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Canadians are inadvertently getting an older formulation of the COVID vaccine when they intended (laudably) to get the updated XBB vaccine. It shows how abysmal messaging about the updated vaccine has been here. I always ask before I get my shot. I'm still on the fence about getting the...

The U.S. FDA has granted Emergency Use Authorization for Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, Adjuvanted (2023-2024 Formula)

Holy shit she contracted Covid from Life Labs! That's where I go to get my blood drawn. I'm definitely going to pay the $80 home visit next month.

Key Points Question What is the association of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir exposure with the risk of death or COVID-19–related hospitalization when accounting for patient vulnerability to complications from COVID-19 infection? Findings In this cohort study of 6866 individuals with COVID-19...

Young Egyptian actor, director Ahmed Samy El-Adl dies of cardiac arrest. Ahmed Samy El-Adl, a Young Egyptian actor and director and the son of the late prominent actor and producer Samy El-Adl, died on Saturday morning due to sudden heart failure, his family announced. His condition was...

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Canada’s MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying) policy is facilitating death by poverty A Vancouver woman says she will die imminently from an otherwise manageable illness She is one of 580,000 Canadians with a debilitating disease called myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS). According to...

I'm still convinced that if I was treated early during the viral onset that I wouldn't have developed M.E

Background: Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) and human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) have been associated with multiple sclerosis (MS). Teriflunomide is an oral disease-modifying therapy approved for treatment of relapsing forms of MS. In the preclinical Theiler’s murine encephalitis virus model of MS, the drug...

A review: Approximately 70% of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients will develop secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) within 10–15 years. This progression is characterized by a gradual decline in neurological functionality and increasing limitations of daily...

The New Normal: Delayed Peak SARS-CoV-2 Viral Loads Relative to Symptom Onset and Implications for COVID-19 Testing Programs, 2023, Jennifer K Frediani et al Abstract Background Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, peak viral loads coincided with symptom onset. We hypothesized that in a highly...

I'm unable to download the PDF. https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/ajpheart.00552.2023

Abstract Objective Vaccination reduces the risk of acute COVID-19 in children, but it is less clear whether it protects against long COVID. We estimated vaccine effectiveness (VE) against long COVID in children aged 5 to 17 years. Methods This retrospective cohort study used data from 17...

His thread goes on and on and on . . .

Long-term Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular, and Other Thrombotic Complications in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Survivors: A Retrospective Cohort Study, 2023, Jue Tao Lim et al Abstract Background Growing evidence suggests that some coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors experience a wide...

@cfsandmore Are they also offering flu shots at the same time?

Sleeping on the left side is one of the best tips for reflux that all patients should know about.

COVID-19 rampant among musicians despite “end of the pandemic” A remarkable number of musicians—from Ringo Starr to Harry Styles—have canceled concerts and other appearances in the past year due to acknowledged cases of COVID-19 or, more frequently, due to undisclosed illnesses. While...

Airline executives raise alarm that air traffic controller shortage will continue disruption flights for years. ”It will take five to seven years [of hiring] to break even if all goes well,” Airlines for America chief Nick Calio said at the Global Aerospace Summit held by the US Chamber of...