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How long COVID is defined and measured affects prevalence estimation

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluated the prevalence of long coronavirus disease (COVID) symptoms, functional disabilities, symptoms, and pathological alterations among adults and children ≥12 weeks post-acute COVID 2019 (COVID-19).

10 Nov 2022

IVI and Lemonex sign MOU to join forces on vaccine development

The International Vaccine Institute announced on November 10 it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Lemonex, a company specializing in RNA gene therapy development, and agreed to seek cooperation in research and development.

10 Nov 2022

People of all age groups are at risk of post-COVID-19 syndrome, study says

Following COVID-19 infection, there is significant new onset morbidity in children, adolescents and adults across 13 distinct diagnosis and symptom complexes, according to a new study publishing November 10th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine by Martin Roessler of Technische Universität Dresden, Germany, and colleagues.

10 Nov 2022

Global SARS-CoV-2 infection rates likely to be higher than previously reported

Serosurveillance provides estimates of antibody levels against infectious diseases and is considered the gold standard for measuring population immunity due to past infection or vaccination.

10 Nov 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The midterm shake-up

The predicted Republican "red wave" was a no-show in this week's midterm elections, but the margins in both the U.S. House and Senate are so small that the GOP could still wrest control from the Democrats as the last few "too close to call" races are settled.

10 Nov 2022

Multiple factors contributed to occupational stress of physicians during the pandemic

Front-line physicians who cared for COVID-19 patients during the first wave of the pandemic in New York City and New Orleans reported multiple factors that contributed to their occupational stress during this extraordinarily trying time in their careers.

10 Nov 2022

Repeat SARS-CoV-2 infections increase risk of adverse health conditions in multiple organs

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began almost three years ago, scientists have learned that an initial infection can lead to short- and long-term health risks affecting nearly every organ system in the body.

10 Nov 2022

How did alcohol consumption change during the COVID-19 pandemic in the state of Wisconsin?

Researchers evaluated the patterns of alcohol use at three different time points during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Wisconsin.

10 Nov 2022

Researchers demonstrate that neutralizing antibody titers wane over time in ChAdOx1, BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 vaccinees

Researchers investigated the neutralization antibody titers and the efficacy of the humoral and cellular immunities in individuals vaccinated with three COVID-19 vaccines.

10 Nov 2022

The comparative risk of myocarditis, pericarditis, and myopericarditis between BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 second doses

Researchers assessed the risk of myocarditis or pericarditis after the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine second doses.

10 Nov 2022

Stopping the churn: Why some states want to guarantee Medicaid coverage from birth to age 6

Before the covid-19 public health emergency began in 2020, millions of children churned on and off Medicaid each year — an indication that many were losing coverage because of administrative problems, rather than because their family's income had increased and made them ineligible.

10 Nov 2022

Homelessness among older people is on the rise, driven by inflation and the housing crunch

On a recent rainy afternoon in this small town just outside Glacier National Park, Lisa Beaty and Kim Hilton were preparing to sell most of their belongings before moving out of their three-bedroom, two-bathroom rental home.

10 Nov 2022

South Dakota voters approved Medicaid expansion, but implementation may not be easy

South Dakotans voted Tuesday to expand the state's Medicaid program to cover thousands of additional low-income residents, becoming the seventh state to approve expansion via the ballot box.

10 Nov 2022

The spectrum of SARS-CoV-2–related neurologic involvement among children and adolescents in 2021

Researchers explored the distribution of severe neurologic involvement in SARS-CoV-2 pediatric patients.

10 Nov 2022

Novel branched ionizable lipid greatly increases the efficiency of mRNA delivery

Messenger RNA (mRNA) are biological molecules that transfer the information coded by genes in the nucleus to the cytoplasm for protein synthesis by ribosomes.

10 Nov 2022

COVID-19 vaccine intention linked to trust in opinion of health experts, media literacy

An early pandemic survey found that respondents' intentions to receive COVID-19 vaccines were linked more to their media literacy and opinion of health experts than knowledge of the virus or previous vaccination behavior.

9 Nov 2022

Duke scientists join team involved in the first use of fetal therapy for Pompe disease

Experts at Duke Health were among a multi-national team involved in treating a fetus for infantile-onset Pompe disease using an enzyme replacement therapy - a first in the world.

9 Nov 2022

Melatonin could be a potential therapy for long-COVID symptoms

A recent review published in the journal Biomolecules discussed the potential uses of melatonin in treating brain fog, and chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis symptoms associated with long coronavirus disease (COVID)

9 Nov 2022

Empty lipid nanoparticles trigger maturation and activation of antigen-presenting cells

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server and under review at the Nature Portfolio journal, researchers reported activation and maturation of antigen-presenting cells (APCs) by lipid nanoparticles (LNPs).

9 Nov 2022

Coronavirus exposure reduction strategies in aircraft cabins involving vacant middle seats and masks

In a recent study published in the journal Engineering Reports, researchers evaluated the reduction in exposure to airborne viruses in aircraft cabins when mitigation measures such as mask-wearing and leaving the middle seat vacant were adopted to understand strategies to limit the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during air travel.

9 Nov 2022

covid 19 News and Research

How long COVID is defined and measured affects prevalence estimation

IVI and Lemonex sign MOU to join forces on vaccine development

People of all age groups are at risk of post-COVID-19 syndrome, study says

Global SARS-CoV-2 infection rates likely to be higher than previously reported

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The midterm shake-up

Multiple factors contributed to occupational stress of physicians during the pandemic

Repeat SARS-CoV-2 infections increase risk of adverse health conditions in multiple organs

How did alcohol consumption change during the COVID-19 pandemic in the state of Wisconsin?

Researchers demonstrate that neutralizing antibody titers wane over time in ChAdOx1, BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 vaccinees

The comparative risk of myocarditis, pericarditis, and myopericarditis between BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 second doses

Stopping the churn: Why some states want to guarantee Medicaid coverage from birth to age 6

Homelessness among older people is on the rise, driven by inflation and the housing crunch

South Dakota voters approved Medicaid expansion, but implementation may not be easy

The spectrum of SARS-CoV-2–related neurologic involvement among children and adolescents in 2021

Novel branched ionizable lipid greatly increases the efficiency of mRNA delivery

COVID-19 vaccine intention linked to trust in opinion of health experts, media literacy

Duke scientists join team involved in the first use of fetal therapy for Pompe disease

Melatonin could be a potential therapy for long-COVID symptoms

Empty lipid nanoparticles trigger maturation and activation of antigen-presenting cells

Coronavirus exposure reduction strategies in aircraft cabins involving vacant middle seats and masks

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