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Night shift work, binge drinking linked to increased COVID risk in nurses --study

Wed, 2023-05-31 17:31 — mike kraft

Night shift work, binge drinking linked to increased COVID risk in nurses About 25% of 750 survey respondents met the criteria for alcohol misuse, with 5% classified as binge drinkers. CIDRAP

Working the night shift or binge drinking may double the risk of COVID-19 infection, according to a study of nurses published this week in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research. Poor sleep quality and binge drinking have been associated with COVID-19 infections, likely because both promote a pro-inflammatory state.

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COVID-19 may contribute to Cholesterol Problems --research

Tue, 2023-05-30 22:56 — mike kraft

...Medical researchers have also linked SARS-CoV-2 to lingering complications in multiple organs and systems, and some recent work has found that new-onset cholesterol problems may be an under-recognized but common complication of COVID-19.

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Long Covid: The end of the public health emergency leaves many fearful they will be forgotten

Tue, 2023-05-30 17:48 — mike kraft

For covid long-haulers, the pandemic is far from over The end of the coronavirus public health emergency has left long-covid patients fearful they will be forgotten. Frances Stead Sellers Washington Post

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US study finds 1 in 10 get long COVID after omicron, starts identifying key symptoms

Tue, 2023-05-30 17:37 — mike kraft

US study finds 1 in 10 get long COVID after omicron, starts identifying key symptoms A U.S. study suggests 1 in 10 people are getting long COVID after an omicron infection, a lower estimate than earlier in the pandemic. The National Institutes of Health is studying nearly 10,000 U.S. adults to help better understand why some people suffer debilitating health problems that can last for months or years after even mild COVID-19. In the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers identified a dozen key symptoms that help distinguish long COVID.

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Risk of new post-COVID mental disorders higher only in older patients-- study

Sat, 2023-05-27 01:17 — mike kraft

Risk of new post-COVID mental disorders higher only in older patients, study suggests Data suggest an increased risk of new-onset mental illness only in SARS-CoV-2–positive patients aged 70 and older. CIDRAP

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12 key symptoms define long Covid, new study shows, bringing treatments closer

Thu, 2023-05-25 21:47 — mike kraft

Government-funded study creates first symptom-based long Covid definition, a step toward finding treatments | CNN After more than two years and an investment of nearly $1.2 billion, researchers say they’ve come up with a list of 12 symptoms that can reliably classify someone as having long Covid, a working definition that should accelerate research into the disabling condition. CNN

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Air pollution exposure linked to severe COVID-19 outcomes--study

Thu, 2023-05-25 21:36 — mike kraft

Air pollution exposure linked to severe COVID-19 outcomes CIDRAP

Air pollution exposure is associated with a higher risk of experiencing severe outcomes from COVID-19 infections, including intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and death, according to new evidence in Nature Communications from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal).

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Cognitive behavioral therapy reduces severe fatigue in long-COVID patients --Dutch study

Wed, 2023-05-10 00:25 — mike kraft

Cognitive behavioral therapy reduces severe fatigue in long-COVID patients Cognitive behavioral therapy lessens fatigue and improves concentration among long-COVID patients. CIDRAP

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Immune cells—not antibodies—cause rare cases of COVID vaccine-linked myocarditis --study

Mon, 2023-05-08 22:40 — mike kraft

Study: Immune cells—not antibodies—cause COVID vaccine-linked myocarditis The rare cases of myocarditis among recipients of mRNA vaccines are caused by a generalized immune-cell and inflammatory response, researchers say. CIDRAP

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Anxiety, depression may play a role in long COVID, including physical issues

Mon, 2023-05-08 22:30 — mike kraft

Anxiety, depression may play a role in long COVID - UPI.com In trying to untangle the mysteries of long COVID, researchers have found anxiety and depression may play a role for some of those with the lingering condition. UPI

In the study from researchers at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), patients who perceived that they had thinking difficulties during COVID-19 infection were also more likely to have lingering physical symptoms than those who did not report thinking issues.

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