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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A new treatment revolutionizes the fight against “resistant” tuberculosis
The Ukrainian doctor Volodimir will always remember the day he took the last dose of a treatment against tuberculosis shorter, more effective and with fewer side effects, which is a turning point in the fight against this deadly disease and it changed his life. Before, Volodimir, 25 years old, a resident of kyiv who preferred […]
Joe Biden tests positive again for COVID-19
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 […]
The ‘viral load’ of COVID is an idle distraction
Actually, maybe not. Judging by new research, the calculations do not give. Before we delve into the subject, let’s consider the notion of a fatal dose and how it might lead to the wrong instinct about viral infection. With substances like lead or arsenic, the initial dose defines the effect: if it is greater than […]
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
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, […]
Shanghai lockdown threatens to roil global economy
The city of Shanghai in China, the world’s main container port, is under lockdown due to COVID-19, a measure that disrupts the Chinese economy and threatens supply chains around the world. To deal with the worst wave of COVID-19 that China has faced since the start of the pandemic, the country’s economic capital – with […]
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 […]