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Long-COVID clinics are still figuring out how to best treat their patients

Fri, 2022-11-18 09:44 — mike kraft

Long-COVID clinics are wrestling with how to treat their patients The clinics have popped up all over the country, but doctors still don't know the best way to treat these patients, whose symptoms can vary dramatically. NPR.org

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Sudy indicates a small riskof seizures among those with long COVID

Thu, 2022-11-17 19:02 — mike kraft

Risk of seizure rises in six months after COVID-19 A bout of COVID-19, even a milder one, may raise the risk of having a seizure in the next six months, a large new study suggests. UPI

...the increased risk was among people who were not hospitalized: Of those who dealt with COVID-19 at home, just over 0.7% were later diagnosed with a first-time seizure or epilepsy. That compared with just under 0.5% of people who were sick at home with the flu.

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Covid rebound: three most common symptoms

Thu, 2022-11-17 18:43 — mike kraft

You may have COVID rebound even without taking Paxlovid. Here are the three symptoms most likely to return, according to one study Cough, headache, and fatigue were the most common recurring COVID symptoms. YahooFinance

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COVID pandemic led to surge in superbug infections in Europe

Thu, 2022-11-17 10:17 — mike kraft

COVID pandemic led to surge in superbug infections, EU agency says Infections from some antibiotic-resistant pathogens known as superbugs have more than doubled in health care facilities in Europe, an EU agency said on Thursday, providing further evidence of the wider impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. Covid deaths and hospitalizations are falling although new variants could emerge

Tue, 2022-11-15 19:10 — mike kraft

Covid deaths and hospitalizations are falling in the U.S. Even as new omicron strains take over, Covid is no longer driving a majority of patients into the hospital. Still, doctors worry the virus could re-emerge as immunity wanes. NBC News

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As the flu and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) have spread rapidly this fall — inundating and overwhelming hospitals and their staff across the country — Covid has not.

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Analysis: Americans Struggle for New Balance and face contradictions as the Covid Pandemic lingers

Tue, 2022-11-15 10:43 — mike kraft

...life has in many ways returned to something like the Before Times. Restaurants are packed, and cultural performances sold out. Children are sitting in schools, and workers are trickling back into offices. Masks are no longer required in public, even in New York City’s subways.

The summer travel season was a blockbuster. Even cruise ships — derided as floating Petri dishes early in the pandemic — were filling up with eager passengers.

Most Americans want to get back to normalcy and are unwilling to let Covid rule their lives any longer, Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House Covid response coordinator, said in an interview. “Those two sets of goals are achievable,” Dr. Jha said, so long as Americans keep getting vaccinated, test when necessary and wear masks in crowded public settings.

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Fever may be a symptom of a new Omicron variant--Indian study

Tue, 2022-11-15 09:50 — mike kraft

Sick with a new Omicron variant? Be prepared for this symptom, new study says Fever among vaccinated COVID patients is becoming more rare, a new study in the U.S. and UK found. But that wasn’t the case for recent COVID patients in India. YahooFinance

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Opinion: The latest coronavirus variants show reassuring early signs --But not time to let down the guard. ...

Mon, 2022-11-14 17:20 — mike kraft

Opinion | The latest coronavirus variants show reassuring early signs The pandemic may have reached the phase in which infections still spread, but do not claim such an enormous toll as did the omicron and delta waves. Editorial Board Washington Post

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Many patients with weak immune systems don’t realize their Evusheld Covid-19 medicine is as effective as in the past

Mon, 2022-11-14 17:14 — mike kraft

Many patients with weak immune systems don't realize their Covid-19 medicine isn't as effective as it used to be | CNN Judy Salins considers herself a smart, empowered patient, but until this week, she had no idea that the medicine she takes to defend herself against Covid-19 isn't protecting her as well as it used to. Elizabeth Cohen,Naomi Thomas CNN

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The medicine is called Evusheld, and its effectiveness is waning dramatically because new Covid-19 subvariants are taking center stage, and the drug doesn’t neutralize all of them.

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