Author: Claudinne Miller
1.5 Million People in Japan Are Living as ‘Recluses’ After Covid
Bloomberg About 1.5 million people of working age in Japan are estimated to be living as recluses, with some 20% citing the Covid pandemic for their withdrawal, a government survey showed. Hikikomori, as they are called in Japanese, are defined as those who rarely leave their room or house, and only to shop at a […]
Apr 4, 2023
Covid-19 Surveillance Testing and Resident Outcomes in Nursing Homes
NEJM Despite widespread adoption of surveillance testing for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) among staff members in skilled nursing facilities, evidence is limited regarding its relationship with outcomes among facility residents. METHODS Using data obtained from 2020 to 2022, we performed a retrospective cohort study of testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among […]
Apr 4, 2023
Less COVID testing of nursing home staff linked with higher resident death rates
Harvard School of Public Health Related Study in NEJM Nursing homes in the U.S. that conducted more COVID-19 testing of their staff early in the pandemic experienced fewer COVID cases and deaths among residents, according to a study co-authored by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Michael Barnett. The study was published March 23 in the New England Journal […]
Apr 4, 2023
Understanding neurological complications of COVID-19
NIH Although SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was initially identified as a respiratory virus, its effects on the nervous system have been profound. There were reports in the initial phases of the pandemic that the virus was contributing to large, severe strokes in individuals, including younger people typically at lower risk for such events. […]
Apr 4, 2023
Concerns about exercise as a treatment for long COVID
Nature Advocates say an NIH trial of exercise for long COVID could harm participants. Plus, split-site doctorates boost African research and hibernating dormice glow under ultraviolet light. Patients and patient advocates are calling on the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) to reconsider its decision to include exercise trials in its RECOVER initiative, which aims […]
Apr 4, 2023
What to Know About the New XBB.1.16 COVID-19 Variant
Time The World Health Organization (WHO) is monitoring a new COVID-19 subvariant called XBB.1.16, which has been circulating throughout India for a few months and is causing a new surge of cases there. The Times of India reported on Apr. 3 that more than 3,600 new COVID cases had been recorded in the country since the previous […]
Apr 4, 2023
Palantir’s Plan to Decipher the Mysteries of Long Covid
Wired Magazine he tech giant is helping researchers and clinicians decipher vast amounts of data generated by people with persistent symptoms. AT LEAST 65 million people are still suffering from long Covid, the mysterious cocktail of symptoms that persist in some patients more than 12 weeks after an initial infection. Researchers are still working to understand this […]
Apr 4, 2023
Emory researchers discover key pathway for COVID organ damage in adults
Emory University Even after three years since the emergence of COVID-19, much remains unknown about how it causes severe disease, including the widespread organ damage beyond just the lungs. Increasingly, scientists are learning that organ dysfunction results from damage to the blood vessels, but why the virus causes this damage is unclear. Now a multidisciplinary […]
Apr 4, 2023
Nigeria: 447 suspected cholera cases reported in 6 states
The Sun The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has said six states, Cross River (397), Zamfara (25), Ebonyi (11), Abia (9), Bayelsa (3) and Kano (2), reported 447 suspected cholera cases in weeks five to nine of 2023. The NCDC, via its official website, yesterday, however, said 12 states have reported suspected cholera cases […]
Apr 4, 2023
Rabies patient becomes first fatal case in US after post-exposure treatment, report says
fox news Related paper in Clinical Infectious Diseases A Minnesota man is the first reported fatality due to rabies in the United States despite receiving appropriate post-exposure prophylaxis, according to a recent article published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. He was an 84-year-old man who died in 2021 about six months after waking up in the morning while […]
Apr 4, 2023