Author: Shannon Becker
Residual Lung Abnormalities Following COVID-19 Hospitalization: Interim Analysis of the UKILD Post-COVID Study
(American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine) Rationale. Shared symptoms and genetic architecture between COVID-19 and lungfibrosis suggests SARS-CoV-2 infection may lead to progressive lung damage.Objectives. The UKILD Post-COVID study interim analysis was planned to estimate theprevalence of residual lung abnormalities in people hospitalized with COVID-19 based onrisk strata. Methods. The Post-HOSPitalisation COVID Study […]
Dec 5, 2022
11% of COVID-19 survivors have residual lung damage, study finds
(CIDRAP) A new study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine reveals about an 11% incidence of residual lung damage—known as interstitial lung disease—after COVID-19 hospitalization. Interstitial lung disease is a broad category of lung damage and disease defined by fibrotic scarring. The damage is often irreversible. Link to Study
Dec 5, 2022
So You Say You Haven’t Had Covid. You’re Probably Mistaken, Study Finds
(KFF) Researchers tested 1,574 people from August 2021 to May 2022, and 44% of them said they had never had covid. But serologic testing found that 42% of them had antibodies that indicated a previous infection. Meanwhile, new research shows that SARS-CoV-2 can live on some groceries for days.
Dec 5, 2022
Flu Hospitalizations Nearly Double Over the Last Week in the US
(Bloomberg) Influenza hospitalizations nearly doubled over the last week, adding to the already torrid season for respiratory illnesses in the US. There were 19,593 people hospitalized for influenza during the week ending Nov. 26, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. Admission rates have reached the highest level in more than a decade, behind only […]
Dec 5, 2022
CDC expands wastewater testing for polio to Michigan and Pennsylvania
(Washington Post) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding efforts to test wastewater to detect thepolio virus in Philadelphia and the Detroit area, targeting communities at highest risk for the life-threatening and potentially disabling illness, officials said Wednesday. The expansion of wastewater monitoring for polio comes amid pressure to increase efforts to fight the disease after […]
Dec 5, 2022
New Mexico issues public health emergency order as respiratory viruses rise
(ABQ Journal) New Mexico hospitals are returning to the “hub-and-spoke” model of patient triage, which was used throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, amid a rising number of pediatric patients. Acting Health Secretary David Scrase issued a public health emergency order Thursday, citing an increasing number of pediatric patients, a shortage of hospital staff and a lack […]
Dec 5, 2022
Strep A: London child among six deaths from bacterial disease
(BBC) A pupil at a west London primary school has been confirmed as having died with Strep A bacterial disease. The child is one of six in England to have died after contracting the bug, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The pupil attended St John’s School, Ealing, and died from a severe, invasive form […]
Dec 5, 2022
Teens’ brains aged faster during the first year of the pandemic, study says, and stress may be to blame
(CNN) The brains of US teens have physically changed during the Covid-19 pandemic, aging faster than normal, a new study says. The young study participants also reported more severe symptoms of anxiety, depression and what scientists call internalized problems – meaning feelings of sadness, low self-esteem and fear and trouble regulating their emotions – after the first […]
Dec 5, 2022
Uganda discharges last known Ebola patient, raising hopes – ministry
(Reuters) Uganda has discharged its last known Ebola patient from hospital, a senior health official said on Friday, raising hopes that an outbreak which has killed at least 56 people could be coming to an end. Officials first confirmed the outbreak in September and said it was the Sudan strain of the disease, which kills […]
Dec 2, 2022
New Antivax Campaign Released as a “Documentary”
(diedsuddenly.info) From the webiste: Healthy adults are dropping dead all across the globe. In the last 18 months, the term “Died Suddenly” has risen to the very top of “most searched” Google terms. Now, the award-winning documentary team that brought you, “Watch The Water”, and “These Little Ones” travels around the world to find answers, […]
Dec 2, 2022