Category: Health
2020 research: Hepatitis is common in children with Covid-19 MIS-C
“Hepatitis is common in children with MIS-C and is associated with a more severe presentation and persistent elevation of LFTs in many.” More...
Preprint: SARS-CoV-2 vaccination can elicit a CD8 T-cell dominant hepatitis
“Here, we report the case of a 52-year-old male, presenting with bimodal episodes of acute hepatitis, each occurring 2-3 weeks after BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination and sought to identify the underlying immune correlates. More...
Long Covid: 49% of COVID-19 survivors have persistent symptoms
Worldwide, 49% of COVID-19 survivors reported persistent symptoms 4 months after diagnosis, estimates a meta-analysis of 31 studies published late last week in The Journal of Infectious Diseases. More...
UKHSA suspends routine Covid testing in hospitals and care homes
More than 800 staff are due to be lost from UK health protection teams across the country in the coming months, a reduction of 40% from the current 2,000 members of staff. More...
Feb 2022 Research: Severe hepatitis in pediatric COVID-19 – *7 UPDATES*
We report a case series of 4 previously healthy children who presented with significant hepatitis as the primary manifestation of COVID-19 infection. More...
China: 16 cases of Omicron BA.2.3 reported in Yantai, Shandong
16 cases of Omicron BA.2.3, were reported on Monday in Yantai, East China’s Shandong Province, the first time the strain has been detected in the Chinese mainland. More...
Research: Surgical masks only filter about 10% of aerosol droplets
A new Canadian study has shown that most common face masks, primarily due to problems with fit, filter about 10 per cent of exhaled aerosol droplets. More...
UK: Covid infection of 505 days is a new record
King’s College London researchers have described the longest known COVID-19 infection. More...
Preprint: Serious brain disorders following mild Covid-19
In 43 patients, disorders ranged from brain inflammation and delirium to nerve damage and stroke. More...
UK study: Only a quarter of hospitalized Covid patients are fully recovered after one year
A UK study of more than 2,000 patients after hospitalization with COVID-19 shows only around 1 in 4 feel fully recovered after one year. More...