libera/##covid-19/ Wednesday, 2025-04-02

BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 in the Omicron Era is Associated with Increased Risk of Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A RECOVER-EHR Cohort Study → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/1jp8bkm/reinfection_with_sarscov2_in_the_omicron_era_is/00:10
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Steep federal funding cuts have forced public health officials in one of Texas’ most populous counties — Dallas — to cancel dozens of vaccination clinics and lay off 21 workers on the front lines of combatting the state’s growing measles outbreak. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11426507271576355200:39
BrainstormNew from Politico: Europe needs to act now to ensure its patients are not left behind: The pandemic showed just what can be achieved with faster and more efficient regulatory approval — the same approach needs to be applied now to save patients’ lives and [... want %more?] → https://www.politico.eu/sponsored-content/europe-needs-to-act-now-to-ensure-its-patients-are-not-left-behind/05:08
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): In the past month, the NIH has terminated >700 research grants funding studies of an ever-growing list of topics: projects on transgender populations; gender identity; diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the scientific workforce; COVID-19; vaccine hesitancy; and [... want %more?] → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11426704714887988008:56
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Just this week, an Alberta government task-force published a 269-page report calling for a halt to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and defending the use of ivermectin for treating COVID-19 based on a pandemic data review by a panel containing — you guessed it — Jay Bhattacharya. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11426711546466176909:16
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Roger Elston Sturdy: bmj;389/apr02_2/r611/FAF1faRoger was born in Bournemouth and took a gap year—travelling across Africa alone and meeting his parents in the Middle East where they were on holiday—before going to Cambridge. After qualifying from Guy’s Hospital he did registrar posts in London at the [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/389/bmj.r611.short10:14
BrainstormNew from NPR Science: Latest Alzheimer's lab tests focus on memory loss, not brain plaques: New tests of blood and spinal fluid can identify people experiencing memory loss from Alzheimer's disease. → https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/04/02/g-s1-57688/alzheimers-blood-spinal-fluid-tests-memory-loss-brain-plaques12:03
BrainstormNew from PubMed: Global hotspot and trend of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for pulmonary embolism: CONCLUSION: This study aims to increase awareness of research hot spots on ECMO-assisted support for PE by determining the collaboration and impact of authors, countries, institutions, and journals. In addition, it [... want %more?] → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40171500/12:32
BrainstormNew from ProPublica: A Texas School Board Cut State-Approved Textbook Chapters About Diversity. A Board Member Says Material Violated the Law: by Jeremy Schwartz , ProPublica and The Texas Tribune , and Dan Keemahill , The Texas Tribune ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates [... want %more?] → https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-cypress-fairbanks-removed-textbook-chapters12:43
BrainstormNew from PubMed: Global hotspot and trend of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for pulmonary embolism: CONCLUSION: This study aims to increase awareness of research hot spots on ECMO-assisted support for PE by determining the collaboration and impact of authors, countries, institutions, and journals. In addition, it [... want %more?] → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40171500/13:03
BrainstormNew from ECDC: The European Respiratory Virus Surveillance Summary (ERVISS): This interactive dashboard provides a weekly integrated epidemiological summary for influenza, RSV and SARS-CoV-2. → https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/european-respiratory-virus-surveillance-summary-erviss13:41
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Rising Mucormycosis Cases Drive Efforts for Spotlight on Treatment Research: Ashraf S. Ibrahim, PhD, outlines safety studies and the potential of this antibody therapy for treating this rare fungal infection, which is seemingly becoming [... want %more?] → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/rising-mucormycosis-cases-drive-efforts-for-spotlight-on-treatment-research14:40
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Pregnancy May Reduce Long COVID Risk | When women contracted SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy, they had a lower risk of developing long COVID compared with non-pregnant women who were exactly matched on region, age, infection time, acute [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1jpq5m6/pregnancy_may_reduce_long_covid_risk_when_women/16:48
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Study finds strongest evidence yet that shingles vaccine helps cut dementia risk | A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1jpsnrt/study_finds_strongest_evidence_yet_that_shingles/18:25
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 in the Omicron Era is Associated with Increased Risk of Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A RECOVER-EHR Cohort Study → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11426930442664608318:35
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: us: Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Reduces Post-Acute Mortality in Immunocompromised COVID-19 Patients → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/nirmatrelvir-ritonavir-reduces-post-acute-mortality-in-immunocompromised-covid-19-patients20:22
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Think if a study makes sense if something is associated with everything. The likely correct interpretation is that preexisting health issues make a COVID-19 diagnosis (not only infection) more likely. Group sizes such as here are often an issue as well. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11426976531402465320:32
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: COVID-19 re-infection doubles risk of long COVID in kids, young adults, data reveal: The second infection was also tied to a 50% or greater increase in several specific long-COVID conditions, including myocarditis and fatigue. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/covid-19-re-infection-doubles-risk-long-covid-kids-young-adults-data-reveal22:39
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: COVID-19 may put patients at risk for other infections for at least 1 year: Non-hospitalized COVID patients had higher rates in 32% of the 65 laboratory-based outcomes compared to those who tested negative for SARS-CoV-2. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/covid-19-may-put-patients-risk-other-infections-least-1-year22:58
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Persistent epigenetic memory of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in monocyte-derived macrophages → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11427058043216305223:56

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