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Stress, anxiety and depression may increase the risk of long Covid-- study

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People experiencing psychological distress are more likely to develop long Covid after an infection, study finds People who were experiencing psychological distress before getting Covid were more likely to have long-lasting symptoms than those who were not, according to new research. NBC News

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Myocarditis from COVID-19 booster rare, but risk highest among teen boys, young men--study

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Myocarditis from COVID-19 booster rare, but risk highest among teen boys, young men Cases of myocarditis – an inflammation of the heart muscle – following a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine are rare and typically mild, research from Israel shows. www.heart.org

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School Kids, Tests and Long COVID Reassurance--Scientific American Podcast transcript

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Back-to-School Special: Kids, Tests and Long COVID Reassurance This is our back-to-school special episode. We’ll talk about why COVID testing is about to become a school problem—and about whether or not kids have risk for long COVID. Tanya Lewis,Josh Fischman,Tulika Bose Scientific American

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Analysis: Ten key questions about Monkeypox.

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10 key questions about monkeypox the world needs to answer Monkeypox is not a new disease. But scant attention paid to it for decades means there are big unanswered questions about the disease and the virus that causes it. Megan Molteni STAT

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Coronavirus Antigen Levels Line up with COVID-19 Severity

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Coronavirus Antigen Levels Associated with COVID-19 Severity The levels of SARS-CoV-2 antigen in the blood of hospitalized COVID-19 patients appear to line up with how severe the illness is and other clinical outcomes, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. WebMD

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Pfizer COVID pill showed no benefit in younger adults but helped older persons-study

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Study: Pfizer COVID pill showed no benefit in younger adults WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer's COVID-19 pill appears to provide little or no benefit for younger adults, while still reducing the risk of hospitalization and death for high-risk seniors, according to a large study published Wednesday. AP NEWS

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The researchers found that Paxlovid reduced hospitalizations among people 65 and older by roughly 75% when given shortly after infection. That’s consistent with earlier results used to authorize the drug in the U.S. and other nations.

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U of Florida researches using AI tpo p[redict new Coronavirus variants

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University of Florida researchers use artificial intelligence to predict new coronavirus variants Researchers at the University of Florida are using artificial intelligence to predict new variants of COVID-19. Daisy Ruth WFLA

 

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COVID has evolved to shorten incubation period--study

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COVID has evolved to make you sicker quicker, new study finds It’s good news for those who’d like to hurry up and get their next bout with COVID over with—and for those still isolating after exposure. Fortune
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Multiple symptoms and hospitalization linked to long covid in children--study

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Hospitalization, multiple symptoms linked to long covid in children The researchers also found that the more covid symptoms young people had initially, the more likely they were to develop long covid. Linda Searing Washington Post
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Analysis: The difficulties in understanding and diagnosing long COVID

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Are you among the 1 in 5 Americans with long COVID? Here’s what you need to know about how brain-foggy—and potentially dangerous—it is Experts are developing a better understanding of long COVID, including what it does to your energy levels, cognition, and even if it can be deadly. Fortune

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It’s hard to attribute a symptom to a condition like long COVID when that condition has yet to be clearly defined, experts say. ...

 

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