Category: COVID
Secondary Infections and Long COVID in Kids: What Pediatricians Need to Know
Medscape When Lucas Denault was first infected with COVID in January 2021 at the age of 15, his symptoms were relatively mild. A high school athlete at the time, the Pennsylvania resident experienced a brief bout of cold-like symptoms, recovered, and resumed his life. But 3 months later, he was infected a second time, and […]
Oct 29, 2025
Long-term cardiovascular complications in COVID-19 survivors according to disease severity
Nature Post-sepsis syndrome is a major concern affecting sepsis survivors. COVID-19 increases the risk of long-term complications, but existing data lack detail on patient-specific factors and long-term cardiovascular complications, namely major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). Our objective was to analyze and compare the MACE occurrence, among COVID-19 survivors, according to the severity of infection. Adults […]
Oct 29, 2025
Covid and Flu Can Triple Your Risk of Heart Attack
NYT A new analysis adds to the research about the link between viral infections and heart disease. A number of viral infections, including flu, Covid-19 and shingles, are linked to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, a new study affirmed. The risk of a heart attack triples within the first few weeks after […]
Oct 29, 2025
What to know about the ‘Frankenstein’ variant of COVID-19
Euronews The currently dominant COVID-19 variant in Germany has been referred to as the ‘Frankenstein’ variant. Here’s why. As is the case every year, new variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 are circulating in Europe. In Germany, the variant XFG is now dominant. It is often referred to in the media as the “Frankenstein […]
Oct 29, 2025
COVID-related smell loss may last years
Science News Maybe you can’t detect the scent of grass anymore. Or maybe coffee’s aroma now triggers disgust. After getting COVID-19, your sense of smell may seem persistently off. You’re not alone. Even years after an infection, most people who say they have smell loss do indeed have a dulled sense of smell when formally tested, […]
Oct 22, 2025
Vaccination of 3 Or More Doses Reduces Incidence of COVID-19 Symptoms for Young Adults
Drug Topics A study shows young adults with 3 or more COVID-19 vaccine doses experience fewer symptoms, emphasizing vaccination’s critical role in public health. Link to study here Young adults—aged 16 to 35 years—who received 3 or more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine had a lower incidence of symptoms, including headache and olfactory reduction, according […]
Oct 15, 2025
First-Trimester COVID Vaccination Not Linked to Major Birth Defects
MedPageToday Large study reinforces recent research demonstrating mRNA vaccine safety in pregnancy. There were 176.6 major congenital malformations (MCMs) per 10,000 infants exposed to first-trimester COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, compared with 179.4 per 10,000 infants not exposed to the vaccines. There were no associations between mRNA vaccine exposure and MCMs by organ system. There was no […]
Oct 15, 2025
Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir Reduces Long COVID Risk in Older Adults, Not Adolescents
Vaccine Advisor In nonhospitalized patients, treatment of acute COVID-19 with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir reduced long COVID risk in older vs younger adults, supporting its use in high-risk patients to prevent both acute severity and long-term sequelae. Treatment of acute COVID-19 with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir is associated with a lower risk of developing long COVID in adults aged 50 years […]
Oct 15, 2025
Young Women With Symptomatic Long COVID At Higher Risk of POTS
Pharmacy Times In a Swedish cohort, young women with symptomatic long COVID were found to be at higher risk of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), conferring additional burden. A cohort of predominantly younger women with highly symptomatic post-COVID-19 sequalae (PCS), also known as long COVID, demonstrated common incidence of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), according […]
Oct 15, 2025
Association of 2024–2025 Covid-19 Vaccine with Covid-19 Outcomes in U.S. Veterans
NEJM We conducted an observational study that used the electronic health records of the Department of Veterans Affairs to evaluate the effectiveness of the 2024–2025 Covid-19 vaccine among veterans who received the Covid-19 and influenza vaccines on the same day (164,132 participants) and in an active-comparator group of veterans who received the influenza vaccine only […]
Oct 15, 2025