Author: Shannon Becker
How did COVID warp our sense of time? It’s a matter of perception
(NPR) [Listen to Audio] The pandemic did something strange to our sense of time. For Ruth Ogden, lockdown spent confined to her 3-bedroom duplex in Manchester, England, with a newborn and two boys home from school, “was like climbing a mountain that never ended.” Time stood still, she says, filled with children moaning of boredom, […]
Dec 14, 2022
Increase in invasive Group A streptococcal infections among children in Europe, including fatalities
(WHO) A number of European countries (including France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom) have indicated an increase in 2022, particularly since September, in the number of cases of invasive Group A streptococcal (iGAS) disease among children under 10 years of age. During the same period, several deaths associated with iGAS disease in children […]
Dec 13, 2022
Plans for a Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy
(US Dept of State) Health threats such as COVID-19, Ebola, HIV/AIDS, and many others continue to demonstrate that health security is national security. A virus can spread quickly across borders and around the globe, endangering lives, disrupting how countries and communities function every day, and impacting our safety, security, and stability – here at home […]
Dec 13, 2022
Apparent risks of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome diagnoses after COVID-19 vaccination and SARS-Cov-2 Infection
(Nature Cardiovascular Research) Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) was previously described after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection; however, limited data are available on the relation of POTS with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination. Here we show, in a cohort of 284,592 COVID-19-vaccinated individuals, using a sequence–symmetry analysis, that the odds of POTS […]
Dec 13, 2022
Blood-Related Syndrome Is Being Seen After Developing COVID-19 or Vaccination
(ContagionLive) In a study that was published in Nature Cardiovascular Research yesterday, investigators point out the increased incidence rates in POTS for people who are vaccinated or who have had COVID-19. “We show, in a cohort of 284,592 COVID-19-vaccinated individuals, using a sequence–symmetry analysis, that the odds of POTS are higher 90 days after vaccine exposure than 90 days […]
Dec 13, 2022
China Covid: Hospitals under strain in wave of infections
(BBC) China’s hospitals are already under so much pressure, following the country’s rapid 180-degree shift in Covid policy that doctors and nurses could be infecting patients. It seems frontline medical workers are being told to come in even if they have the virus themselves because of staff shortages.
Dec 13, 2022
Voluntary Recall of Three Detect Covid-19 Test Lots
(FDA) Detect, Inc. is voluntarily recalling specific lots of the Detect Covid-19 Test™, our molecular, over-the-counter test used to identify SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes Covid-19) in self-collected nasal swabs. The recall affects a total of 11,102 tests shipped to customers from July 26th, 2022 through August 26th, 2022. The test was granted Emergency Use […]
Dec 13, 2022
Time to mask up again
Went to the local CVS today for an influenza vaccine and COVID booster #5. We were the only ones wearing a mask aside from the feisty senior citizen who rushed her cart up the adjacent aisle to beat us to the line. Got the shots, had COVID (for the first time) in late October, so […]
Dec 13, 2022
Ohio Measles Outbreak Jumps to 74 Cases
(MedPageToday) Measles cases continue to rise in central Ohio, with total cases hitting 74 this week, up from about 50 reported last week, according to Columbus Public Health. Of the 74 reported cases, all have occurred in children and adolescents, with 69 cases among those younger than 5 years (18 cases in those ages 3-5 years, […]
Dec 13, 2022