Category: Clinical Considerations

Pulmonary Embolism During COVID Infection a Deadly Mix

MedPageToday 20% of patients with both died during pandemic’s first year versus 7% of those with PE alone. During the first year of the pandemic, patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) had higher in-hospital mortality rates when they also had concomitant COVID-19, according to a nationwide retrospective cohort study. Using data from the 2020 National Inpatient […]

Oct 10, 2023

Lower Microbiome Diversity May Indicate Severe COVID Infection

MedPageToday Patients admitted to the ICU had significant increases in certain bacteria, study shows. Patients with severe COVID-19 infection had lower microbiome diversity, indicating a potential biomarker of disease progression and severity, researchers said here. Stool samples taken from patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with severe COVID showed significant increases Parasutterella, Odoribacter, Staphylococcus, […]

Oct 10, 2023

Hidden Assault on Heart: COVID-19 Infects Coronary Arteries and Increases Plaque Inflammation

SciTechDaily SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can directly infect the arteries of the heart and cause the fatty plaque inside arteries to become highly inflamed, increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The findings, published in the journal Nature Cardiovascular Research, may help explain why certain […]

Oct 10, 2023

Infant immune systems found to have unique and effective responses to SARS-CoV-2

Medical Express Research led by the University of Tübingen, Germany, along with partners at Stanford University, Emory University and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, U.S., has looked into infant immune responses following SARS-CoV-2 infections during the initial months of life. In a paper titled, “Multi-omics analysis of mucosal and systemic immunity to SARS-CoV-2 after birth,” published […]

Oct 4, 2023

Immune and hormonal features of Long COVID

NIH Some people may experience chronic symptoms for months or years after an acute viral infection. Long COVID, a syndrome that develops in some people after an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, is a prominent recent example. More than 200 Long COVID symptoms have been documented. Typical ones include extreme fatigue, cognitive impairment, post-exertional malaise, and respiratory problems. […]

Oct 4, 2023

SARS-CoV-2 Associated With Increased Incidence of Psoriasis

Dermatology Times A recent matched cohort study1 published in BMC Medicine found that in a cohort of patients in the UK, SARS-CoV-2 was associated with an increased incidence of psoriasis, among several immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID). Increased incidence was also associated with type 1 diabetes mellitus and inflammatory bowel disease. Investigators Syed et al sought to explore the […]

Oct 3, 2023

Research shows “direct mechanistic link” between COVID-19 infection and heart attack, stroke

NeuroNews A new study has shed fresh light on the potential connection between pre-existing heart issues and symptoms of ‘long-COVID’. According to researchers from New York University (NYU) Langone Health in New York City, USA, being infected with the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 can trigger a dangerous immune response in plaques lining the heart’s largest blood vessels […]

Oct 3, 2023

Can creatine supplements help people with long COVID?

Medical News Today Among the often-mystifying, extended effects of COVID-19 is post-viral fatigue syndrome, or (PVFS). A small new study finds that dietary creatine may help alleviate its symptoms. The study found that taking dietary creatine for three months substantially improved feelings of fatigue, and by six months, had produced improvements in body aches, breathing issues, loss […]

Sep 27, 2023

Long COVID Rare in U.S. Kids, Has Affected 7% of Adults

MedNewsToday More common among girls and women. Long COVID in the U.S. is rare among children and has affected roughly one in 14 adults, according to a pair of data briefs from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Overall, in 2022, an estimated 1.3% of children in the U.S. ever had long COVID, and 0.5% […]

Sep 26, 2023

Contagious omicron strain replicates early in infection

Cornell Chronicle Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has produced a number of variants, including alpha, beta, delta and omicron, each with its own subvariants. New research, published Sept. 22 in Science Advances, used engineered mice to compare SARS-COV-2 omicron subvariants, and found one of them, BA.5, was more […]

Sep 26, 2023