by Kristina Sauerwein, Washington University in St. Louis Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research continues to mount indicating that many people who’ve had COVID-19 go on to suffer a range of adverse conditions months after their initial infections. A deep dive into federal health data adds to those concerns, pointing to a significant decline in kidney function among...
HOUSTON METHODIST IMAGE: LONG AFTER LEAVING THE HOSPITAL, SOME PATIENTS ARE LEFT WITH LINGERING SYMPTOMS LASTING FROM WEEKS TO MONTHS AFTER RECOVERING FROM COVID-19. CREDIT: HOUSTON METHODIST HOUSTON-(Aug. 30, 2021) – As COVID-19 hospitalizations once again soar in a fourth surge more than 18 months after the pandemic started, some patients continue to experience symptoms...
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Aug 23 2021 The SARS-CoV-2 virus has infected over 165 million people worldwide causing nearly 3.5 million deaths. Recent vaccination efforts have been hindered by multiple coronavirus variants that challenge current vaccines. While infection generally produces a mild disease, in some patients it can develop into a severe inflammatory COVID-19 requiring medical...
ROCHESTER, Minn. ― In an observational study, Mayo Clinic researchers report that the combination of casirivimab and imdevimab ― two monoclonal antibody treatments under Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization ― keep high-risk patients out of the hospital when infected with mild to moderate COVID-19. The findings appear in The Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine. Nearly 1,400 Mayo Clinic patients...
BOSTON – Fast and accurate clinical assessment of the disease progression and mortality is vital for the management of COVID-19 patients. Although several predictors have been proposed, they have been limited to subjective assessment, semi-automated schemes, or supervised deep learning approaches. Such predictors are subjective or require laborious annotation of training cases. In a multi-center study...
by Ian M. MacKay, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock Scientists in South Africa have discovered a new viral variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It’s not a single virus but a clustering of genetically similar viruses, known as C.1.2. The researchers, in a pre-print study released last week but yet to be peer reviewed, found this cluster has picked up...
BY JORDAN WEISSMANN AUG 28, 20211:56 PM Delta is increasing health insurance premiums for employees who are unvaccinated by $200 per month to cover higher costs of Covid-related care. Mario Tama/Getty Images Refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 was already a reckless health decision. Lately, it’s been turning into an expensive one, too. Take the...
by University of Helsinki Fig 1. The number of circulating LDGs increases in acute COVID-19. (A) Fresh PBMCs obtained from acute mild (outpatients) and severe (hospitalized) COVID-19 as well as HC patients were stained with a panel of antibodies (see S2 Table for details) and analyzed by flow cytometry. Data from live CD3-/CD14-/CD19-/CD56- cell populations were...
By Grant Currin on August 27, 2021 YouTube’s new strategy aims to elevate credible health information. Credit: Getty Images When someone searches YouTube for a health-related term such as “COVID-19,” most results will now prominently feature content from government agencies and health care organizations that the platform trusts to provide reliable information. The World Health Organization, the Mayo Clinic...
by Drexel University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Autistic adults, adults with intellectual disability, and adults with mental health diagnoses have multiple risk factors for infection with COVID-19 and for experiencing more severe disease if they contract COVID-19, according to research from the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University. Identifying risk factors for COVID-19 among autistic...
