Category: COVID
A Possible Explanation for Long COVID Gains Traction
NPR Link to audio at the link While the country seemingly moves on from the pandemic, an estimated 15 million U.S. adults are suffering from long COVID. Scientists are trying to understand what causes some people to develop long COVID while others do not. NPR’s Will Stone spoke with researchers and reports on a growing […]
Apr 18, 2023
China Publishes Data Showing Raccoon Dog DNA at Wuhan Market
NYT Scientists from the Chinese C.D.C. confirmed that DNA from raccoon dogs and other animals susceptible to the coronavirus was found at the market in early 2020. Chinese government scientists on Wednesday published a long-awaited study about a market in the city of Wuhan, acknowledging that animals susceptible to the coronavirus were there around the […]
Apr 11, 2023
What we know about the origin of covid-19, and what remains a mystery
Washington Post The precise origin of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes covid-19, remains unknown and continues to be a source of contentious debate. Two theories dominate the conversation: a natural spillover from infected animals, and a “lab leak” associated with coronavirusresearch in Wuhan, China, the city where the first cases of an unusual pneumonia-like illness were reported. President Biden in May […]
Apr 11, 2023
“Treatment with Paxlovid dramatically reduces the risk of post covid health consequences including hospitalization and death,” Dr. Lawler reviews two studies indicating treatment saves morbidity and mortality.
Apr 11, 2023
Fortune A new COVID variant the World Health Organization has its eye on seems to be causing a new symptom in children rarely caused by other Omicron spawn. XBB.1.16, dubbed “Arcturus” by variant trackers, is fueling a new surge of cases in India, at a time when reported cases are down in much of the rest […]
Apr 11, 2023
Yes, COVID Is Still Deadlier Than the Flu
MedPageToday VA study finds 61% higher mortality rate in hospitalized cases this past winter. Hospitalizations from COVID-19 during the most recent flu season remained significantly more deadly than those resulting from influenza, but the gap appears to have narrowed substantially since earlier in the pandemic, according to findings from Veterans Affairs’ (VA) databases. Examining over […]
Apr 11, 2023
United States: COVID national emergency ends after Congress acts
AP The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic ended Monday as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three years — weeks before it was set to expire alongside a separate public health emergency. The national emergency allowed the government to take sweeping steps to respond […]
Apr 11, 2023
What to Know About the New XBB.1.16 COVID-19 Variant
Time The World Health Organization (WHO) is monitoring a new COVID-19 subvariant called XBB.1.16, which has been circulating throughout India for a few months and is causing a new surge of cases there. The Times of India reported on Apr. 3 that more than 3,600 new COVID cases had been recorded in the country since the previous […]
Apr 4, 2023
Fortune COVID can cause reservoirs of some viruses you’ve previously battled to reactivate, potentially leading to symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome—a condition that resembles long COVID, a recent study found. You had COVID a few months ago and recovered—but things still aren’t quite right. When you stand up, you feel dizzy, and your heart races. […]
Apr 4, 2023
