The risk of experiencing health issues such as diabetes, fatigue or blood clots can persist for at least two years after an infection with the coronavirus. That finding, described August 21 in Nature Medicine, is based on the health records of about 140,000 U.S. veterans who had COVID-19...
The US response to the COVID-19 pandemic highlights several strategies that should be emphasized more in the management of the health care system. These strategies include using waivers to boost federalism, reconsidering the role of hospitals and other institutions as hubs for care, expanding the u...
Estimates vary widely on how many people may be affected. Research suggests about 10% to 20% of people experience mid- or long-term issues from COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization. That may sound small, but COVID has affected hundreds of millions of people, said Dr. Sidd...
BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- At around 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, flight NZ289 from New Zealand landed at the Pudong International Airport. It was the first international inbound flight to arrive in Shanghai after China downgraded its management of COVID-19, meaning those on board would not ...
NyQuil is used to treat cold and flu symptoms like cough, fever or headache. It is not used to kill the COVID-19 virus. If you test positive for COVID-19 and have certain health conditions that increase your risk of becoming very sick (for example: lung disease, heart disease, obesity...
with high COVID-19 case counts still straining medical resources, Al-Aly worries that health authorities will delay preparing for the pandemic’s aftermath for too long. “We collectively dropped the ball on COVID,” he said. “And I feel we’re about to drop the ball on long COVID.”...
The report released April 1paints the picture of ongoing risks and negative health outcomes that could spring up after a patient has gotten COVID-19. The report also touches on the potential risk of heart issues after receiving an mRNA vaccine for the coronavirus. The two mRNA...
In December 2020, a week before cardiologist Stuart Katz was scheduled to receive his first COVID-19 vaccine, he came down with a fever. He spent the next two weeks wracked with a cough, body aches and chills. After months of helping others to weather the pandemic, Katz, who works at ...
The COVID-sensitive catering sector has notably reaped benefits from the reopening, with January-February revenue surging 9.2% from a year earlier, compared with an annual 14.1% fall seen in December, when widespread infections kept people at home. "We expect China's growth...
Brain Health After COVID-19, Pneumonia, Myocardial Infarction, or Critical Illness Costanza Peinkhofer, MD1;Pardis Zarifkar, MD1;Rune Haubo B. Christensen, PhD2;et alVardan Nersesjan, MD2;Lise Fonsmark, MD, DMSc3;Charlotte Merie, MD, PhD3;Anne-Mette Lebech, MD, PhD, DMSc4,5;Terese ...