Category: Clinical Considerations
COVID-19 Tied to Increased Risk for Rheumatic Disease
MedPageToday Rates of new-onset autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic disease (AIRD) such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus were significantly increased following bouts of COVID-19 in South Korea and Japan, researchers found. With data from large repositories in the two countries, AIRD rates were 25% higher in South Korea (95% CI 18-31) and 79% greater in […]
Mar 5, 2024
Low iron levels resulting from infection could be key trigger of long COVID
Cambridge University Problems with iron levels in the blood and the body’s ability to regulate this important nutrient as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection could be a key trigger for long COVID, new research has discovered. The discovery not only points to possible ways to prevent or treat the condition, but could help explain why […]
Mar 5, 2024
How to Spot Kawasaki Disease in Your Child
NYT Cases of this rare, potentially dangerous childhood illness are growing in the U.S. It is often mistaken for scarlet fever, tick-borne diseases or common viruses. Here’s what to look for. Doctors across the United States are seeing a rise in Kawasaki disease, a mysterious condition that primarily affects children under 5. The illness is […]
Feb 27, 2024
A Spike in Heart Disease Deaths Since Covid Is Puzzling Scientists
Bloomberg Mortality data of the past four years show a wave of deadly cardiovascular and metabolic illness. Almost three weeks before Covid-19 was reported to be spreading in the US, Patricia Cabello Dowd dropped dead in the kitchen of her San Jose, California, home. A previously healthy 57-year-old, Dowd had complained of body aches and flu-like symptoms days earlier, but […]
Feb 27, 2024
Study shows 43% to 58% lower prevalence of long COVID among vaccinated people
CIDRAP A new study based on 4,605 participants in the Michigan COVID-19 Recovery Surveillance Study shows that the prevalence of long COVID symptoms at 30 and 90 days post-infection was 43% to 58% lower among adults who were fully vaccinated before infection. The study appeared yesterday in the Annals of Epidemiology. The 30- and 90-day timeframes were meant […]
Feb 20, 2024
Risk for chronic fatigue soars among those who had COVID-19, study says
LA Times People who have had COVID-19 have a significantly higher risk of suffering chronic fatigue than those who haven’t had the disease, a new study published Wednesday shows. “Our data indicate that COVID-19 is associated with a significant increase in new fatigue diagnoses,” according to the study, published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Feb 20, 2024
Researchers Estimate Long Covid May Affect 5.8 Million Children. Are They Right?
Forbes Long Covid may affect 5.8 million children in the U.S., according to an article published on Wednesday in the journal Pediatrics. That’s a large number. It’s also a number that stands in contrast to other published estimates of pediatric long Covid. So, who’s right? Let’s begin by exploring how the authors of this article arrived […]
Feb 13, 2024
Insomnia common months after even mild COVID-19
CIDRAP According to the results of a new survey given to Vietnamese patients and published in Frontiers in Public Health yesterday, 76% people who reported mild COVID-19 infections in the previous 6 months said they now experience insomnia, with 22.8% of those respondents saying their insomnia is severe. The study was based on surveys given to 1,056 adults who […]
Feb 6, 2024
Babies Exposed to COVID in the Womb Are More Likely to Suffer Breathing Problems
Scientific American More than four years after the virus that causes COVID first appeared, scientists continue to discover new ways that the illness threatens pregnant people and babies—as well as additional evidence that vaccination offers significant protection. A new study finds that babies born to women who got COVID while they were pregnant were three times […]
Jan 30, 2024
Why Americans may be at risk of heart problems as COVID, flu spread: Expert
ABC News As a surge of respiratory viruses, including COVID-19 and influenza, continue to spread across the United States, experts are warning it could lead to a rise in cardiovascular complications. Weekly COVID hospitalizations are currently sitting at 32,861 for the week ending Jan. 13, lower than the week before but similar to levels seen in […]
Jan 23, 2024