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Dr. Fauci reflects on missteps, successes of the US Covid-19 pandemic response

Wed, 2023-04-26 05:54 — mike kraft
Fauci reflects on missteps, successes of the US Covid-19 pandemic response | CNN Since Dr. Anthony Fauci retired late last year as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, effectively ending his role as America's Doctor during the Covid-19 public health emergency, he has been reflecting in a series of new interviews on the missteps -- and missed opportunities -- that characterized the pandemic response. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Mexican president tests positive for 3rd time with COVID; what do we know about reinfection?

Tue, 2023-04-25 08:17 — mike kraft
After Mexican president tests positive for 3rd time with COVID, what do we know about reinfection? Over the weekend, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he had tested positive for COVID-19, his third time battling the virus. Studies suggest that most Americans have been infected with COVID at least once but a growing number have been infected multiple times. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not provide reinfection data but state-level data paints a varied picture. Yahoo

 

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Los Angeles discovers antibiotic-resistant superbugs in wastewater, sparking worry

Tue, 2023-04-11 21:53 — mike kraft
Discovery of antibiotic-resistant superbugs in L.A. wastewater sparks worry Resistance to antibiotics could become the next pandemic unless action is taken, researchers say. Los Angeles Times

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Scientists worry that widespread resistance to antimicrobials would usher in an age when common infections and minor injuries can once again kill.

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Potential Explanation for COVID Vaccine Blood Clot Connection--new research

Mon, 2023-04-10 22:24 — mike kraft
New Research Uncovers Potential Explanation for COVID Vaccine Blood Clot Connection Scientists identify key differences in immune responses to the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines. A recent study conducted by a team from SAHMRI and Flinders University in Australia has revealed significant variations in the way the AstraZeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines affect the immune system. T Colin Collins SciTechDaily

 

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New frequency comb breathalyzer detects COVID-19 with excellent accuracy

Sat, 2023-04-08 05:41 — mike kraft
New frequency comb breathalyzer detects COVID-19 with excellent accuracy JILA researchers have upgraded a breathalyzer based on Nobel Prize-winning frequency-comb technology and combined it with machine learning to detect SARS-CoV-2 infection with excellent accuracy in 170 ... Science X

 

...Their achievement represents the first real-world test of the technology's capability to diagnose disease in exhaled human breath. Their study on this topic was published in the Journal of Breath Research.

 

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India states asked to ramp up testing as COVID-19 cases climb

Fri, 2023-04-07 22:31 — mike kraft
India asks states to ramp up testing as COVID-19 cases climb India's federal government asked states to identify emergency hotspots and ramp up-testing for COVID-19, after the country recorded its highest daily case count since September, a Reuters tally showed on Friday. Reuters Reuters

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Funding the search for answers about post COVID-19 condition: how Stichting Long COVID is stimulating research in the Netherlands

Sat, 2023-04-01 01:33 — FNUOvviyaa
Funding the search for answers about post COVID-19 condition: how Stichting Long COVID is stimulating research in the Netherlands “What I don’t understand is why there isn’t more of a sense of urgency about funding research into long COVID, when it is costing society so much,” says Ellen Bark, co-found
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'We have arrived in the post-antibiotic era': WHO warns of too few new drugs for deadly superbugs

Thu, 2023-03-30 01:35 — FNUOvviyaa
As superbug infections grow more common, the world is running out of drugs to treat them Health officials are sounding increasingly urgent alarms about the need for powerful new drugs to treat increasingly resistant infections. NBC News

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WHO, advisors urge China to release all COVID-related data after new research

Sun, 2023-03-19 14:28 — FNUOvviyaa
WHO, advisors urge China to release all COVID-related data after new research Advisors to the World Health Organization on Saturday urged China to release all information related to the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic after new findings were briefly shared on an international database used to track pathogens. Reuters Reuters

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Omicron less likely than wild-type virus to result in long COVID--Swiss study suggests

Fri, 2023-03-10 23:29 — mike kraft
Omicron less likely than wild-type virus to result in long COVID, study suggests CIDRAP

Swiss researchers find that the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is much less likely to lead to long COVID than the original, wild-type virus.

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