COVID-19

August 15, 2022

Findings from a cros-sectional study reported by Yale and Mount Sinai researchers last week in a preprint last week linked long COVID to low levels of cortisol, the stress hormone, and possibly to reactivation of latent Epstein-Barr virus infections. Eric Topol called the study one of the best of long COVID so far.

August 14, 2022

United States employees who lacked access to paid leave missed out on an estimated $28 billion in wages over the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 12, 2022

Patients with blood cancers have been reported to have less of a chance to develop immunity from the COVID-19 vaccination. However, new data has been found stating those who have been previously vaccinated with no immunity and then followed up with a booster dose, eventually developed antibodies against the virus.

July 13, 2022

Some researchers have pointed to the benefits of a single-payer system such as the one in Canada. But the author of the PNAS commentary, David Fisman, say it may be trace back to the more communitarian outlook of Canadians

July 11, 2022

White House COVID-19 coordinator Ashish Jha tweeted last week that “we know how to manage this moment.” News coverage and social media posting about the BA.5 variant crested as the variant became the dominant strain circulating in the U.S.

June 30, 2022

Epic research suggests that like COVID-19, flu and other viral pneumonias can result in long-term symptoms like fatigue and brain fog. Why that might be is an open question.

June 15, 2022

A review of multiple studies found the COVID-19 exacerbated the economic, social and psychological difficulties that patients with cancer were already facing because of their cancer.

June 14, 2022

Mayo Clinic researchers reported today in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases that less than 1% of patients at high risk for experiencing severe COVID-19 who were treated with Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir and ritonavir) experienced a second bout of COVID-19.

June 14, 2022

University of Maryland researchers calculate difference in COVID-19 mortality rates in counties depending on popular vote in the 2020 presidential election.

May 30, 2022

One in 4 COVID-19 patients in the 18-64 age group experienced at least one of the 26 conditions that may be associated with COVID-19, according to CDC researchers. However, the study did not differentiate the risk by vaccination status or SARS-CoV-2 strain, both of which may affect the risk of post-acute conditions and symptoms.