Author: Claudinne Miller
Develop vaccines for all animal influenza strain, says incoming WHO chief scientist
(Reuters) Governments should invest in vaccines for all strains of influenza virus that exist in the animal kingdom as an insurance policy in case of an outbreak in humans, the incoming chief scientist at the World Health Organization said on Monday. Countries ranging from the United States and Britain to France and Japan have suffered […]
Feb 21, 2023
COVID-19 vaccination linked to fewer cardiac events
(Journal of the American College of Cardiology) Analyzing the most extensive datasets in the United States, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have revealed that vaccination against COVID-19 is associated with fewer heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular issues among people who were infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. […]
Feb 21, 2023
What is Long COVID? The Physical and Psychological Symptoms and Management
(UCSF) This expertise is provided by Lauri Pasch, PhD, a UCSF psychologist who has worked with and studied the psychological experiences of many COVID-19 patients, and Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MA, a pulmonologist and founder and medical director of the UCSF OPTIMAL Clinic, a specialized clinic for COVID-19 patients who have been hospitalized or have persistent symptoms. What […]
Feb 21, 2023
Case studies expose deadly risk of mpox to people with untreated HIV
(Science) Analysis of hundreds of mpox patients suggests it is “a different disease” in those with compromised immune systems In June 2022, a young man in his 30s severely sick with mpox, the viral disease formerly known as monkeypox, was admitted to the Salvador Zubirán National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition hospital in Mexico […]
Feb 21, 2023
6 doctors swallowed Lego heads for science. Here’s what came out
(NPR) When Dr. Andy Tagg was a toddler, he swallowed a Lego piece. Actually, two, stuck together. “I thought, well, just put it in your mouth and try and get your teeth between the little pieces,” he says. The next thing he knew, it went down the hatch. As an emergency physician at Western Health, in Melbourne, […]
Feb 21, 2023
Seventh Ecuador layer flock hit by avian influenza
(Watt Poultry) Four new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Ecuador, including one commercial egg laying operation, are identified in a new report from the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH). In the hamlet of Zumbalica, a commercial layer flock had been experiencing high mortalities, with 9,050 hens in a flock of nearly 17,000 had […]
Feb 21, 2023
Longitudinal Assessment of Chest CT Findings and Pulmonary Function in Patients after COVID-19
(Radiology) Information on pulmonary sequelae and pulmonary function at 2 years post recovery from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection are lacking.
Feb 21, 2023
Chest CTs Reveal Abnormalities 2 Years After Severe COVID
(MedPageToday) 39% of hospitalized Wuhan patients had persistent interstitial lung abnormalities, study finds Two years after hospitalization for severe COVID-19 illness, more than a third of patients from the pandemic’s early days had lingering pulmonary abnormalities on chest CT scans, according to a prospective study from Wuhan, China. (link to paper) The incidence of persistent […]
Feb 21, 2023
SARS-CoV-2 Weekly Update
This week, Dr. Joseph Fauver, Assistant Professor at UNMC’s College of Public Health provides us with SARS-CoV-2 updates and informs us of the accelerated evolution of Covid-19 in free-ranging white tailed deer.
Feb 21, 2023
Brain Structure, Widespread Connectivity Changes Seen With Long COVID
(MedPageToday) Gray matter atrophy and severe disruption of brain functional connectivity were seen in long COVID patients with anxiety and depression about 3 months after acute mild SARS-CoV-2 infection. Compared with people who were asymptomatic after SARS-CoV-2 infection, long COVID patients with both anxiety and depression showed limbic atrophy and a widespread pattern of hyperconnectivity, […]
Feb 21, 2023