Author: Claudinne Miller
Nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir reduces COVID-19 hospitalization and prevents long COVID in adult outpatients
Nature Nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir received Emergency Use Authorization for treating mild to moderate COVID-19 in high-risk patients. Its efficacy against the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 remains uncertain. This retrospective cohort study assessed the effect of nirmatrelvir–ritonavir in preventing severe disease progression and long COVID symptoms after acute COVID-19 in non-hospitalized adults. SALAMA medical records from […]
Oct 29, 2024
Cognitive difficulties linger months after COVID-19 recovery
PsyPost A recent study published in Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health suggests that individuals who had COVID-19 may experience lingering cognitive difficulties, especially in areas like working memory and planning. Researchers discovered that, even six to twelve months after infection, people with a history of COVID-19 reported more problems with everyday cognitive tasks than those who […]
Oct 29, 2024
Research reveals new clues to the mysteries of long COVID
University of Alberta Three groundbreaking studies pinpoint immune cells and proteins linked with the lingering condition — and suggest a possible cause. Researchers at the University of Alberta have pinpointed two proteins that could serve as markers for identifying patients with long COVID — a discovery that may lead to treatments that will bring better […]
Oct 29, 2024
CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update October 29, 2024
CDC CDC continues to respond to the public health challenge posed by a multistate outbreak of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, or “H5N1 bird flu,” in dairy cows, poultry and other animals in the United States. CDC is working in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Administration for […]
Oct 29, 2024
Why You Might Need Two COVID-19 Shots This Season
Time eniors and people who are immunocompromised should get not just one but two COVID-19 shots this respiratory virus season. That’s the new recommendation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). People in these groups should get the vaccines six months apart in order to stay protected against the disease, the agency’s vaccine group […]
Oct 29, 2024
From poultry to public health: Understanding the H5N1 threat
DVM360 Unpacking the current threat landscape Avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, has had an increase in human cases in the United States recently, particularly among poultry and dairy workers. H5N1 has primarily circulated in the Midwest, with these cases raising concerns about potential human transmission and broader public health implications. Understanding […]
Oct 29, 2024
More Washington state egg farm workers sick with avian flu; CDC sends help for outbreak
The Chronicle The number of workers at a Franklin County commercial egg farm who have now tested positive for avian influenza has increased to eight, according to preliminary test results. The outbreak at the large farm has the first human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, known in the state of Washington. Of […]
Oct 29, 2024
Bovine H5N1 influenza from infected worker transmissible and lethal in animal models
NIH A highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus, isolated from the eye of a farm worker who became infected through contact with dairy cows, was lethal in mice and ferrets infected in a high-containment laboratory environment, according to a new study in Nature. The study investigators also found that the virus isolated from the worker, […]
Oct 29, 2024
California Becomes Hot Spot for Bird Flu Cases in Cows, Sparking Fears
Bloomberg Dairy farmers in California are grappling with a steadily advancing outbreak of avian flu in their herds – a problem few of them want to talk about publicly, but that none of them can afford to ignore. Bird flu has been reported in more than 170 herds in California since late August, with the […]
Oct 29, 2024
New Covid Tests Are Here. They Test for Flu, Too.
NYT Yet again this winter, millions of Americans will wonder if a nagging cough or body aches is a sign they’re coming down with Covid or the flu. This time, they’ll have an expanded array of tools to get an answer without leaving the house. There are now nine at-home tests that can detect the […]
Oct 29, 2024