’t wish you were here: Postcards in the age of covid
Washington Post For someone who never actually tested positive for the coronavirus, Clarissa Ferraris sure has a house full of it. The virus is on hundreds of postcards that the Columbia, Md., collector has amassed over the last three years. There are postcards of health-care workers battling the spiky globular virus, of cityscapes emptied by the pandemic, of […]
May 23, 2023
Why is COVID life-threatening for some people? Genetics study offers clues
Nature Immune genes could play a part in the risk of needing intensive care when infected with SARS-CoV-2. An analysis of DNA from more than 24,000 people who had COVID-19 and required treatment in intensive care has yielded more than a dozen new genetic links to the risk of developing extreme illness from the disease. […]
May 23, 2023
