COVID Patient ’s Infection Lasts Record 613 Days—and Accumulated Over 50 Mutations
A Covid-19 patient with a weakened immune system incubated a highly mutated novel strain over 613 days before succumbing to an underlying illness, researchers in the Netherlands found.
The patient, a 72-year-old man with a blood disorder, failed to mount a strong immune response to multiple Covid shots before catching the omicron variant in February 2022. Detailed analysis of specimens collected from more than two dozen nose and throat swabs found the coronavirus developed resistance to sotrovimab, a Covid antibody treatment, within a few weeks, scientists at the University of Amsterdam’s Centre for Expe...
Source: TIME: Health - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jason Gale / Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 News Desk overnight wire Source Type: news
Long Covid trials aim to clear lingering virus —and help patients in need
One Monday morning last September, Shelley Hayden pulled into a parking spot in an underground garage at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). She switched off the ignition, pushed the red record button on her cellphone, and gazed into the camera. “The time has come,” said Hayden, long dark-blond hair framing her blue eyes. “Here we are, I’m actually getting to do something.”
More than 3 years earlier, in the summer of 2020, Hayden had come down with COVID-19 while visiting family in Colorado. Since then she’s been plagued by the disease’s cruel sequel, Long Covid, whose symptoms include ov...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 11, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Measles count through mid-March surpassed last year ’s total
Measles, caused by a virus lodged in the nose or throat, can spread easily when someone with the infection coughs, sneezes or talks. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Linda Searing Source Type: news
Xhance Approved by FDA as First and Only Medication Indicated for Treatment of Adults with Chronic Rhinosinusitis without Nasal Polyps
YARDLEY, Pa., March 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Optinose (NASDAQ:OPTN), a pharmaceutical company focused on patients treated by ear, nose and throat (ENT) and allergy specialists, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - March 15, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Zyn Is the New Vaping
Not so long ago, Juul was seen as the new Marlboro. Smoking wasn’t that cool anymore—rates had plummeted among U.S. adults and teens—but then came Juul, a sleek, addictive product with flashy advertising tactics that took off like wildfire. It soon became clear that e-cigarettes were hooking teens who otherwise wouldn’t have gone near nicotine.
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Now, Juul is out and Zyn is in. It’s even more discreet than Juul, with no plumes of vapor. A user simply tucks a small pouch of nicotine, additives, and flavorings under their lip for up to an hour. Over...
Source: TIME: Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
On Feb 6th, Penn Medicine Becker ENT & amp; Allergy Opens a New Location to Increase Access to Quality Care in Woodbury, NJ
Penn Medicine Becker ENT & Allergy has announced the opening of a new location in Woodbury, NJ. This expansion is a testament to their desire to provide cutting-edge ear, nose, throat (ENT), and allergy treatments in a convenient and accessible setting. Becker ENT's internationally... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 28, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: CXP Source Type: news
How to Use and Take Care of Your Humidifier
For those of us whose skin in the winter gets as scaly as a lizard’s, home humidifiers might sound essential. But humidifiers are more complicated to use and care for than some other household appliances—and doing so incorrectly can be worse for your health than not having one at all.
Here’s what to know before diving in.
The benefits of humid air
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Humidifiers do their best work on the parts of the body you use to breathe. When the air gets colder, the humidity in the environment goes down. Each breath of dry air sucks moisture from your airways...
Source: TIME: Health - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Man Tries To Stop Sneeze, Tears Hole In Throat
A case report recently published in BMJ Case Reports described what happened after a man in his 30s pinched his nose and closed his mouth trying to stifle a sneeze. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Science /science business pharma standard Source Type: news
My drag persona gave me a way to exist in the world – and a route back to the family I’d lost
For years, Ginger Johnson imagined life as a tragedy playing out – until she decided to reframe it as a comedyThere was a hula-hooper, a juggler, a mime and a comic on our 2015 Christmas cabaret tour, and a striptease, too. Mine was known as the “hotdog act”. Each night, in full drag, I’d totter on to a stage in a room full of total strangers with a jar of 10-inch hotdogs, and shove them up my nose, down my throat, into the air, to music. I was apeing the burlesque style, turning what could seem sensual into something totally grotesqu e. You’ll struggle to believe me, but during this period of my life I took myse...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 17, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Ginger Johnson Tags: Life and style Sexuality Christmas Psychology Science Health & wellbeing Source Type: news
Will a year of industrial accidents change the landscape of East Bay ’s ‘refinery row’?
On Friday morning, Contra Costa County Public Health warned residents about a new flaring incident at the Martinez Refinery. The agency said that unidentified chemical odors in the air could be related to the event and that “eye, skin, nose or throat irritation may be possible for some people in…#martinezrefinery #chevron #richmond #eastbay #refineries #bayareas #marathonpetroleums #martinez #martinezrefiningco #pbfenergy (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctors' warning after man tears hole in throat trying to stop sneeze
The patient was taken to hospital in severe pain after he pinched his nose and closed his mouth. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - December 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CT-guided procedure shows promise for restoring smell after long COVID
A CT-guided, minimally invasive procedure called a stellate ganglion block shows promise for restoring the sense of smell in patients with long COVID, according to research to be presented at the upcoming RSNA meeting.Parosmia, or impaired sense of smell, is a known symptom of COVID-19, and research has shown that up to 60% of patients with the disease are affected by parosmia. Most recover their sense of smell over time, but some continue to experience parosmia months or years after the initial infection, the team noted."Post-COVID parosmia is common and increasingly recognized," said study lead author, Adam Zoga, MD, of ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 20, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Subspecialties Neuroradiology CT 2023 Source Type: news
Best Projects 2023: Burlington Medical Office Park, Health Care
Located a half mile from a rock quarry, the site required blasting of significant veins of blue granite to be able to install the required infrastructure. The project also incorporated many different acoustics enhancements given the needs of practices on site, including ear, nose and throat practitioners. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - November 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Lloyd Whittington Source Type: news
So, you have a cold. What are the best ways to find relief?
It's cold and flu season in Canada, and doctors are sharing their best tips on how to treat symptoms like a runny nose and sore throat. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - October 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radio/White Coat/ Black Art Source Type: news
