libera/##covid-19/ Wednesday, 2024-09-11

BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: The Invisible Epidemic of Childhood Food Insecurity: (MedPage Today) -- It's Monday at 1 a.m., and a 10-year-old girl comes back from her appendectomy, begging for a snack. After working her way through sips of juice, I grab her a small bowl of cereal. As she scarfs it down, I say, "You must [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/11189300:14
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Medics plead for vaccines in DR Congo's mpox battleground: The BBC visits a clinic at the epicentre of the outbreak where the rate of infections is increasing. → https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gen21ln7go01:33
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Health outcomes 3 months and 6 months after molnupiravir treatment for COVID-19 for people at higher risk in the community (PANORAMIC): a randomised controlled trial → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/1fdxrao/health_outcomes_3_months_and_6_months_after/02:54
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Biotech: STAT+: After FDA rejection, Sanofi and Regeneron’s Dupixent succeeds in late-stage trial of chronic hives → https://www.statnews.com/2024/09/11/sanofi-regeneron-dupixent-chronic-spontaneous-urticaria-hives/07:03
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Vaccination strategy: Better protection against Covid when you get both Covid booster and Flu shots at the same time? → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/1fe34of/vaccination_strategy_better_protection_against/08:03
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: SARS-CoV-2 evolves more rapidly in the brain than in the lungs, which may explain the neurological symptoms with COVID-19 and long COVID. The new study using mouse models found that the virus accumulated more mutations in the brain, particularly [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1fe76mf/sarscov2_evolves_more_rapidly_in_the_brain_than/13:15
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: New study found evidence linking Trump’s rhetoric about COVID-19 to surge in anti-Asian sentiment on social media. The study suggests that Trump’s references to the coronavirus as the “Chinese virus” or “Kung flu” increased anti-Asian [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1fe7vqw/new_study_found_evidence_linking_trumps_rhetoric/13:56
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: CleanupX: If you are a dishonest scaremongerer you hide the context, you do not mention the background, that it concerns only white blood cells, that it  is aplied during acute infection and is restored.... you suggest it is COVID-19 specific and you will become old. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11311882515765018214:16
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Eli Lilly releases new data on weekly insulin: Today's biotech updates include: —Eli Lilly's new insulin data —Sanofi x Regeneron autoimmune drugs —Gilead's new AI partnership Get the full rundown here: → https://www.statnews.com/2024/09/11/biotech-news-eli-lilly-amycretin-novo-nordisk-insulin-sanofi-regeneron/14:57
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Novo weight loss study, a GSK vaccine failure, and more: Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, [... want %more?] → https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2024/09/11/humira-abbvie-optum-teva-antitrust-cvs-pbm-sanofi-regeneron-dupixent-ipsen-zydus-fda-gsk-herpes-vaccine-novo-weight-obesity-saxenda-wegovy/15:28
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Hence, vaccination is an effective tool for the control of SARS-CoV-2 transmission. This effect is particularly strong in the weeks after vaccination. Although antibodies will wane, you immune memory will be quick at al later time points to reduce the virus amount. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11311922590055618315:59
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: UNRWA says 530,000 children received polio vaccine in Gaza → https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1fecsyr/unrwa_says_530000_children_received_polio_vaccine/17:41
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Postpartum women filled more benzodiazepine prescriptions during the pandemic → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1fed29a/postpartum_women_filled_more_benzodiazepine/19:02
BrainstormNew from Il Sole 24 Ore: (translated) Covid-flu: risk of an "intense" season with 20 thousand deaths, but the vaccine is no longer popular: This is what the signals coming from the Southern hemisphere of the world say, where with the passing of winter [... want %more?] → https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/covid-influenza-rischio-stagione-intensa-20mila-morti-ma-vaccino-non-piace-piu-AFAjE9nD19:53
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: Estimate: COVID vaccines saved up to 2.6 million lives in Latin America, Caribbean: The rate of averted deaths by country differed by vaccination uptake over time, as well as whether COVID-19 outbreaks were seen primarily before or after vaccine rollout. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/estimate-covid-vaccines-saved-26-million-lives-latin-america-caribbean20:54
BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: Molnupiravir May Offer Modest 6-Month Benefits for High-Risk COVID Patients: (MedPage Today) -- People with acute COVID-19 who took the antiviral drug molnupiravir (Lagevrio) reported modest improvements in symptoms, less time off from work or study, and less healthcare utilization at 6 [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/11190421:24
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Excess death rates have remained high in the West for three years running since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a data analysis of 47 countries published in the open access journal BMJ Public Health. → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1feicau/excess_death_rates_have_remained_high_in_the_west/21:55
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): The group sized do not allow conclusions to be made. It is however clear that vaccination it self has limited effect in most LC subjects. Most plasma level changed similarly in the three groups, making the results hard to interpret. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11312078162994426122:26

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