Nirmatrelvir and the Risk of Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19
Important new preprint just posted: Paxlovid treatment for Covid associated with ~25% reduction of #LongCovid, beyond less death and hospitalization reduction
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People who caught mild Covid had increased risk of blood clots, British study finds
Patients hospitalized with Covid were 27 times more likely to develop blood clots, 21 times more likely to suffer heart failure and 17 times more likely to have a stroke, according to the study.
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The Long Haul
Inside one neurologist’s quest to solve the mystery of COVID’s most puzzling complication.
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Blood abnormalities found in people with Long Covid
The Long Covid blood samples were also awash with a category of “exhausted” T cells that can be recognized by certain markers they express. Such cells surge in the ongoing presence of pathogens—suggesting “the bodies of people with Long Covid are actively fighting something,” Putrino says.
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Context Check: Climate Change
A dive into relevant climate change links.
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Different Experiences with the Data: DC's COVID Math
Making reopening seem safe (or never shutting down in the first place) was an easy way to keep people spending, business interests happy, and increasingly vital social services funded. Eight months into the pandemic, it’s obvious that this strategy failed to stop the spread of Covid-19.
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In these rural parts of the country, medical resources to battle COVID-19 are limited
COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are soaring in areas that have previously been relatively unaffected -- including rural, less populated states in the West and Midwest.
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Antibody tests support what’s been obvious: Covid-19 is much more lethal than the flu.
20 times worse than a bad flu season
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Is ‘Viral Load’ Why Some People Get a Mild Case of COVID-19?
According to recent papers that came out in the past week or so, at least in two papers from The Lancet, which is a quite reputable medical journal, there is a correlation between high viral load and more severe symptoms.
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Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak Shows The Importance Of Sound Science, Sleuthing, And Cooperation
The agency [WHO] noted that human illness from known coronaviruses can range from mild to severe, with some viruses transmitting easily.