Author: Claudinne Miller
Even Mild COVID-19 Can Have Long-Term Detrimental Effects on Heart Health
SciTechDaily A groundbreaking study conducted a comparison of arterial stiffness between participants before and after contracting COVID-19. New research indicates that even mild instances of COVID-19 can lead to lasting harm to cardiovascular health. The study is the first comparison of levels of arterial stiffness before and after a COVID-19 infection, a parameter closely tied to […]
May 30, 2023
What is human metapneumovirus?
(Washington Post) Most people probably have not heard of human metapneumovirus, which causes a respiratory illness that typically feels like a common cold. Most people probably have not heard of the virus, but it’s no cause for alarm. It’s a respiratory illness that, for most who get it, will feel like a common cold. Here are […]
May 30, 2023
Namibia confirms outbreak of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
Informante THE Ministry of Health and Social Services has announced an outbreak of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), with one patient dying from the infection this week. According to Ben Nangombe, the Executive Director within the ministry, on May 16, 2023, a male patient suspected of having CCHF was treated at a health facility in Gobabis. […]
May 23, 2023
Why is China suddenly shutting down concerts and events?
Japan Times Saturday’s “What the Folkstival” outdoor concert was meant to kick off in the early afternoon in a Beijing suburb near the airport, with 10 live acts, including foreign performers, playing “acoustic music to soothe your soul.” It never began. Near booths selling barbecue skewers and craft beer, festival-goers had begun to gather on […]
May 23, 2023
23 Pandemic Decisions That Actually Went Right
The Atlantic A lot went wrong with COVID, but the responses that worked could help guide us in future pandemics. More than three years ago, the coronavirus pandemic officially became an emergency, and much of the world froze in place while politicians and public-health advisers tried to figure out what on Earth to do. Now […]
May 23, 2023
You definitely don’t wish you were here: Postcards in the age of covid
Washington Post For someone who never actually tested positive for the coronavirus, Clarissa Ferraris sure has a house full of it. The virus is on hundreds of postcards that the Columbia, Md., collector has amassed over the last three years. There are postcards of health-care workers battling the spiky globular virus, of cityscapes emptied by the pandemic, of […]
May 23, 2023
Why is COVID life-threatening for some people? Genetics study offers clues
Nature Immune genes could play a part in the risk of needing intensive care when infected with SARS-CoV-2. An analysis of DNA from more than 24,000 people who had COVID-19 and required treatment in intensive care has yielded more than a dozen new genetic links to the risk of developing extreme illness from the disease. […]
May 23, 2023
Inside the Troubled Early Days of Guinea’s Ebola Response
PBS Why wasn’t the largest Ebola outbreak on record, which has now killed more than 10,000 people, stopped before it was too late? That’s the question at the heart of Outbreak, a FRONTLINE investigation from journalist and filmmaker Dan Edge that premieres tonight. In vivid, comprehensive detail, the film traces Ebola’s spread across West Africa, uncovering a string […]
May 23, 2023
Taiwan is using humor as a tool against coronavirus hoaxes
QZ.com There’s nothing inherently funny about the novel coronavirus. The latest World Health Organization numbers indicate that more than 383,000 people have died from Covid-19, and the number of confirmed cases worldwide has eclipsed the 6 million mark. But Taiwan, which is lauded for its success in containing the spread of coronavirus, has adopted humor as a tool in […]
May 23, 2023
Spontaneous splenic rupture during dengue fever
NIH Dengue fever is one of the most frequent arboviral diseases in the world. Dengue is known to cause myocarditis, hepatitis, and neurological illustrations but one of the established presentations is leakage of plasma resulting in circulatory failure. Spontaneous rupture of the spleen is one of the most infrequent but known outcome of dengue fever […]
May 23, 2023