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New frequency comb breathalyzer detects COVID-19 with excellent accuracy

Fri, 2023-04-07 17:41 — mike kraft

New frequency comb breathalyzer detects COVID-19 with excellent accuracy JILA researchers have upgraded a breathalyzer based on Nobel Prize-winning frequency-comb technology and combined it with machine learning to detect SARS-CoV-2 infection with excellent accuracy in 170 ... Science X

...Their achievement represents the first real-world test of the technology's capability to diagnose disease in exhaled human breath. Their study on this topic was published in the Journal of Breath Research.

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India states asked to ramp up testing as COVID-19 cases climb

Fri, 2023-04-07 10:31 — mike kraft

India asks states to ramp up testing as COVID-19 cases climb India's federal government asked states to identify emergency hotspots and ramp up-testing for COVID-19, after the country recorded its highest daily case count since September, a Reuters tally showed on Friday. Reuters Reuters

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Funding the search for answers about post COVID-19 condition: how Stichting Long COVID is stimulating research in the Netherlands

Fri, 2023-03-31 13:33 — FNUOvviyaa

Funding the search for answers about post COVID-19 condition: how Stichting Long COVID is stimulating research in the Netherlands “What I don’t understand is why there isn’t more of a sense of urgency about funding research into long COVID, when it is costing society so much,” says Ellen Bark, co-found

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CDC warns of drug-resistant, deadly fungus: How is it spread?

Wed, 2023-03-29 13:49 — FNUOvviyaa

CDC warns of drug-resistant, deadly fungus: How is it spread? This fungus likely originated in a health care setting, explained Melissa Nolan, an assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of South Carolina. growland The Hill

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'We have arrived in the post-antibiotic era': WHO warns of too few new drugs for deadly superbugs

Wed, 2023-03-29 13:35 — FNUOvviyaa

As superbug infections grow more common, the world is running out of drugs to treat them Health officials are sounding increasingly urgent alarms about the need for powerful new drugs to treat increasingly resistant infections. NBC News

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Long COVID Neurologic Symptoms Vary Based on Severity of Initial Infection

Wed, 2023-03-29 13:28 — FNUOvviyaa

Long COVID Neurologic Symptoms Vary Based on Severity of Initial Infection Distinct pathogenic mechanisms may be at play in each group Judy George medpagetoday

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CDC study warns of ‘dramatic increase’ in deadly fungus across US

Tue, 2023-03-21 01:14 — FNUOvviyaa

CDC study warns of ‘dramatic increase’ in deadly fungus across US Candida aurism, a rare and sometimes deadly fungal disease, is spreading through the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned this week, citing a “dramatic” increase in cas… sneukam The Hill

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There were at least 2,377 confirmed cases in the U.S. in 2022, according to CDC statistics. That total was a steep jump from the 1,474 cases in 2021 and continued a rapid increase from 2020, when there were just 757 confirmed cases.

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FDA advisers vote in support of Paxlovid approval for Covid-19 treatment in high-risk adults

Sun, 2023-03-19 02:34 — FNUOvviyaa

FDA advisers vote in support of Paxlovid approval for Covid-19 treatment in high-risk adults | CNN FDA advisers voted 16-1 on Thursday in support of approval of Paxlovid, stating that the benefits outweigh the risks of the drug for treatment of mild-to-moderate Covid-19 in adult high risk for progression to severe disease, including hospitalization and death. Janelle Chavez CNN

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WHO, advisors urge China to release all COVID-related data after new research

Sun, 2023-03-19 02:28 — FNUOvviyaa

WHO, advisors urge China to release all COVID-related data after new research Advisors to the World Health Organization on Saturday urged China to release all information related to the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic after new findings were briefly shared on an international database used to track pathogens. Reuters Reuters

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Long-covid symptoms are less common now than earlier in the pandemic

Sun, 2023-03-19 02:14 — FNUOvviyaa

Long-covid symptoms are less common now than earlier in the pandemic The findings also show that patients with certain underlying medical conditions have twice the odds as previously healthy people of seeking care for long covid. Washington Post

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A study of 4.9 million people in the United States who had covid-19 between early 2020 and January 2022 shows a total of 7.2 percent sought care for symptoms typical of long covid. The rate declined with successive waves. The study found the symptoms can be common but are more frequent after the covid infection.

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