Author: Claudinne Miller
Clinical improvement of Long-COVID is associated with reduction in autoantibodies, lipids, and inflammation following therapeutic apheresis
Nature In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are witnessing an unprecedented wave of post-infectious complications. Most prominently, millions of patients with Long-Covid complain about chronic fatigue and severe post-exertional malaise. Therapeutic apheresis has been suggested as an efficient treatment option for alleviating and mitigating symptoms in this desperate group of patients. However, little […]
May 2, 2023
Why viral reservoirs are a prime suspect for long COVID sleuths
NPR Audio Brent Palmer’s first inkling about long COVID started in the early days of the pandemic, before the term “long COVID” even existed. Some of his friends had caught the virus while on a ski trip and returned home to Colorado with the mysterious, new illness. It was a frightening time — and an […]
May 2, 2023
White House Will End Most Covid Vaccine Mandates
New York Times The requirements helped end the public health emergency. But they also prompted a politically charged debate. The Biden administration will end most federal Covid-19 vaccine requirements next week, rolling back a vast assertion of government power that helped bring an end to the worst public health threat in 100 years but roiled […]
May 2, 2023
Diseases Didn’t Just Shape History, They Control the Future
Wired Even within your own body, your 30 trillion human cells can’t compete with the 40 trillion or so bacteria that live rent-free in your gut, on your skin, under your toenails. Your very DNA owes a significant chunk—about 8 percent—of its content to retroviruses, which, when they infect a sperm or egg cell, can […]
May 2, 2023
Vaccine printer could help vaccines reach more people
MIT The printer generates vaccine-filled microneedle patches that can be stored long-term at room temperature and applied to the skin. Getting vaccines to people who need them isn’t always easy. Many vaccines require cold storage, making it difficult to ship them to remote areas that don’t have the necessary infrastructure. MIT researchers have come up […]
May 2, 2023
Covid-19 has reduced diverse urban interactions
MIT Mobility-related data show the pandemic has had a lasting effect, limiting the breadth of places people visit in cities. The Covid-19 pandemic has reduced how often urban residents intersect with people from different income brackets, according to a new study led by MIT researchers. Examining the movement of people in four U.S. cities before […]
May 2, 2023
What To Know About ‘Arcturus’: New Covid Variant Causing Pink Eye
Forbes New Covid strain XBB.1.18, nicknamed arcturus, is quickly spreading across the U.S., but experts are warning that pink eye and high fever, two symptoms of the new variant, are particularly present among children. Arcturus is a subvariant of the highly contagious omicron variant, which is the most prevalent variant in the U.S., according to the Centers […]
May 2, 2023
CDC set to stop tracking community levels for Covid-19
CNN As the nation’s public health emergency expires on May 11, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will stop reporting its color-coded Covid-19 Community Levels as a way to track the spread of the infection. Instead, the CDC will keep tabs on Covid-19 largely by tracking hospitalizations in some areas, according to a source familiar with the […]
May 2, 2023
Cluster Investigation of Increased Incidence of Pediatric Intracranial Abscesses inClark County, Nevada — January–December 2022
CDC In October 2022, the Southern Nevada HealthDistrict (SNHD) received reports of higher-than-expectedpediatric patients in Clark County with intracranial abscessin 2022. This followed a CDC-led national investigation intothis topic, which concluded in May 2022. SNHD investigatedto confirm if this was above expected, identify common riskfactors for infection, and report findings to the community. Methods: Hospital […]
May 2, 2023
Patients Living With Long COVID Offer Insight to FDA
MedPageToday Patients with long COVID and their caregivers shared how the illness has impacted their lives, the treatments they’ve tried, and their hopes for clinical trials during a virtual public meetingopens in a new tab or window on Patient-Focused Drug Development for Long COVID hosted by the FDA on Tuesday. Impacts on Daily Living Jill Anderson, a […]
May 2, 2023