Although severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is considered a respiratory pathogen, myriad neurologic complications—including confusion, stroke, and neuromuscular disorders—manifest during acute COVID-19. Furthermore, maladies such as impaired concentration, headache, sensory disturbances, depression, and even psychosis may persist for months after infection, as part of a constellation of symptoms now called Long Covid. Even...
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FDA approves use of antiviral drug remdesivir as an outpatient therapy for people with covid-19
The move gives doctors and high-risk patients an additional option for treating mild-to-moderate illness caused by the coronavirus By Laurie McGinley, January 21, 2022 at 7:20 p.m. EST Federal regulators Friday approved the use of the antiviral drug remdesivir for covid-19 outpatients at high risk of being hospitalized, providing a new treatment option for doctors...
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BU study: COVID-19 vaccines do not cause infertility
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE New findings by Boston University School of Public Health investigators indicate that COVID-19 vaccination does not impair fertility—but males who become infected by the coronavirus may experience short-term reduced fertility. COVID-19 vaccination in either partner does not appear to affect fertility, according to new research led by Boston University School...
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EXPLAINER: What does it mean for COVID-19 to be endemic?
by Maria Cheng People wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of coronavirus walk along a street in downtown Barcelona, Spain, July 3, 2021. Some European countries such as Spain are making tentative plans for when they might start treating COVID-19 as an “endemic” disease, but the World Health Organization and other officials...
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Q and A: At-home tests for COVID-19
JANUARY 19, 2022 by Cynthia Weiss Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain DEAR MAYO CLINIC: With COVID-19 continuing to be a concern, should I stock up on at-home COVID-19 tests so I don’t have to wait in long lines to get tested elsewhere? What kind of tests are sold over the counter, and what should I know...
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COVID-19 and Corticosteroids
By Akanksha Singh, BDS. Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. Corticosteroids have been advised as a drug to target the host immune response in patients affected with severe lung inflammation due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This treatment has been beneficial in reducing the mortality rate significantly. Corticosteroids have been in use for over 70 years and...
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What heart and stroke patients need to know about COVID-19 in 2022
JANUARY 18, 2022 by Michael Merschel Two years into the pandemic, researchers have learned a lot about how COVID-19 affects people with heart disease and stroke survivors. But like the coronavirus itself, what everyone needs to know keeps evolving. “You can’t assume that what was true three months ago is true now,” said Dr. James...
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Myocarditis: COVID-19 is a much bigger risk to the heart than vaccination
by Glen Pyle, Jennifer H Huang, The Conversation Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle most commonly caused by a virus. Credit: Shutterstock The heart has played a central role in COVID-19 since the beginning. Cardiovascular conditions are among the highest risk factors for hospitalization. A significant number of patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infections have signs...
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Rapid test for detecting COVID-19 highly accurate for children and adolescents
by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Creative rendition of SARS-CoV-2 particles (not to scale). Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH In a large prospective study of just over 1,000 patients ages 17 and younger who were seen at the Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital (BCCFH) testing site during a seven-month period...
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WHO recommends two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19
BMJ The drug baricitinib (a type of drug known as a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis) is strongly recommended for patients with severe or critical covid-19 in combination with corticosteroids, says a WHO Guideline Development Group of international experts in The BMJ today. Their strong recommendation is based on moderate certainty evidence...