March 9, 2023 – Metformin appears to play a role in preventing long COVID when taken early during a COVID-19 infection, according to a new preprint study from The Lancet. The preprint hasn’t yet been peer-reviewed or published in a journal. In particular, metformin led to a 42% drop in long COVID among people who had …
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Long COVID Takes Toll on Already Stretched Health Care Workforce
March 6, 2023 — The impact of long COVID – and its sometimes-disabling symptoms that can persist for more than a year — has worsened health care’s already severe workforce shortage. Hospitals have turned to training programs, traveling nurses, and emergency room staffing services. While the shortage of clinical workers continues, support workers are also in …
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Even Mild COVID Might Change Your Brain
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People who are experiencing anxiety and depression months after a mild case of COVID-19 may have changes affecting the structure and function of their brains, Brazilian researchers report. “There is still much to learn about long COVID, which includes a wide range of …
Vaccination Could Reduce Risk of Long COVID, Study Shows
Feb. 15, 2023 – After studying thousands of people’s symptoms post-COVID-19, researchers have found that getting vaccinated could potentially reduce the risk of long COVID. The new study – which looked at patients 3 months after their COVID-19 infections across pre-Delta, Delta, and Omicron variants – at first saw that long COVID symptoms were more …
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Macklemore Opened Up About How His Relapse During COVID Inspired His Upcoming Album
Getty Image Macklemore is set to drop his new album, Ben, next month. Ahead of the album’s impending release, the rapper stopped by The Kelly Clarkson Show, where he opened up about the creation of the deeply personal record. During his interview, Macklemore revealed that much of Ben is inspired by his relapse, which took …
In a First, COVID Vaccine Is Added to Adult Immunization Schedule
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For the first time, COVID-19 vaccines have been added to the list of routine immunizations recommended for adults — a further sign the virus is here to stay. The addition is being made to the 2023 Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, released Thursday by …
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COVID vaccines, Russian bots, and Chrissy Teigen: Republicans’ big Hunter Biden laptop hearing went immediately off the rails
A hearing held by the House Oversight Committee on Twitter’s choice to temporarily restrict the New York Post‘s story on Hunter Biden’s laptop has highlighted once again just how feckless Congress really is at tackling deep problems within big tech. Instead of focusing on the larger concerns relevant to companies like Twitter having untoward power …
The Truth Behind Viral Videos Linking COVID Vaccine to Spasms, Shakes
SOURCES: Twitter: @AngeliaDesselle, Jan. 21, 2023, @seanybrams, Jan. 24, 2023. JAMA Neurology: “Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment of Functional Neurological Disorders.” Functional Neurological Disorder Society: “Press release from the Functional Neurological Disorders Society.” European Journal of Neurology: “Functional disorders as a common motor manifestation of COVID-19 infection or vaccination.” Alfonso Fasano MD, chair, Neuromodulation …
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Deer Carry COVID Variants No Longer Seen in People
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While COVID-19 variants Alpha, Gamma and Delta are no longer circulating among humans, they continue to spread in white-tailed deer. The animals are the most abundant large mammal in North America. Scientists aren’t sure whether the deer could act as long-term reservoirs for …
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COVID Emergency Orders Ending: What’s Next?
Feb. 1, 2023 – It’s the end of an era. The Biden administration announced Monday that it will be ending the twin COVID-19 emergency declarations, marking the switch from COVID-19 “pandemic” to “endemic” status. The change will grant federal health agencies the ability to return to their normal duties and responsibilities. The orders spanned two …
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Inflammation and Immunity Troubles Top Long COVID Suspect List
SOURCES: Alexander Truong, MD, pulmonologist, assistant professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta. Alexander Charney, MD, PhD, lead principal investigator, RECOVER adult cohort, associate professor of psychiatry, genetics and genomic sciences, neuroscience, and neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York. Michael Peluso, MD, assistant professor of medicine, infectious diseases doctor, University of California, …
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Biden to End COVID Emergencies in May
Jan. 30, 2023 – The two national emergency declarations dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic will end May 11, President Joe Biden said Monday. Doing so will have many effects, including the end of free vaccines and health services to fight the pandemic. The public health emergency has been renewed every 90 days since first being …