by Erik Robinson, Oregon Health & Science University JANUARY 25, 2023 Immunity from COVID-19 appears to gather strength with more time between vaccination and infection, a new laboratory study from researchers at Oregon Health & Science University suggests. The findings carry implications for vaccine recommendations as the pandemic transitions to an endemic state. Researchers measured the […]
Namrata Kewalramani, MD,a,b,∗ Kerri-Marie Heenan, MB Bch, BAO,c Denise McKeegan, MB Bch, BAO, MSc,c and Nazia Chaudhuri, MD, PhDd Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2023 May; 43(2): 389–410. Published online 2023 Mar3. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2023.01.004 PMCID: PMC9982726PMID: 37055095 The proportion of symptomatic patients with post-coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) condition (long COVID) represents a significant burden on the individual as well as on the health care systems. […]
Peter I. Parry, Astrid Lefringhausen, Conny Turni, Christopher J. NeilRobyn Cosford, Nicholas J. Hudson and, Julian Gillespie Children’s Health Research Clinical Unit, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Biomedicines 2023, 11(8), 2287; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11082287 Received: 17 June 2023 / Revised: 17 July 2023 / Accepted: 24 July 2023 / Published: 17 August 2023 Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic caused much illness, many deaths, and profound […]
Sandhya Bansal, Sudhir Perincheri, Timothy Fleming,Christin Poulson, Brian Tiffany, Ross M. Bremner;Thalachallour Mohanakumar Author & Article Information J Immunol (2021) 207 (10): 2405–2410. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.2100637 Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes severe acute respiratory syndrome. mRNA vaccines directed at the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein resulted in development of Abs and protective immunity. To determine the mechanism, we analyzed […]
By Jim Hᴏft Sep. 17, 2023 Medical professionals are finding it increasingly challenging to distinguish between Covid-19, allergies, and the common cold. Gone are the days when the loss of taste or smell and a dry cough were the telltale signs of Covid-19. According to Dr. Erick Eiting, vice chair of operations for emergency medicine at Mount […]
The causes of long COVID, which disables millions, may come together in the brain and nervous system Stephani Sutherland March 1, 2023 Tara Ghormley has always been an overachiever. She finished at the top of her class in high school, graduated summa cum laude from college and earned top honors in veterinary school. She went […]
Sep. 14, 2023 10:15 am This article originally appeared on VigilantNews.com and was republished from Gateway “These cancers that normally would be kept in check by the body are unexpectedly growing very quickly.” “We know that the COVID vaccines have done various degrees of damage to the immune system in a fraction of people who’ve taken them,” attested Dr. Harvey […]
New research shows steep drops in the rates of smell loss with recent omicron variants By Aara’L Yarber August 2023 When the pandemic began, losing your sense of smell was considered a key indicator of covid-19, and the condition affected about half of those who tested positive for the coronavirus. However, a new study reveals that the chance of smell loss […]
npj Parkinson’s Disease volume 6, Article number: 18 (2020) Cite this article Abstract This Viewpoint discusses insights from basic science and clinical perspectives on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)/severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in the brain, with a particular focus on Parkinson’s disease. Major points include that neuropathology studies have not answered the central issue of whether the virus enters central […]
Blitshteyn worries about the low rate of full recovery she observed in a March 2021 case series of 20 patients with new-onset postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (a condition affecting blood flow that leads to dizziness, rapid heart rate, and fainting) and other autonomic disorders after Covid. While 60% of patients improved, only 15% returned to working full-time […]
