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U.S. southern states hit hardest with mental health concerns during pandemic --study

Mon, 2023-06-12 09:46 — mike kraft

Study: Southern US hit hardest with mental health concerns during pandemic CIDRAP

A study from researchers at the University of Kansas shows Southern states may have carried the brunt of mental health troubles during the COVID-19 pandemic, with people in that region most consistently worried about finances throughout COVID-19 lockdowns and the emergence of new strains of the virus. The findings were published yesterday in PLOS One.

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Wastewater analysis: Mysterious Covid-19 lineages in US sewers could offer clues to chronic infections; mystery in Ohio

Fri, 2023-06-09 09:43 — mike kraft

Mysterious Covid-19 lineages in US sewers could offer clues to chronic infections | CNN As Covid-19 testing and other coronavirus tracking efforts peter out in the United States, wastewater surveillance has become the primary method to monitor early community spread of the virus. And there’s some evidence that close investigation of the findings could also help unravel some of the mysteries of long Covid. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Fatigue can lower long-COVID patients' quality of life more than some cancers --study

Fri, 2023-06-09 08:58 — mike kraft

Fatigue can lower long-COVID patients' quality of life more than some cancers CIDRAP

Long-COVID fatigue can diminish quality of life more than some cancers, suggests an observational study published yesterday in BMJ Open.

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Fever is Now the Most Common Non-Respiratory COVID Symptom

Fri, 2023-06-09 08:52 — mike kraft

This Is Now the Most Common Non-Respiratory COVID Symptom New research shows that fever is the most common non-respiratory symptom of COVID-19. The study also showed that the risk of developing non-respiratory COVID features was higher among people who were not fully vaccinated. If you think you have COVID, get tested whether you have a fever or not. Yahoo Life

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Loss of smell from COVID-19 much less likely with new variants-- study

Thu, 2023-06-08 12:01 — mike kraft

Loss of smell from COVID-19 much less likely with new variants, study shows - UPI.com The risk of losing sense of taste or smell is now only about 6% to 7% of what it was during the pandemic's early stages, according to researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Richmond, Va. UPI

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Studies describe long-COVID heart dysfunction, suggest 4 symptom profiles

Wed, 2023-06-07 10:20 — mike kraft

Studies describe long-COVID heart dysfunction, suggest 4 symptom profiles CIDRAP

A pair of US studies has better characterized persistent COVID-19 symptoms, with one suggesting a higher likelihood of small blood-vessel heart dysfunction among hospitalized patients, and the other concluding that long COVID is a range of conditions rather than a single one.

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Large study shows safety of COVID mRNA vaccines in young children

Wed, 2023-06-07 10:15 — mike kraft

Large study shows safety of COVID mRNA vaccines in young children CIDRAP

Messenger RNA vaccines for COVID-19 pose little risk to young children, with no myocarditis (inflammation of heart muscle) or pericarditis (inflammation around the heart) observed in vaccine recipients age 0 to 4. The reassuring findings were published today in Pediatrics.

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27% rate of long COVID in infected health workers --Brazilian study

Mon, 2023-06-05 18:18 — mike kraft

Study finds 27% rate of long COVID in infected health workers CIDRAP

A new case-control study of Brazilian healthcare workers (HCWs) suggests as many as 27% developed long COVID after infection, and multiple infections raised the risk. The findings were published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

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