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Long COVID worse for patients than 'long flu' --study

Mon, 2023-12-18 17:36 — mike kraft

 

Study shows long COVID worse for patients than 'long flu' wildpixel/ iStock CIDRAP

In the 18 months after a serious COVID-19 or seasonal influenza infection, patients are at a significant increased risk of death, hospital readmission, or health problems affecting a number of organs, though COVID patients are hit harder, according to a study published ...in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

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COVID and flu surge could strain hospitals as JN.1 variant grows, CDC warns

Fri, 2023-12-15 17:30 — mike kraft
COVID and flu surge could strain hospitals as JN.1 variant grows, CDC warns "COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising quickly," the CDC said, and the new variant JN.1 is making up an increasing share of cases. CBS News

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"Long flu" --influenza-- can lead to long-lasting symptoms, study finds

Fri, 2023-12-15 09:49 — mike kraft
There’s ‘long flu,’ too: Influenza can lead to long-lasting symptoms, study finds Patients who were hospitalized with the flu were at an increased risk for lingering lung problems, among other health issues, 18 months after their illness. NBC News
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40% of children still infectious after symptoms are resolved --study

Tue, 2023-12-12 17:46 — mike kraft

 

COVID study: 40% of children still infectious after symptom resolution The median time to symptom resolution was 6 days, and 12% of participants still had symptoms at day 10. CIDRAP

A study today of viral shedding dynamics in 101 children who had COVID-19 during the Omicron surge in Toronto shows that 40% were still infectious on the day after their symptoms resolved.

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Covid symptoms follow a pattern now of sore throat, then congestion, doctors say

Mon, 2023-12-11 19:14 — mike kraft

 

Sore throat, then congestion: Common Covid symptoms follow a pattern now, doctors say Doctors who treat Covid describe the ways the illness has gotten milder and shifted over time to mostly affect the upper respiratory tract. NBC News

Doctors say they're finding it increasingly difficult to distinguish Covid from allergies or the common cold, even as hospitalizations tick up.

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Vaccinated People Are 4 Times Less Likely to Get Long COVID --study

Fri, 2023-11-24 18:47 — mike kraft

Vaccinated People Are 4 Times Less Likely to Get Long COVID | TIME

Vaccines Slash Long COVID Risk According to a new study. TIME

People vaccinated before their first case of COVID-19 are diagnosed with Long COVID almost four times less than unvaccinated people, suggests a large new study published Nov. 22 in the BMJ.

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Half of COVID survivors still had symptoms at 3 years, more reinfections amid Omicron--China study

Fri, 2023-11-24 11:36 — mike kraft

 

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Indian researchers find no link between cases of sudden death and COVID shots

Wed, 2023-11-22 12:20 — mike kraft
Indian researchers find no link between sudden death and COVID shots Indian researchers found no evidence that COVID-19 vaccination was behind "unexplained sudden deaths", a medical organisation said on Tuesday, instead pointing to the disease itself, binge drinking and intense exercise as risk factors. Reuters Reuters

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Flu surges in the U.S. Southeast --CDC

Mon, 2023-11-20 20:12 — mike kraft
Flu surges in the Southeast Presented by Novavax — This comes as the worst of flu season approaches.{beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story  Flu surges in the Southeast New federal data shows inf… emartin The Hill

 

The most recent weekly summary update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) designated nine U.S. states and territories as having high or very high levels of activity related to influenza-like illness (ILI). 

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Long Covid hits U.S. veterans hard; 4th COVID vaccine dose helped those with rheumatic disease

Thu, 2023-11-16 15:46 — mike kraft
Nearly half of US veterans had long-COVID symptoms up to 6 months later Risk factors for long COVID were Black race, ages 50 to 64, diabetes, and severe infection. CIDRAP

Nearly half of 363,000 US veterans who tested positive for COVID-19 still had symptoms up to 6 months later, and the risk factors for this condition were Black race, older age, diabetes, and severe infection, concludes a study published yesterday in the Annals of Epidemiology.

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