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Long Covid: New study examines the relationship between Long COVID symptoms and specific variants

Fri, 2023-02-17 17:44 — mike kraft
New study examines the relationship between Long COVID symptoms and specific variants Researchers are learning more about who gets long COVID and why. YahooNews

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Researchers are learning more about who gets long COVID and why.

A new CDC funded study released this week, researchers examined the relationship between long COVID and variants.

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Natural Immunity From COVID-19 Infection Provides High Protection Against Severe Cases --Study

Thu, 2023-02-16 19:22 — mike kraft
Study: Natural Immunity From COVID-19 Infection Provides High Protection Against Severe Disease The researchers emphasized that the data should not be used to discourage vaccination. Cecelia Smith-Schoenwalder US News & World Report
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U.S. Company recalls 56,000 COVID-19 rapid tests

Tue, 2023-02-14 11:05 — mike kraft
56,000 COVID-19 rapid tests have been recalled WASHINGTON -Thousands of rapid tests for COVID-19 are part of a recall due to the chance it could give users the wrong test results. Universal Meditech Inc. has initiated a nationwide recall of 56,… Larry Hawley WGN-TV

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Universal Meditech Inc. has initiated a nationwide recall of 56,300 Skippack Medical Lab SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Test Kits. The company says they were distributed without “appropriate premarket clearance or approval” which could lead to inaccurate results since their performance was not properly evaluated by the FDA.

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15 Signs of COVID That Could Mean Persons Were Sick but Didn’t Know

Tue, 2023-02-14 09:56 — mike kraft
15 Signs of COVID That Could Mean You Were Sick but Didn’t Know By now, we've all known someone who's had COVID-19. With the two most dominant variants now significantly more contagious than their parent, Omicron...have you been infected without realizing it? Here are subtle signs of COVID that may suggest this. The post 15 Signs of COVID That Could Mean You Were Sick but Didn’t Know appeared first on The Healthy. MSN
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No new variants found in China’s Covid outbreak -- study

Mon, 2023-02-13 08:41 — mike kraft
No new variants emerged from China’s Covid outbreak, study finds A genomic analysis found that all infections in Beijing belonged to existing Covid variants, according to a Chinese-funded study published in The Lancet. NBC News
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Omicron still dominant variant globally as XBB.1.5 gains ground, but overall declines noted --WHO

Thu, 2023-02-09 10:25 — mike kraft
Coronavirus tally: WHO says omicron still dominant variant globally as XBB.1.5 gains ground The World Health Organization said omicron and its descendent lineages are still dominant globally, but have declined in relative prevalence. In the week... Ciara Linnane MarketWatch
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Covid tests: Expert discusses timing and possible negative tests

Wed, 2023-02-08 10:27 — mike kraft
Could you still have Covid-19 if you have symptoms but test negative? A medical analyst weighs in | CNN If you test negative for Covid-19 but still have symptoms that appear to be Covid-related, CNN medical analyst Dr. Leana Wen explains what your symptoms could mean and what you should do next. Katia Hetter CNN

 

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US cancer screenings dropped and are slow to recover from dip during Covid pandemic

Wed, 2023-02-08 10:07 — mike kraft
US cancer screenings slow to recover from initial pandemic dip Early in COVID-19, rates of lung and breast cancer screenings among Medicare enrollees were 24% and 17%, respectively, below expected rates, rising to -14% and -4% later on. CIDRAP

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Low income and historically marginalized races were tied to decreased prepandemic cancer screening rates and impaired recovery after the initial surge, which the authors said necessitates more targeted health-related initiatives, including vaccination and initial at-home cancer screening.

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U.S. FDA removes COVID test requirements before prescribing Pfizer, Merck treatment pills

Wed, 2023-02-01 18:56 — mike kraft
U.S. FDA removes COVID test requirements for Pfizer, Merck pills The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday removed the need for a positive test for COVID-19 treatments from Pfizer Inc and Merck & Co Inc . Reuters Reuters

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Long term COVID-19 symptoms are narrowed down to seven--study

Wed, 2023-02-01 10:17 — mike kraft
Study narrows down long-COVID-19 symptoms to seven - UPI.com A new study shows there are seven long-term health symptoms that are directly related to long-COVID-19, giving researchers a better understanding of how the virus that causes COVID-19 may mutate or evolve. UPI

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