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Severely ill COVID patients at 16 times higher risk for abnormally rapid heartbeat --Swedish study

Wed, 2023-04-19 16:52 — mike kraft

Study: Severely ill COVID patients at 16 times higher risk for abnormally rapid heartbeat COVID-19 patients requiring mechanical ventilation are 16 times more likely than non-severely ill peers to experience ventricular tachycardia, data show. CIDRAP

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Long COVID: Eight out of 10 hospital COVID patients in Sweden still had symptoms at 2 years --study

Tue, 2023-02-28 08:41 — mike kraft

84% of hospital COVID patients in Sweden still had symptoms at 2 years CIDRAP

The vast majority—84.2%—of COVID-19 survivors in a Swedish cohort reported persistent symptoms affecting daily life 2 years after hospital release, according to a follow-up study published late last week in The Lancet Regional Health Europe.

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Paying people to take COVID vaccine worked well, European study

Thu, 2023-01-12 17:56 — mike kraft

Paying people to take COVID vaccine worked well, study finds Paying people to take a first COVID-19 vaccine dose didn't lower the likelihood of seeking the second or third dose or of other positive health behaviors. CIDRAP

A study finds that paying people to take a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine didn't lower the likelihood of seeking the second or third dose or of other positive health behaviors and didn't erode morals, sense of civic duty, or feelings of self-determination.

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U.S. authorizes Sobi's drug to treat COVID-19 in high-risk patients

Thu, 2022-11-10 07:50 — mike kraft

U.S. authorizes Sobi's drug to treat COVID-19 in high-risk patients Sobi North America, a unit of Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB , said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized its arthritis drug for treatment of high-risk hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Reuters Reuters

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Trying to understand long covid, scientists made mini brains and infected them with coronavirus.

Mon, 2022-11-07 17:35 — mike kraft

Scientists made mini brains and infected them with coronavirus.

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US life expectancy drops as Europe shows improement after COVID-- study

Tue, 2022-10-18 08:19 — mike kraft

US life expectancy drops as Europe shows signs of recovery after COVID, study finds Researchers looked at data from 29 countries around the world and found several Western European countries saw an increase in life expectancy in 2021. YahooNews

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Overview: Asia, Sweden, Africa, Israel developments

Fri, 2022-07-08 10:55 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus China is reducing scrutiny of citizens' travel history for COVID-19 monitoring, requiring that a mandatory mobile app show the previous seven days of travel, down from 14. Reuters Reuters

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Overview: China, Africa developments, Biden talks to Mexican president

Mon, 2022-05-02 11:49 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus China's commercial capital of Shanghai was dealt a blow on Monday as authorities reported 58 new COVID-19 cases outside quarantine areas while Beijing pressed on with testing millions of its people on a May Day holiday few were celebrating. Reuters Reuters

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Additional Covid side effect information-- massive infections and increased risk of blood cots

Thu, 2022-04-07 10:29 — mike kraft

Study reveals how Covid-19 infections can set off massive inflammation in the body From the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed that in severe cases of Covid-19 -- the ones that landed people in the hospital on ventilators with shredded lungs -- most of the internal wreckage wasn't being directly inflicted by the virus itself but by a blizzard of immune reactions triggered by the body to fight the infection. Brenda Goodman, CNN CNN

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More Evidence Hybrid Immunity Confers Highest Level of COVID Protection--studies

Fri, 2022-04-01 18:51 — mike kraft

More Evidence Hybrid Immunity Confers Highest Level of COVID Protection Brazil, Sweden find fewest reinfections, severe disease cases among those infected and vaccinated Molly Walker medpagetoday

Hybrid immunity from a COVID-19 infection plus a vaccine provided an immune boost against symptomatic disease, as well as severe outcomes, Brazilian researchers found.

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