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Mashup Score: 3COVID news & more, 3/16/24 - 2 month(s) ago
This week, March 11 marked four years since the WHO declared a global pandemic for COVID. Remember the run on toilet paper and cleaning supplies? We have come a long way since then, but COVID is still a serious disease. JN.1 and its descendants still make up most COVID cases now.
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Mashup Score: 7Living with long Covid: some reflections 14 months down the line - 2 month(s) ago
As I write this editorial, it is almost 14 months since I first developed COVID-19 symptoms and my journey with long COVID-19 continues. In their guideline on long COVID-19 NICE/SIGN define post-COVID-19 syndrome as signs and symptoms that develop during or after a COVID-19 infection, continuing for more than 12 weeks, and not explained by an alternative diagnosis. More information about long COVID-19 can be found in the blog written by @jakesuett and me in September 2020. Data from the Office for National Statistics in April 2021 estimated that 1.1 million people in the UK reported experiencing some form of long COVID-19 symptoms. Despite this, the UK Government continues to focus on the outcomes of COVID-19 being binary: dying or surviving. Box 1 provides details about some useful sources of information on long COVID-19. Box 1 ### Useful sources of information about long Covid
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Mashup Score: 1MS and Heat | How Does Heat Affect People With MS? | Multiple... - 1 year(s) ago
Many people with MS experience heat intolerance. Triggers can include hot weather, increases in body temperature after exercise, or fever.
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Mashup Score: 1Through My Eyes: Long COVID, 1 year on - 1 year(s) ago
As part of our ‘COVID-19, 1 year on’ series, Amy Murnan writes a Through My Eyes perspective about her experience of living with long COVID for 1 year.
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Mashup Score: 3
A version of this story appeared in Science, Vol 376, Issue 6599.Download PDF They span three continents, but a trio of researchers who’ve never met share a singular focus made vital by the still-raging pandemic: deciphering the causes of Long Covid and figuring out how to treat it. Almost 2 years ago in Italy, pediatric infectious disease doctor…
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Mashup Score: 2Researcher uses experience with Long COVID to design study to help others with disease - 1 year(s) ago
Long COVID has emerged as a devastating outcome of the pandemic and scientific knowledge of this new condition remains limited. While more research is needed…
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Mashup Score: 2Long COVID brain fog: What we know about the cognitive impact - 1 year(s) ago
What do we know about the long-term neurocognitive impact of COVID-19, and what are we yet to learn? This Special Feature and podcast investigate
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Mashup Score: 5COVID-19 Brain Damage: Symptoms, Treatment, and Outlook - 1 year(s) ago
Brain damage can be one of the long-term effects of COVID-19. We review what causes COVID brain fog, its symptoms, how to manage it, and what to expect.
Source: HealthlineCategories: General Medicine News, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 169Should we vaccinate against long-COVID? - 1 year(s) ago
The primary goal of current COVID-19 vaccination programs is preventing hospitalizations and deaths from acute disease. However, an important additional role for vaccination could be in preventing or treating post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, known as long-COVID. Here, we outline the burden of long-COVID, discuss the limited evidence currently available on the impact of vaccination on the syndrome,…
Source: BioInsightsCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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