Cognitive problems are among the most persistent and common lasting effects of Covid. Now some patients are getting help from brain rehab programs. A radiographer at Northwestern Memorial Hospital performs a CT brain scan. PHOTO: NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE By Sumathi Reddy The newest patients in cognitive rehabilitation programs didn’t suffer concussions, traumatic brain injuries or strokes. Cognitive...
by Mark Shrime, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Early in the coronavirus pandemic, researchers stumbled on an unexpected finding: smokers seemed to be protected from COVID’s worst effects. Initially discovered on a review of hospitalized patients in China, this “smoker’s paradox” was later reported in studies from Italy and France. But it turns out that...
People who did not need hospital care were more likely to have headaches than those who needed to be admitted. Photograph: laflor/Getty ImagesAndrew Gregory and Sally Weale Tue 28 Sep 2021 14.03 EDT One in three people infected with coronavirus will experience at least one symptom of long Covid, a new study suggests. Much of the existing research into the...
by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Long COVID symptoms rarely persisted beyond 12 weeks in children and adolescents unlike adults. But more studies were required to investigate the risk and impact of long COVID in young people to help guide vaccine policy decisions in Australia, according to a review led by the Murdoch...
by Sarah Avery, Duke University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A suicide screening tool developed by researchers from Duke Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs is far more accurate at identifying patients at risk for attempting suicide than current clinical assessments, which often have poor accuracy rates that can lead to the loss of life. With suicide rates on the...
COVID-19 long-haulers, even those with mild infections of the virus, experience significant decline in kidney function, according to a deep dive into federal health data. The findings add to concerns that many people who have had COVID-19 go on to suffer a range of adverse conditions months after their initial infections. The data show that...
by Sarah Pitt, The Conversation Credit: ShotPrime Studio/Shutterstock After consulting its vaccine advisers, the UK government is launching its much-discussed COVID-19 vaccine booster program. From the week beginning September 20 2021, a third dose will be offered to all people who were prioritized in the first wave of the UK’s vaccine rollout. This includes all residents and staff of care...
by Ernie Mundell (HealthDay)—With the Delta variant surging and many Americans mask- and vaccine-free, new cases of COVID-19 spiked to levels over the long Labor Day weekend that were 300% higher than those seen over the same weekend in 2020, according to a new tally from Johns Hopkins University. That means packed hospitals and rising...
by Bill Hathaway, Yale University Credit: Michael S. Helfenbein When it comes to long-lasting protection against COVID-19, antibodies are our biggest allies, a new Yale University study shows. Since the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the relative contributions of the different parts of our immune system arsenal—particularly those of T cells, which destroy infected cells from...
by Diane Nazaroff, University of New South Wales Some people with long COVID develop difficulties in concentrating which can persist months after infection, Dr Lucette Cysique from the UNSW School of Psychology says. Credit: Shutterstock An international taskforce created by a UNSW Science psychology researcher has recommended a set of neurocognitive and mental health questionnaires to...
