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Covid-19: Eight Months After Infection, Memory Problems Persist

Aug 03, 2021

Study evaluated non-hospitalized, symptomatic patients Non-hospitalized, symptomatic patients with Covid-19 had increased risk for long-term memory complaints, a Norwegian cohort study found.Compared...

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Hot Covid Summer

Aug 03, 2021

Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts or wherever you listen to podcasts. ...

Amid Covid Booster Debate, West Virginia to Check Immunity of Vaccinated Nursing Home Residents

Aug 03, 2021

West Virginia raced ahead of the country last winter to get people in nursing homes vaccinated against covid-19, but with cases and hospitalizations on the rise again, state officials want to know whe...

Patients Report Memory Problems After Mild COVID-19

Aug 02, 2021

MONDAY, Aug. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Memory problems are a common part of the postacute sequelae of COVID-19, according to a research letter published online July 29 in JAMA Network Open.Arne Sør...

Socioeconomic Characteristics of Increased COVID-19 Mortality ID'd

Aug 02, 2021

MONDAY, Aug. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The socioeconomic characteristics associated with increased all-cause mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic are described in a report published in the August ...

Troubling Rise Seen in Both COVID-19, RSV Cases Among Children

Aug 02, 2021

MONDAY, Aug. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A rise in cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is unfolding just as COVID-19 infections are increasing among children.There has been a rise in RSV cases ...

Florida Sees Record Number of COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations

Aug 02, 2021

MONDAY, Aug. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Florida reached another grim milestone on Sunday when it broke a previous record for COVID-19 hospitalizations that was set before vaccines were available.The ...

New Data Show the Power of COVID-19 Vaccines

Aug 02, 2021

MONDAY, Aug. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines is borne out in new government data showing that more than 99.99 percent of fully vaccinated Americans have not had a br...

Covid-19: FDA Issues EUA for Baricitinib Monotherapy in Hospitalized Patients

Aug 02, 2021

EUA covers hospitalized patients on respiratory support The FDA revised its Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for baricitinib (Olumiant) to treat Covid-19 in hospitalized patients age 2 years and old...

Covid-19: SARS-CoV-2 Viral Particles Identified in Eye Tissue of Deceased Patients

Aug 02, 2021

Findings may explain multiple eye disorders linked to Covid-19 Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in the retinas of three people who died of Covid-19 may help explain the host of ophthalmic disorders assoc...

Covid-19: Six-Month mRNA Vaccine Data Show Continued Protection Against Severe Disease

Aug 02, 2021

Company officials announce plans to seek approval for booster dose Data published Wednesday ahead of peer review show the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, BNT162b2, continues to provide almost unive...

#PWChat Recap: Empowering Physicians to Discuss Vaccination With Patients

Jul 30, 2021

The latest installment of the #PWChat series centered around empowering physicians to discuss vaccination with patients. Below are the highlights from the chat. You can read the full transcript h...

Mississippi Health System Buckles Under 'Astounding' Rise in COVID-19 Cases

Jul 30, 2021

THURSDAY, July 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- An "astounding" rise in COVID-19 cases in Mississippi is putting intense strain on the state's health care system.Compared with the first half of July, the ...

CDC Now Says Vaccinated Should Be Tested After COVID-19 Exposure, Even Without Symptoms

Jul 30, 2021

THURSDAY, July 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- People fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should be tested for the virus if they come into contact with infected people, whether or not they have symptoms, s...

Cognitive Impairment Reported After COVID-19 Infection

Jul 30, 2021

THURSDAY, July 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Cognitive impairment has been reported following recovery from COVID-19, according to two studies presented at the annual Alzheimer's Association Internatio...

Covid-19: Breakthrough Cases Following Full Vaccination Rare

Jul 30, 2021

But breakthrough cases appeared capable of transmitting infection to others Breakthrough cases of Covid-19 were rare and largely asymptomatic in a group of fully vaccinated health care workers in Isr...

Unraveling the Mysterious Mutations That Make Delta the Most Transmissible Covid Virus Yet

Jul 30, 2021

Upon first inspection, the mutations in the highly contagious delta covid variant don’t look that worrisome. For starters, delta has fewer genetic changes than earlier versions of t...

Sickle Cell Disease May Up Risk for Poor COVID-19 Outcomes

Jul 29, 2021

THURSDAY, July 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Sickle cell disease is associated with a fourfold increased risk for COVID-19-related hospitalization and a more than twofold increased risk for COVID-19-re...

Most With Reaction to mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Tolerate Second Dose

Jul 29, 2021

THURSDAY, July 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Most patients with an immediate and potentially allergic reaction to the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccine tolerate a secon...

Mental Health Disorders Tied to Higher COVID-19 Mortality

Jul 29, 2021

WEDNESDAY, July 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Mental health disorders are associated with increased COVID-19-related mortality, according to a review published online July 27 in JAMA Psychiatry.Guillau...

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