Category: COVID
Even Intubated COVID Patients Potentially See Vaccine Benefits
MedPageToday – Better survival for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome when fully vaccinated. Being fully vaccinated was associated with better survival for patients intubated for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) owing to COVID-19, a small multicenter study from Greece showed. In a cohort involving 265 consecutive patients needing intubation for COVID-19 ARDS, mortality was […]
Oct 10, 2022
Pregnancy complications spiked during the pandemic. No one knows exactly why.
Washington Post – Lauren Phillips, a 32-year-old attorney from Brooklyn, had an easy pregnancy. Her vitals remained perfect, she felt great eating only vegan food, and was able to walk three miles a day throughout. The only blip was that despite being thrice vaccinated and meticulous about masking, she got infected with the coronavirus in […]
Oct 10, 2022
Early signs a new U.S. COVID surge could be on its way
NPR – As the U.S. heads into a third pandemic winter, the first hints are emerging that another possible surge of COVID-19 infections could be on its way. So far, no national surge has started yet. The number of people getting infected, hospitalized and dying from COVID in the U.S. has been gently declining from a […]
Oct 7, 2022
Coronavirus (booster) FAQ: Can it cause a positive test? When should you get it?
NPR – The vaccine and the tests are based upon different parts of the COVID virus. “All the vaccines in the United States use the spike genetic material,” says Kamil. “All of the home tests detect something called nucleocapsid,” a protein not found in the vaccine. But if the vaccine is going to make you […]
Oct 6, 2022
Findings suggest COVID-19 rebound not caused by impaired immune response
NIH – Findings from a small study of eight patients published in Clinical Infectious Diseases suggest that COVID-19 rebound is likely not caused by impaired immune responses. The study, led by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, aimed to define the clinical course and the […]
Oct 6, 2022
STAT News – The United States is in a (relative) Covid-19 lull, with cases and hospitalizations falling as the wave driven by the BA.5 lineage of the Omicron variant recedes. But as if we needed a portent of an anticipated fall and winter wave, Covid is on the rise in some European countries. What’s different, at […]
Oct 6, 2022
Here’s what might happen the second—or third—time you get Covid, experts say: ‘There’s no guarantee’
CNBC – As the weather grows colder, you may find yourself experiencing a second — or even third — round of Covid infection. That prompts a few questions: Will getting Covid again be similar to my previous experience? Will it be any different than last time? Will my symptoms be more or less severe? The answer […]
Oct 6, 2022
Is the Pandemic Over? Fauci Weighs In
Med Page Today – Is the COVID-19 pandemic really over? Could the “lab leak” theory be true? Is President Biden’s chief medical advisor and the man who helped (or tried to help) America navigate and contain a deadly global outbreak now eating indoors? Anthony Fauci, MD, also the long-time director of the National Institute of […]
Oct 6, 2022
PLoS – Five-factor model personality traits (neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness) are thought to be relatively impervious to environmental demands in adulthood. The coronavirus pandemic is an unprecedented opportunity to examine whether personality changed during a stressful global event. Surprisingly, two previous studies found that neuroticism decreased early in the pandemic, whereas there was less […]
Oct 5, 2022
Pandemic stress may have had a lasting impact on our personalities
NPR – The global coronavirus pandemic disrupted almost everything about our lives, from how we work and go to school, to how we socialize (Zoom happy hours, anyone?!), and ultimately strained trust in many of the overarching systems we depend on, from health care to government. New research suggests it may have changed Americans’ personalities, […]
Oct 5, 2022