Chris Turnbull on X: "Massive increases in Alzheimers Dementia in over 65s if they had Covid massive new study shows: Loss of sense of smell are the first warning signs of both Alzheimer's and Parkinsons... https://t.co/SGy5aAUahJ" / X
Massive increases in Alzheimers Dementia in over 65s if they had Covid massive new study shows:
Loss of sense of smell are the first warning signs of both Alzheimer's and Parkinsons...
Early childhood lower respiratory tract infection and premature adult death from respiratory disease in Great Britain: a national birth cohort study
In this prospective, life-spanning, nationally representative cohort study, LRTI during
early childhood was associated with almost a two times increased risk of premature
adult death from respiratory disease, and accounted for one-fifth of these deaths.
Nearly half of COVID patients haven't fully recovered months later, study finds
A study of tens of thousands of people in Scotland found that 1 in 20 people who had been sick with COVID-19 reported not recovering at all, and another...
What 2 new studies reveal about long COVID in Canada
Two new large-scale reports, one published by Statistics Canada and the other in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, are giving a clearer picture of the long-term impacts of COVID-19 infections on Canadians and the health-care system.
COVID raises risk of long-term brain injury, large U.S. study finds
People who had COVID-19 are at higher risk for a host of brain injuries a year later compared with people who were never infected by the coronavirus, a finding that could affect millions of Americans, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
Individuals with COVID-19 are at an increased risk for an array of neurologic disorders at 12 months, even in those who were not hospitalized during the acute phase of the infection.
Lasting Lung Damage Seen in Children and Teens after COVID
September 20, 2022 — Children and adolescents who have either recovered from COVID-19 or have long COVID show persistent lung damage on MRI, according to a
Association of COVID-19 with New-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease - Lindsey Wang, Pamela B. Davis, Nora D. Volkow, Nathan A. Berger, David C. Kaelber, Rong Xu, 2022
An infectious etiology of Alzheimer’s disease has been postulated for decades. It remains unknown whether SARS-CoV-2 viral infection is associated with increase...
The neurological deficits caused by COVID-19, which were first reported in the early months of 2020, continue to intrigue neurologists and health-care professionals worldwide. As two new studies highlight, these manifestations are frequent and are expected to increase the burden of morbidity and mortality in the acute and chronic phases of COVID-19.
Neuropathology and virus in brain of SARS-CoV-2 infected non-human primates
COVID-19 can result in neurological manifestations and animal models could provide insights into the mechanisms. Here, the authors describe neuroinflammation, microhemorrhages and brain hypoxia in SARS-CoV-2 infected non-human primates, including in animals that don’t develop severe respiratory disease.
This cross-sectional study examines trends in expected vs observed rates of cancer diagnoses in the US during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Could COVID-19 be behind the rise in rare and aggressive cancers?
Since the pandemic, there has been a rise in new cancer cases, including rare and aggressive, late-stage cancers — and some physicians and researchers believe that COVID-19 may be behind this increase. Here's what you need to know.
'Thirty-, 40- and 50-year-olds shouldn't be dying at this level': A day in a Victoria ICU
On any given day in B.C., the large majority of people in hospital intensive care units are unvaccinated. On Nov. 5, 59 of 64 COVID patients age 59 and younger in I…
Bruce Arthur: Doug Ford’s shaky math, twisted logic block hospital vaccine mandates, and prolong the pandemic
The decision, after weeks of foot-dragging and citing numbers that weren’t backed up, was the latest in a string of moves that give comfort to the anti-vaccine community.
‘Rage’: Physicians speak out against threats over COVID-19 public health measures
Both the Canadian and Ontario medical associations believe that intentional bullying directed at physicians and health-care workers is a crime and should be actively prosecuted.
A lack of testing data and government guidance led many to avoid the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy, unwittingly increasing their chances of a stillbirth.
Montana COVID Policy Brought a Hospital to the Brink
Montana’s GOP-led COVID response brought waves of patients to a Helena hospital, forcing health care workers to make difficult care decisions for COVID and non-COVID patients alike.
Professor Massimo Hilliard and Dr Ramon Martinez-Marmol have discovered viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 can cause brain cells to fuse, initiating malfunctions that lead to chronic neurological symptoms.
How Many Variants And Deaths Are We Willing To Accept, Before We Protect The Whole World?
Millions of people worldwide are getting infected or re-infected with highly transmissible Omicron subvariants. And yet millions of people in low and middle-income nations are still lacking access to vaccines and tools. World leaders have failed to unite against the virus.
A Viral Theory Cited by Health Officials Draws Fire From Scientists
A manifesto urging reliance on “herd immunity” without lockdowns was warmly received by administration officials. But the strategy cannot stem the pandemic, many experts say.
January 7, 2021 Introduction: In recent months, there has been a great deal of discussion about herd immunity. This became a hot topic during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the notion of…