libera/##covid-19/ Monday, 2024-04-15

BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Organ-Dysfunction Markers in Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19 Convalescents → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11227182503846501100:03
LjLuhm02:53
LjL"This really is totally bonkers and pure scaremongering and clickbait. However, it scares people! It causes anxiety, it is terrible for public health messaging. It is awful!!02:53
LjLThis paper shows none of this!! Nothing! Why scare people?? The conclusions do not male sense!"02:53
LjL(from the above Marc Veldhoen)02:53
LjLand the answer is... maybe because the quoted tweet with the scary bonkers conclusions takes them from the paper?02:54
LjLand I guess he may well mean it's the paper's own conclusions that are pure scaremongering clickbait02:54
LjLbut then why does he show someone else's tweet about it instead of the paper?02:54
LjLi'm tired02:54
LjLeveryone can say everything and its opposite02:55
BrainstormNew from ECDC: Weekly respiratory virus update, week 14, April 2024: Influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV activity in EU/EEA Member States continue to decrease or remain stable at low levels. → https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/weekly-respiratory-virus-update-week-14-april-202408:19
BrainstormNew from Science-Based Medicine: There is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are causing cancers associated with “accelerated aging”: A recent presentation at AACR found a link between markers of accelerated aging and an increased risk of [... want %more?] → https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/there-is-no-evidence-that-covid-19-vaccines-are-causing-cancers-associated-with-accelerated-aging/09:07
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Young nose cells may help children fight off Covid: Lab tests show ageing adult nose cells contain 100 times more virus soon after an infection. → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-6880045211:23
BrainstormNew from BMJ: How can I deal with the death of a patient?: Have clear boundariesOllie Minton, Macmillan consultant in palliative medicine, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, and national end of life adviser, Macmillan cancer support, says, “I don’t think it’s unreasonable to express emotion at work—within [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/385/bmj.q816.short12:02
BrainstormNew from PubMed: How the Stringency of the COVID-19 Restrictions Influences Motivation for Adherence and Well-Being: The Critical Role of Proportionality: CONCLUSION: Stringent measures are not per se demotivating or compromising of people's well-being, nor are lenient measures as such motivating or enhancing well-being. Only [... want %more?] → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38618783/12:50
BrainstormNew from ScienceNews: 50 years ago, scientists wondered how birds find their way home: In the 1970s, lab tests hinted that birds can navigate using magnetic fields. New studies suggest that beak and eye proteins are behind the ability. → https://www.sciencenews.org/article/50-years-ago-scientists-birds-internal-navigation14:18
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pharma: STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a J&J cough syrup, a Pfizer and Moderna patent suit, and more → https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2024/04/15/jnj-cough-grifols-ozempic-wegovy-counterfeit-patent-pfizer-moderna-covid-vaccine-colorado-medicines-wuxi-meningitis/15:28
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): As can be seen, cancer rates have been rapidly rising from 1995-2014, from then on the rise has steadly continued till the last records of 2022. There is no acceleration visiable, although due to pandemic measures, later diagnosis and treatment may play a role. >10% is >80yo → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11227574315496733716:48
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: (translated) *Koronavirus: **Biden **Revokes *@COVID @Mask **Mandate for *Føderal **Employees → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/1c4pi42/biden_revokes_covid_mask_mandate_for_federal/17:47
BrainstormNew from New Scientist: Parkinson's disease progression slowed by antibody infusions: Monthly infusions with the drug prasinezumab appeared to slow the progression of motor symptoms in people with advanced Parkinson's disease → https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426894-parkinsons-disease-progression-slowed-by-antibody-infusions/19:25
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: us: More Than Half of Severe COVID-19 Inpatients Have Persistent Health Issues Post Hospitalization → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/more-than-half-of-severe-covid-19-inpatients-have-persistent-health-issues-post-hospitalization19:45
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: (news): Many healthcare workers unsure about COVID vaccine boosters for themselves, kids → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/many-healthcare-workers-unsure-about-covid-vaccine-boosters-themselves-kids21:31
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Owners of funeral home where 190 decaying bodies were found charged with COVID fraud → https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1c4vhp7/owners_of_funeral_home_where_190_decaying_bodies/22:00
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Enhanced mucosal B- and T-cell responses against SARS-CoV-2 after heterologous intramuscular mRNA prime/intranasal protein boost vaccination with a combination adjuvant → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/1c4wq9r/enhanced_mucosal_b_and_tcell_responses_against/22:39
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: Nasal cells offer clues about why COVID-19 is typically milder in children: Cells collected from children had high expression of interferon-stimulated genes and incomplete viral replication. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/nasal-cells-offer-clues-about-why-covid-19-typically-milder-children22:58

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