libera/##covid-19/ Friday, 2024-06-21

BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: Prenatal Maternal Distress During Pandemic Tied to Newborn Brain Development: (MedPage Today) -- Left amygdalar volumes were smaller in newborns whose mothers had high psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, a small cross-sectional study suggested.Infants of mothers with [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/generalneurology/11075200:18
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Top sunscreens fail protection tests, Which? says: Some cheaper lotions from supermarkets Aldi and Lidl outperformed more expensive brands, Which? said. → https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgeevnvj997o03:59
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): COVID19_Pandemic: California’s COVID swell shows ‘clockwork’ pattern in rising reinfections: “Infections in the summer are now like clockwork, and so are reinfections,” → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19_Pandemic/comments/1dkvypc/californias_covid_swell_shows_clockwork_pattern/09:54
BrainstormNew from Politico: Don’t bet on Rishi: Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard with their guide to the election day ahead. This is day 30 of the campaign. Jack and Sam discuss the betting scandal clouding the Conservative Party campaign, last night’s Question Time, and Labour’s [... want %more?] → https://www.politico.eu/podcast/dont-bet-on-rishi/11:22
BrainstormNew from ProPublica: Texas Is the Largest GOP Stronghold Without Pro-School Voucher Legislation. Gov. Abbott Is on a Crusade to Change That.: by Jeremy Schwartz ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re [... want %more?] → https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-greg-abbott-crusade-for-school-vouchers12:31
BrainstormNew from PubMed: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease following SARS-CoV-2 infection: A rare disease with increased incidence during the COVID-19 pandemic?: Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease (KFD), also known as Kikuchi disease or Kikuchi histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, is a rare and self-limiting condition characterized by cervical [... want %more?] → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38903947/12:44
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Covid-19: Study sheds light on how some people avoid the disease: Scientists say that they have discovered novel immune responses that help explain how some people avoid getting covid-19.High levels of a key gene in volunteers who managed to quickly fight off infection suggest that this has a protective effect [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/385/bmj.q1382.short13:33
BrainstormNew from Johnson&Johnson: Johnson & Johnson completes acquisition of Proteologix, Inc.: Acquisition includes two pre-clinical bispecific antibodies targeting proven disease pathways, offering the potential to transform the treatment paradigm for patients living with [... want %more?] → https://www.jnj.com/media-center/press-releases/johnson-johnson-completes-acquisition-of-proteologix-inc13:43
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against severe COVID-19 among patients with cancer in Catalonia, Spain → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/1dl2wwu/effectiveness_of_covid19_vaccines_against_severe/14:42
BrainstormNew from EMA: News and press releases: Meeting highlights from the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (CVMP) 18-19 June 2024: The Committee adopted by consensus a positive opinion for a marketing authorisation for DIVENCE IBR Marker Live from [... want %more?] → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/meeting-highlights-committee-veterinary-medicinal-products-cvmp-18-19-june-202414:52
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: A discovery by Stanford Medicine researchers and colleagues may pave the way for a “morning after” or prophylactic nasal spray to prevent infection. → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/1dl3f1j/a_discovery_by_stanford_medicine_researchers_and/15:02
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): A lot of posts concerning SARS-CoV-2 and cancer. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11265500472679185616:11
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): In short: Infections can increase the risk of cancer, SARS-CoV-2 is again no exception. But, all the data we have does not suggest it is a direct cancer-causing virus. The risk of infection itself is generally low, while the reawakening of latent viruses is transient. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11265500711910441516:21
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Cannabis use tied to increased risk of severe COVID-19, study finds: COVID-19 patients who reported that they had used cannabis in the previous year were 80% more likely to be hospitalized and 27% more likely to be admitted to the ICU than patients [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1dl6kdc/cannabis_use_tied_to_increased_risk_of_severe/17:50
Brainstorm(Matrix) <L​jL> https://matrix.org/_matrix/media/v1/download/matrix.org/AELcjSKOxnMuIVxWrVMMUekM18:34
Brainstorm(Matrix) <L​jL> The curve is almost too perfectly smooth...18:34
Brainstorm(Matrix) <L​jL> And very symmetrical18:34
BrainstormNew from Virology.ws: Trial By Error: Athlete Oonagh Cousins on the Lightning Process: By David Tuller, DrPH Oonagh Cousins, a world-class rower who once dreamed of representing Great Britain in the Olympics, got sick early in the pandemic and has been suffering from Long Covid [... want %more?] → https://virology.ws/2024/06/21/trial-by-error-athlete-oonagh-cousins-on-the-lightning-process/19:17
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: California’s COVID swell shows ‘clockwork’ pattern in rising reinfections → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/1dlb0q7/californias_covid_swell_shows_clockwork_pattern/20:35
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: House panel weighs new plan for Medicare coverage of Wegovy, cancer blood tests: Lawmakers are considering new versions of bills that would expand Medicare’s coverage of cancer screening tests and weight-loss drugs. → https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/21/medicare-coverage-wegovy-weight-loss-cancer-blood-tests-grail/20:44
BrainstormNew from Eric Topol on Substack: New Insights into Acute and Long Covid: Four new studies illuminate biologic underpinnings + an update → https://erictopol.substack.com/p/new-insights-into-acute-and-long21:43
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: COVID summer wave grows, especially in West, with new variant LB.1 on the rise → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/1dldr32/covid_summer_wave_grows_especially_in_west_with/22:32
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: Cannabis use linked to worse COVID-19 outcomes: Cannabis use was significantly associated with increased risk of hospitalization. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cannabis-use-linked-worse-covid-19-outcomes22:51

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