Long Covid may be nothing unique in the future – but its effects today are still very real | Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz
While the long-term risk from a current infection is 10 times less than it was in 2020-21, a lot of people are still suffering after getting Covid early in the pandemicGet ourmorning and afternoon news emails,free app ordaily news podcastLong Covid is one of the most controversial topics remaining about the pandemic. Depending on who you ask, it is either a real and current threat to the health of the globe, or a relatively minor issue that we should pay little attention to in the future. It is hard to weigh in on the topic without passionate advocates taking issue with the things that you say, which is true of quite a lot...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 22, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz Tags: Long Covid Coronavirus Infectious diseases Health Medical research Source Type: news
Severe Flu Confers Higher Risk for Neuro Disorders vs COVID Severe Flu Confers Higher Risk for Neuro Disorders vs COVID
Hospitalization for influenza raises the risk for future neurologic conditions more than hospitalization for COVID-19, the results of a large study showed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Med Students Headlines)
Source: Medscape Med Students Headlines - March 22, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Goat in Minnesota tests positive for H5N1 bird flu strain that's on the WHO's pandemic watchlist in first ever US case - as experts call it a 'worrisome development'
The baby goat, who tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza strain H5N1, the strain of bird flu that has been spreading since 2022, was from a farm in Stevens County. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Burden of Neurologic Diagnoses Lower After COVID-19 Versus Flu
WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2024 -- Adults have fewer health care encounters for neurologic diagnoses over the year following hospital-based care for COVID-19 versus influenza, according to a study published online March 20 in Neurology.Adam de Havenon,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 20, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Electronic Nudge for Flu Vaccination Does Not Improve Clinical Outcomes
TUESDAY, March 19, 2024 -- Electronic letters incorporating cardiovascular (CV) gain framing and repeated messaging, which increase influenza vaccination, do not translate into improvement in clinical outcomes, according to a study published online... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 19, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Social distancing is back (but not how you might think!): Health bosses urge Brits to stay 2m away from ALL wild birds, including pigeons and seagulls, amid avian flu pandemic fears
In its first ever public guidance to help Brits 'stay safe', UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) officials claimed avian influenza poses a 'risk to human health'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Here Are the Viruses to Worry About Right Now
As winter ends, several viruses are still continuing to rise across the U.S., according to data from WastewaterSCAN, a network of wastewater surveillance sites. Norovirus, one type of influenza, and another respiratory virus are all increasing or have recently peaked in samples from the network’s 190 wastewater treatment facilities, which are located in 41 states.
“What we’re seeing right now for the major viruses we are monitoring is that there are similar patterns across the country,” says Marlene Wolfe, assistant professor of environmental health at Emory University and one of WastewaterSCAN&...
Source: TIME: Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Electronic Nudges to Get the Flu Shot Fall Short for Vax Rates, Outcomes
(MedPage Today) -- Electronic nudges sent to patients failed to increase influenza vaccine uptake in one randomized clinical trial, while another trial found that slight increases in vaccination rates from letters emailed to patients failed to... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - March 19, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Controversy Trails Bird Flu Outbreak in Kebbi
[Daily Trust] Since the declaration of the avian influenza outbreak in Kebbi State over a month ago, controversy between poultry farmers and the state government over the genuineness of the epidemic has remained a source of concern to many residents, Daily Trust on Sunday can report. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Flu Makes a Late Stand in Some Parts of the U.S.
(MedPage Today) -- Overall, hospitalizations of all three major respiratory viruses we track (COVID-19, influenza, and RSV) have decreased markedly from their late-December/early-January peaks this season. (Explore the data on the Inside Medicine... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Managing respiratory illness at home
The influenza season may have peaked, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is far from over. If you or a family member has the flu or other respiratory infection, Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says there are ways to manage most respiratory infection symptoms at home. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute https://youtu.be/KFQSgUF3FDE Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1:03) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 8, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Is COVID-19 a Seasonal Virus Yet?
The most common respiratory viruses that cause flu, colds, and RSV tend to cluster in the fall and winter months. Though that means months of elevated risk for sickness, “cold and flu season” is a convenient time for public-health officials to remind people to get vaccinated and wash their hands more frequently.
Experts had hoped that COVID-19 would follow that same pattern, but so far, that’s not the case.
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COVID-19 occurs in every season
Both flu and RSV tend to plummet to near negligible levels in spring and summer before surging again in the fall ...
Source: TIME: Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Risk for Autoimmune Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease Increased After SARS-CoV-2
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- Patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection have an increased risk for incident autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic disease (AIRD) compared with matched patients with influenza... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Cadila Pharma introduces vaccine for seasonal flu
The new vaccine targets four strains of the influenza virus subtype -A and B, responsible for seasonal epidemics, the drug firm said in a statement. Developed using proprietary technology employing nano-sized particles, the vaccine mimics the external structure of the virus without containing intact genetic material, it added. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - March 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
C.D.C. Shortens Isolation Period for People With Covid
Americans with Covid or other respiratory infections may return to daily activities if they don ’t have a fever and their symptoms are improving. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Quarantines Disease Rates Masks Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Deaths (Fatalities) Tests (Medical) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Influenza Source Type: news
