JULY 21, 2024 by Ziyad Al-Aly, The Conversation Credit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsSince 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in...
July 29, 2024 by Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman Credit: CC0 Public DomainIt may seem hard to believe, but it’s been over four years since the COVID-19 pandemic ground our world to a halt, forcing us indoors and apart, and ultimately changing the way we live. It’s hard to pinpoint the true “end” of the pandemic....
NEWS RELEASE 25-JUL-2024 For the first time, researchers identify the mechanism that allows the varicella zoster virus to spread far from the infection site Peer-Reviewed PublicationUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS VIDEO: THE VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS, WHICH RESIDES IN OVER 95% OF US, CAUSES CHICKEN POX AND THE MORE SERIOUS SHINGLES INFECTION. CUANSCHUTZ RESEARCHERS HAVE...
By Alexander Tin Edited By Paula Cohen June 25, 2024 / 5:10 PM EDT / CBS News There are no signs so far that the new LB.1 variant is causing more severe disease in COVID-19 patients, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, as infections have begun to accelerate in this summer’s wave around...
Patients hospitalized within 30 days after infection face 29% higher death risk in 3rd year.News Published: May 31, 2024 | Original story from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Credit: Olga Kononenko / Unsplash. New findings on long COVID — long-term effects on health experienced by many who have had COVID-19 — present...
MAY 15TH, 2024 POSTED BY ROCHITA GHOSH-U. MISSOURI COVID-19EYESRETINAVIRUSESVISIONUNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI The virus that causes COVID-19 can breach the protective blood-retinal barrier, leading to potential long-term consequences in the eye, new research shows. The blood-retinal barrier is designed to protect our vision from infections by preventing microbial pathogens from reaching the retina where they...
by University of California, San Francisco Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 virus can persist in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after the acute phase of the illness has ended, according to new research from UC San Francisco that offers potential clues to why some people develop long COVID. The...
by University of California, San Francisco Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 virus can persist in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after the acute phase of the illness has ended, according to new research from UC San Francisco that offers potential clues to why some people develop long COVID. The scientists...
By Joe Hernandez In January, a man living on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula died of Alaskapox. Pictured is Bear Glacier in the Kenai Fjords National Park on Sept. 1, 2015, in Seward, Alaska. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty ImagesAlaska health officials reported last week that a man died in January after contracting a virus known as Alaskapox....
By Sarah Willey The study discovered similarities in immune system dysfunction as a potential biomarker among people living with long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.A study led by UMass Chan Medical School viral immunologists Liisa Selin, MD, PhD, and Anna Gil, PhD, discovered similarities in immune system dysfunction as a potential biomarker among people living...
