In the first rigorous assessment of the magnitude of prolonged COVID-19 on a global scale, researchers found that 6.2% of people who had COVID-19 in the first two years of the pandemic experienced at least one of three main clusters of symptoms. months later. Of those patients, 15% were still affected after one year. Although […]
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Joe Biden tests positive again for COVID-19
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The president of the United States, Joe Biden, returned to test positive for COVID-19 this Saturday and will isolate himself again, although he has no new symptoms and feels well, said his doctor Kevin C. O’Connor, in a statement distributed by the White House. O’Connor attributed the positive result of Biden in COVID-19 to the […]
Global COVID-19 cases rise for fifth week in a row
Between July 4 and 10, the world registered at least 5.7 million cases of covid-19, a weekly rise of 6% and the fifth in a row, according to the epidemiological report published today by the World Health Organization. (WHO), number 100 since the start of the pandemic. Europe, with 2.8 million cases last week (4% […]
After COVID-19, children have more symptoms; however, less anxiety
Persistent health problems were slightly more common in children after COVID-19 than in those of a similar age who avoided the virus, researchers from Denmark reported in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. But anxiety levels were higher in children who had never had COVID-19, according to the researchers. They said that 40% of infants […]
Chinese megacity of Guangzhou cancels flights and carries out mass tests after a case of COVID-19
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Lima, 04/28/2022 08:56 am China’s megacity of Guangzhou on Thursday canceled hundreds of flights and ordered 5.6 million people to be tested after detecting a suspected case of COVID-19, as the country grapples with an outbreak of the coronavirus. Canton, an important commercial and manufacturing pole in the south of Chinabegan testing almost a third […]
These are the countries that have eliminated the use of masks
The countries that have experienced a decrease in the numbers of infections and deaths from coronavirus -and see how the percentage of those vaccinated against COVID-19 increases- have decided to relax some measures such as confinements or curfews, but above all one that generates great demand in people: the use of the mask. Each country, […]
Severe COVID affects mental health more in the long run, study finds
Those who have had severe COVID-19, and especially if they have been in bed for more than seven days, are more likely to experience mental health disorders, such as depression or anxiety, up to 16 months after illness than those who have had the virus mildly, indicates a study published in “The Lancet”. A team […]
Possible link between coronavirus and diabetes examined
Updated on 03/19/2022 04:09 am When their 11-year-old son started losing weight and drinking lots of water, Tabitha and Bryan Balcitis blamed a growth spurt and advice from their health class. But an unusual moodiness and lethargy caused them concern, and tests revealed that his blood glucose levels were extremely high. Just six months after […]
A fourth dose of anti-COVID vaccine provides marginal benefits against omicron, study reveals
Updated on 03/16/2022 07:50 pm A fourth dose of existing mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 may have only marginal benefits” for healthy young adults, according to a new Israeli study. The authors of the study, led by Gili Regev Yochaywrote that their research seems to indicate that the advantages of the three doses of the vaccine […]
Persistent COVID would have a respiratory disease as a sequel
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Persistent COVID can have the potentially long-lasting effect of small airway disease in which the lungs do not completely empty of air, which would occur regardless of the initial severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection. An investigation published in the journal Radiology and signed by the University of Iowa (USA) studied this trapping of air in the […]