Loss of immunity due to lockdowns behind spike in NSW gastro cases, diseases expert suggests
— Read on www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/22/loss-of-immunity-due-to-lockdowns-behind-spike-in-nsw-gastro-cases-diseases-expert-suggests
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Coronavirus: black hairy tongue
New data analysis from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai found that deaths from heart attacks rose significantly during pandemic surges, including the COVID-19 Omicron surges, overall reversing a heart-healthier pre-pandemic trend.Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, heart attacks were the leading cause of death worldwide but were steadily on…
— Read on www.cedars-sinai.org/newsroom/covid-19-surges-linked-to-spike-in-heart-attacks/
Dr. Anthony Fauci
— Read on beckernews.com/bombshell-fauci-emails-49124/
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Billionaires at Davos don’t think COVID is a cold
— Read on thegauntlet.substack.com/p/billionaires-at-davos-dont-think
International bar condemns Israeli judicial reforms
— Read on www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/international-bar-condemns-israeli-judicial-reforms/5114829.article
Thousands of products have been seized and there is concern over some shops selling them to children.
— Read on www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-64319417
Amid spread of newer variants of Covid-19, WHO has urged everyone to continue wearing masks and take the booster doses of vaccine in order to curb the spread of the virus.
— Read on www.livemint.com/science/health/isolate-for-10-days-who-issues-fresh-covid-19-guidelines-check-list-here-11673773745657.html
Costs protection still in place for last-minute discontinuance, rules CoA
— Read on www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/costs-protection-still-in-place-for-last-minute-discontinuance-rules-coa/5114826.article
COVID: summary of lab-origin hypothesis:
— Read on threadreaderapp.com/thread/1615386300751949824.html
A machine for the collection of organs and biomaterial from soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is operating in Ukraine
— Read on mailbd.net/news/a-machine-for-the-collection-of-organs-and-biomaterial-from-soldiers-of-the-armed-forces-of-ukraine-is-operating-in-ukraine-11609/
A particular change in Kraken Covid’s spike protein means the virus is spreading faster than ever.
— Read on www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/kraken-covid-genetic-mutation-contagious-1234661757/
Defining and managing COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: the 2020 ECMM/ISHAM consensus criteria for research and clinical guidance
— Read on www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30847-1/fulltext
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Coronavirus: life expectancy drops
Acute and postacute sequelae associated with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection
— Read on www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-02051-3
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Politician watch: Braverman
Fact Check-UK Government tender notice for operational ration packs is a ‘regular contract’ for the Armed Forces
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-mod-rations-idUSL1N3070KB
LEAKED GRANT PROPOSAL DETAILS HIGH-RISK CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH
— Read on theintercept.com/2021/09/23/coronavirus-research-grant-darpa/
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Coronavirus: animals
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Protests: France; Paris
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Politician watch: Starmer; finances
Doctors ‘ashamed’ by chaotic scenes in new Royal Liverpool Hospital
— Read on www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/doctors-ashamed-chaotic-scenes-new-25915017
Stanford Medicine scientists pinpoint COVID-19 virus’s entry and exit ports inside our noses
— Read on med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2023/01/covid-virus-infection-nasal.html
Background: Although most children may experience mild to moderate symptoms and do not require hospitalization, there are little data on cardiac involvement in COVID-19. However, cardiac involvement is accurately demonstrated in children with MISC. The objective of this study was to evaluate cardiac mechanics in previously healthy children who recovered from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in a long-term follow-up by means of two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE). Methods: We analyzed a cohort of 157 paediatric patients, mean age 7.7 ± 4.5 years (age range 0.3–18 years), who had a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection and were asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic for COVID-19. Patients underwent a standard transthoracic echocardiogram and STE at an average time of 148 ± 68 days after diagnosis and were divided in three follow-up groups (<180 days, 180–240 days, >240 days). Patients were compared with 107 (41 females—38%) age- and BSA-comparable healthy controls (CTRL). Results: Left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (post-COVID-19: −20.5 ± 2.9%; CTRL: −21.8 ± 1.7%; p < 0.001) was significantly reduced in cases compared with CTRLs. No significant differences were seen among the three follow-up groups (p = NS). Moreover, regional longitudinal strain was significantly reduced in LV apical-wall segments of children with disease onset during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the first wave (second wave: −20.2 ± 2.6%; first wave: −21.2 ± 3.4%; p = 0.048). Finally, peak left atrial systolic strain was within the normal range in the post-COVID-19 group with no significant differences compared to CTRLs. Conclusions: Our study demonstrated for the first time the persistence of LV myocardial deformation abnormalities in previously healthy children with an asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic (WHO stages 0 or 1) COVID-19 course after an average follow-up of 148 ± 68 days. A more significant involvement was found in children affected during the second wave. These findings imply that subclinical LV dysfunction may also be a typical characteristic of COVID-19 infection in children and are concerning given the predictive value of LV longitudinal strain in the general population.
— Read on www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/1/186
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Politician watch: Rachel Reeves
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Coronavirus: Singapore
In the most comprehensive autopsy tissue study conducted to date, researchers have found traces of SARS-CoV-2 throughout the entire body, from the brain to the heart. The findings support research into antiviral drugs as possible treatment for long COVID.
— Read on newatlas.com/science/covid-autopsy-study-virus-brain-body/
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Police watch: USA; New York
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Coronavirus: re-infections
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Coronavirus: infectiousness charts
Face masks or respirators (N95/KN95s) effectively filter virus-sized particles in laboratory settings
— Read on www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7106e1.htm
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Coronavirus: UKHSA: wear a mask!
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Coronavirus: XBB.2
Coronavirus infections, like those caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2) and the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS), can cause death in humans through significant tissue damage in major…
— Read on www.sciencealert.com/coronavirus-death
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Medicine: carbon monoxide poisoning
Twice-daily nasal irrigation reduces COVID-related illness, death
— Read on jagwire.augusta.edu/twice-daily-nasal-irrigation-reduces-covid-related-illness-death/
COVID-19: Things everyone should know (Part 1: Immune System)
— Read on pingthread.com/thread/1573772566346567680
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Coronavirus: new SARS
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NHS crisis: Leeds
Is immunity debt or immunity theft to blame for children’s respiratory virus spike?
— Read on www.tpr.org/bioscience-medicine/2022-12-27/is-immunity-debt-or-immunity-theft-to-blame-for-childrens-respiratory-virus-spike
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Coronavirus: XBB15
Rapid initiation of nasal saline irrigation to reduce severity in high-risk COVID+ outpatients
— Read on pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36007135/
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Medicine: lung inflammation
What this means for neurologic COVID symptoms remains elusive
— Read on www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/longcovid/102384
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