Category: Clinical Considerations
Long COVID-like symptoms can happen after the flu, too. Here’s how to prevent both
Fortune Flu or COVID, it may not matter—the post-viral illness you potentially wind up with could look pretty similar, according to new research released this week. Long COVID is a post-viral illness that occurs after infection with COVID. Also known as PASC, or post-acute sequelae of COVID, it’s typically defined as new symptoms that develop after […]
Apr 18, 2023
Up to one in 20 new diabetes cases could be linked to Covid, study suggests
Guardian Research adds to growing evidence that pandemic may be contributing to rapid rise in people with diabetes Up to one in 20 new diabetes cases could be related to Covid infection, data suggests. The research adds to mounting evidence the pandemic may be contributing to a rapidly escalating diabetes crisis, with individuals who have experienced […]
Apr 18, 2023
Preventing “Long COVID”
NEJM Vaccination and antiviral treatment with nirmatrelvir (a component of Paxlovid) lower risks for hospitalization and death due to COVID-19 (NEJM JW Infect Dis Jun 2022 and BMJ 2022; 377:69317; NEJM JW Gen Med Oct 1 2022 and N Engl J Med 2022; 387:790). Do vaccination and nirmatrelvir prevent post–COVID-19 condition (“long COVID”)? Two recent reports provide some answers to this question. […]
Apr 11, 2023
Obesity and COVID-19 mortality are correlated
Nature Abstract In view of a conspicuous absence of any cross-country study linking obesity and COVID-19 mortality, we conduct an empirical analysis of plausible associations between COVID-19 mortality and the proportion of obese in the adult population distributed across 142 countries around the globe. We observe a statistically significant positive association between COVID-19 mortality and […]
Apr 11, 2023
Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality of Pregnant Patients With COVID-19 Infection During the Early Pandemic Period in the US
JAMA From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March, 2020, through mid-February 2023, nearly 103 million cases and 1.1 million deaths were reported in the United States.1 Increasing evidence suggests that pregnant patients with COVID-19 infection are at high risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes.2–4 Several studies have examined outcomes before and during the pandemic periods.2–4 National-level […]
Apr 11, 2023
COVID caused brain damage in 2 infants infected during pregnancy -US study
Reuters Researchers at the University of Miami reported on Thursday what they believe are the first two confirmed cases in which the SARS-CoV-2 virus crossed a mother’s placenta and caused brain damage in the infants they were carrying. (Related paper in Pediatrics from University of Miami) Doctors previously had suspected this was possible, but until […]
Apr 7, 2023
A comprehensive analysis of gene expression profiling data in COVID-19 patients for discovery of specific and differential blood biomarker signatures
Nature COVID-19 is a newly recognized illness with a predominantly respiratory presentation. Although initial analyses have identified groups of candidate gene biomarkers for the diagnosis of COVID-19, they have yet to identify clinically applicable biomarkers, so we need disease-specific diagnostic biomarkers in biofluid and differential diagnosis in comparison with other infectious diseases. This can further […]
Apr 6, 2023
Less COVID testing of nursing home staff linked with higher resident death rates
Harvard School of Public Health Related Study in NEJM Nursing homes in the U.S. that conducted more COVID-19 testing of their staff early in the pandemic experienced fewer COVID cases and deaths among residents, according to a study co-authored by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Michael Barnett. The study was published March 23 in the New England Journal […]
Apr 4, 2023
Understanding neurological complications of COVID-19
NIH Although SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was initially identified as a respiratory virus, its effects on the nervous system have been profound. There were reports in the initial phases of the pandemic that the virus was contributing to large, severe strokes in individuals, including younger people typically at lower risk for such events. […]
Apr 4, 2023
Concerns about exercise as a treatment for long COVID
Nature Advocates say an NIH trial of exercise for long COVID could harm participants. Plus, split-site doctorates boost African research and hibernating dormice glow under ultraviolet light. Patients and patient advocates are calling on the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) to reconsider its decision to include exercise trials in its RECOVER initiative, which aims […]
Apr 4, 2023
