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Patients with long COVID exhibited markers of myeloid inflammation

April 11, 2024 - A study published in Nature Immunology profiled 368 plasma proteins in patients with long COVID, identifying multiple inflammatory plasma proteins associated with disease symptoms. Study participants were hospitalized for acute COVID-19 — varying in severity based on the WHO progression scores — three or more months before their plasma...

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Mortality in COVID hospitalized patients is 22% higher in rural areas

by Veronica Salib

According to a recent study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in rural communities are 22% more likely to experience all-cause mortality and 6% more likely...

FDA authorizes pre-exposure prophylaxis for COVID-19

by Veronica Salib

Invivyd was granted an Emergency Use Authorization by the United States FDA for PEMGARDA, a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) treatment for COVID-19. The administration is authorizing the therapy for...

NIH launches long COVID clinical trial for nervous system dysfunction

by Veronica Salib

On March 12, 2024, the NIH announced that it would open another clinical trial on long COVID, evaluating treatment options for COVID-induced autonomic nervous system dysfunction, as part of the...

CDC’s Updated COVID Isolation Guidelines: Realistic or Relaxed?

by Veronica Salib

On Friday, March 1, 2024, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a press release revealing that it no longer recommends that individuals with COVID-19 isolate for...

CDC States JN.1 Accounts for Nearly 90% of Circulating COVID Variants

by Veronica Salib

Despite federal representatives ending the national public health emergency associated with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the CDC’s COVID-19 tracking data continually reveals that the pandemic is far...

American Red Cross Tackles National Blood Shortage with Technology

by Alivia Kaylor

On January 7, 2024, the American Red Cross, the largest blood supplier in the nation, disclosed a critical national blood shortage. This announcement follows a 20-year low in blood donations, causing...

COVID Rates Surge Amidst the Holiday Season

by Veronica Salib

Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data from the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) identifying high SARS-CoV-2 viral activity levels in...

Reduced Serotonin Levels in Long COVID Patients Impair Cognition

by Veronica Salib

A recent study published in Cell hypothesizes the potential pathophysiology of long COVID, also called post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), noting that some cognitive symptoms may be linked to...

Maternal Stress and Prenatal COVID Status Impact Infant Attention Span

by Veronica Salib

On September 27, 2023, scientists published the results of a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a subset of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), that evaluated the...

COVIDTests.gov Reopens for Americans to Request At-Home COVID Test

by Veronica Salib

Starting today, September 25, 2023, COVIDTests.gov will reopen for Americans to request free at-home COVID-19 tests. Each household will be eligible to receive four more free rapid antigen at-home...

Digital Assays Detect Nucleic Acids to Identify Clinical Pathogens

by Veronica Salib

On September 6, 2023, researchers from the Karolinska Institute published a study in Science Advances detailing a new pathogen detection assay that uses DNA nanoballs. The study was a collaborative...

Severe COVID Alters Innate Immune System in Human, Animal Studies

by Veronica Salib

On August 18, 2023, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a press release announcing a potential link between severe COVID-19 and changes to the innate immune system. The National Institute...

Omicron Variant EG.5 Linked to 17.3% of New COVID-19 Cases

by Veronica Salib

According to the most recent data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant, EG.5, is now the leading cause of new COVID-19 cases across the...

Mental Health ED Visits Are Less Elastic Than Overall ED Visits

by Veronica Salib

A recent study published in JAMA Network Open concluded that mental health emergency department visits are less elastic than overall emergency department (ED) visits. Using data from before and during...

Washington University Scientists Developed Air Monitor to Detect COVID

by Veronica Salib

Researchers and scientists at Washington University in St. Louis developed an air monitor to detect COVID-19 variants in the surrounding air. The researchers published a proof-of-concept study in...

COVID-19 Pandemic Reduced US Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness

by Veronica Salib

An assessment published in JAMA Network Open on national pediatric readiness in United States emergency departments (ED) found that the COVID-19 pandemic reduced readiness. However, additional...

Over 95% of People in the United States Have SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies

by Veronica Salib

A CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) evaluating antibodies among blood donors in the United States revealed that over 95% of people over 16 who donated blood between April 2021 and...

Life Expectancy in the United States Falls Behind Other Nations

by Veronica Salib

A recent article published in the American Journal of Public Health found that life expectancy rates in the United States have lagged behind other nations. The publication analyzed data on life...

NIH-Funded Research Reveals More Data on Long-COVID Symptoms

by Veronica Salib

While long-COVID has become a widely accepted phenomenon, researchers and healthcare professionals still do not clearly understand the condition, its symptoms, and its mechanisms. However, in a recent...

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