Author: Claudinne Miller
BMJ Objective To evaluate longer term symptoms and health outcomes associated with post-covid-19 condition within a cohort of individuals with a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Design Population based, longitudinal cohort. Setting General population of canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Participants 1106 adults with a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection who were not vaccinated before infection and 628 adults who did not have an infection. […]
May 31, 2023
These 12 symptoms may define long COVID, new study finds
PBS NewsHour For the millions who have been struggling with a baffling illness in the last few years, a recent study on long COVID could finally be a step toward treatment. At the same time, some experts caution that this new sketch of possible symptoms should not be mistaken for a tool that patients can […]
May 31, 2023
1 in 10 People Get Long COVID After Omicron
Time Magazine About 10% of people appear to suffer Long COVID after an omicron infection, a lower estimate than earlier in the pandemic, according to a study of nearly 10,000 Americans that aims to help unravel the mysterious condition. Early findings from the National Institutes of Health’s study highlight a dozen symptoms that most distinguish […]
May 30, 2023
Soft Pants: The Postpandemic Benefit That’s Here to Stay
NYT Less than three weeks into the March 2020 lockdowns in New York City, my boyfriend turned to me with a revelation he was having while in the snug living room that had become our co-working space, wine bar and prison chamber. A finance lawyer who used to wear suits, he lately had found himself […]
May 30, 2023
2 Are Dead in Suspected Meningitis Outbreak Linked to Surgeries in Mexico
NYT More than 200 others could be at risk from a fungal meningitis outbreak that has been traced to two clinics in Matamoros, Mexico, where people traveled for cosmetic surgeries, health officials said. Two people in the United States have died with probable cases of fungal meningitis and more than 200 others are at risk after an […]
May 30, 2023
Science Based Medicine What we have seen is the widespread propagation of misinformation and disinformation. And the reason it has taken root is because there was an information vacuum. I come back to our role as physicians. It is critical that we fill that vacuum because if we don’t, others will. This quote is absolutely […]
May 30, 2023
COVID infections in state Senate prompt CT lawmakers to make changes
CT Insider With less than two weeks before the General Assembly’s statutory deadline, a new round of COVID infections in the state Senate has prompted legislative leaders to order mandatory masking for staff, elected officials and the public on the third floor of the State Capitol building as well as the fourth floor Senate galleries. […]
May 30, 2023
Life Lessons on Resilience and Uncertainty
How do we live joyfully while experiencing disruption? And what are the essential tools for resilience and equanimity through massive dislocation and uncertainty? An interesting read from an Opinion piece in the Washington Post. My neighbor lived to be 109. This is what I learned from him. Washington Post arly one August morning during a […]
May 30, 2023
Top Chinese scientist says don’t rule out lab leak
BBC The possibility the Covid virus leaked from a laboratory should not be ruled out, a former top Chinese government scientist has told BBC News. As head of China’s Centre for Disease Control (CDC), Prof George Gao played a key role in the pandemic response and efforts to trace its origins. China’s government dismisses any […]
May 30, 2023
