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Category: COVID

Shining a Light on Long Covid, a ‘Vicious Affliction’

NYT Opinion Like one of the people you interviewed, I, too, was an “Energizer bunny” before I contracted Covid. I worked as many as 18 hours a day for an aerospace company, got A’s in my grad school classes, ran my own nonprofit and served on the board of directors of several other nonprofits. However, […]

Feb 27, 2024

How Protected Am I Against the Covid Variant JN.1?

New York Times JN.1 accounts for nearly all U.S. Covid cases. Here’s what to know about the risk of a new infection. Over the last few years, the general assumption has been that a Covid infection — or vaccination — is likely to buy you a few months of protection. But any time we get […]

Feb 20, 2024

COVID Update by Dr. James Lawler

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Feb 20, 2024

When It Comes to Isolation, COVID Shouldn’t Be Singled Out From the Pack

MedPageToday News surfaced last week suggesting a potential shift in COVID-19 isolation guidance from the CDC. The planned guidance, which is expected to be released this spring for public comment, indicates a significant switch in how COVID-19 is conceptualized. The guidance would bring COVID-19 into line with how other common respiratory viruses are managed: with isolation recommended […]

Feb 20, 2024

Research shows 1 in 10 infected pregnant women develop long COVID

CIDRAP New research presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting this week suggests that 1 in 10 pregnant women who contract COVID-19 during pregnancy develop long COVID. The study abstract is published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. The research is based on findings from a pregnancy cohort identified in the ongoing National […]

Feb 14, 2024

CDC plans to drop five-day covid isolation guidelines

Washington Post Americans who test positive for the coronavirus no longer need to routinely stay home from work and school for five days under new guidance planned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency is loosening its covid isolation recommendations for the first time since 2021 to align it with guidance on […]

Feb 13, 2024

COVID variant JN.1 now more than 90% of cases in U.S., CDC estimates

CBS News Close to all new COVID-19 cases in the United States are now being caused by the JN.1 variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, with an estimated 93.1% of infections now blamed on the highly mutated strain.  The CDC’s latest biweekly estimate of the variant’s spread was published Friday. It comes as key trends reflecting COVID-19’s spread […]

Feb 6, 2024

Long COVID research goes private

NPR (Audio) Advocates say the federal government is no longer viewing long COVID with the urgency it deserves. Private donors are now funding research bringing an unprecedented level of collaboration.

Feb 6, 2024

New chronic Covid study offers insight into which immunocompromised patients are most at risk

STAT You’ve heard of long Covid, a condition in which the acute infection subsides but troubling symptoms persist. Less well known is chronic Covid: The virus just doesn’t leave, sometimes staying in patients’ bodies long enough to mutate into new variants. This happens to people whose immune systems are compromised, whether through disease or treatment, […]

Jan 30, 2024

Could new clues on how long COVID affects immune system lead to treatment?

Medical News Today Approximately 10%-20%Trusted Source of individuals with a SARS-CoV-2 infection experience lingering symptoms beyond three months after symptom onset. These symptoms referred to as long COVID, can be debilitating, but there is a lack of diagnostic or therapeutic tools. A new study published in Science found that patients experiencing long COVID symptoms six months after the SARS-CoV-2 infection show […]

Jan 30, 2024