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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
Mosquito swarms bring ‘triple whammy’ of infectious disease to Timor-Leste
Telegraph The country is battling simultaneous outbreaks of dengue, Zika and – for the first time – chikungunya. A triple outbreak of dengue, chikungunya and Zika is threatening an island just an hour’s flight from Australia in what experts warn is a “wake-up call” of the dangers of climate change. Timor-Leste, bordering Indonesia, has seen […]
Feb 13, 2024
Nearly 400 ancient medical tools from Turkey hint at rare Roman doctors’ offices
Livescience Medical instruments dating to the Roman era may be evidence of a “group practice” run by health care workers. Hundreds of Roman-era medical instruments now being examined by scientists may come from one of the earliest known examples of a group medical practice, or at least a place where health care workers congregated to […]
Jan 30, 2024
People Likely to Conceal Contagious Sickness for Social Commitments
Neuroscience News A significant number of people, including healthcare workers, conceal infectious illnesses to maintain their work and social commitments. The study, involving over 4,100 participants, found that 75% had hidden or might hide their illness in the future, often due to social plans or institutional pressures. Despite the potential harm to others, actively sick […]
Jan 30, 2024
What to know about JN.1, the fastest-growing COVID-19 variant in US: Symptoms and more
Today A highly mutated COVID-19 variant, JN.1, is now the fastest growing variant in the US, the CDC says. What to know about symptoms, transmission, and vaccines. Right now, all eyes are on the new COVID variant JN.1, a heavily mutated new strain that has swept the United States in recent weeks. And with the […]
Dec 19, 2023
Teenage Girl Left With Paralyzed Vocal Cords From COVID in First-Ever Case
Newsweek A healthy 15-year-old girl had her vocal cords paralyzed after contracting COVID-19. The patient was admitted with “severe respiratory distress” to Mass Eye and Ear, a member of Mass General Brigham, nine days after contracting the virus. An examination with an endoscope revealed that both her vocal cords and voice box had become paralyzed, […]
Dec 19, 2023
Mystery Amid an Anthrax Outbreak in Africa
NYT Only a fraction of the presumed cases in five countries have led to positive tests for anthrax. Some scientists say other causes cannot yet be ruled out. Five African countries are battling outbreaks of anthrax, with nearly 1,200 people affected so far and 20 deaths, according to the World Health Organization. But the official […]
Dec 19, 2023
RSV Spike in San Francisco: What To Know Ahead of ‘Tripledemic’ Season
SF Standard RSV—or respiratory syncytial virus—is spiking in San Francisco, according to WastewaterSCAN data, a program that traces pathogens in municipal sewer treatment plants. RSV is a virus that often causes colds and can be severe for infants and older adults, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health. The department monitors wastewater data to help […]
Nov 7, 2023
Nipah Virus Outbreak Renews Calls to Protect Bat Roosts
Reuters The deadly Nipah bat virus killed two people and put hundreds more in quarantine recently in Kerala, India. The outbreak there — the fourth in five years — shows why many world health leaders want a planned global health treaty to include strong measures to prevent viruses from jumping from animals to humans. MARUTHONKARA, […]
Nov 1, 2023
Everything I Thought I Knew About Nasal Congestion Is Wrong
The Atlantic Having caught a cold every month since my kid started day care, I’ve devoted a lot of time recently to the indignity of unclogging my nose. I’m blowing, always. I have also struck up an intimate acquaintance with neti pots and a great variety of decongestants. (Ask for the stuff that actually works, squirreled […]
Nov 1, 2023