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Covid lab leak theory needs more research: WHO advisors

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 10 07:37 AM

Scientists advising the World Health Organization on how to move forward investigating the origins of Covid-19 said Thursday further studies were needed into whether the disease escaped from a lab. Read more »

COVID and flu co-infection raises risk of severe illness, death

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 29 07:33 AM

Having COVID-19 and influenza at the same time puts hospitalized adults at much greater risk of critical illness and death. Read more »

COVID-related diabetes may be temporary: researchers

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Feb 28 09:54 AM

Patients with severe COVID-19 who develop diabetes while hospitalized may have only a temporary form of the disease and their blood sugar levels may return to normal afterward. Read more »

COVID infection raises risk of mental health issues

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Feb 24 07:59 AM

Those who have had COVID-19 are at much higher risk for new mental health problems than those who have managed to avoid the virus, a new study showed. Read more »

Higher estrogen levels linked to lower COVID death risk

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Feb 17 09:21 AM

A new study strengthens suspicions that the female hormone estrogen protects against death from COVID-19. Read more »

'Strong protection for babies born to COVID-vaccinated moms'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 16 09:12 AM

Babies born to mothers fully vaccinated against the coronavirus during pregnancy were around 60 percent less likely to be hospitalized with severe Covid. Read more »

Prior COVID offers less protection vs Omicron: data

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Feb 15 06:30 AM

Immune response to COVID-19 helps protect against reinfection, but that protection is weaker against Omicron than it was against earlier variants. Read more »

Many babies of mRNA-vaccinated moms have antibodies

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Feb 08 09:29 AM

At six months of age, babies born to mothers vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy are more likely to have antibodies against the virus. Read more »

Placenta may shed proteins to keep coronavirus out

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Updated as of Feb 03 03:07 PM

The placenta may have a way to protect itself and the fetus from infection with the coronavirus, a small study suggests. Read more »

Mild COVID cases still lead to attention and memory issues: study

Alistair Smout, Reuters
Posted at Jan 19 10:02 AM

People with mild COVID-19 who do not suffer any other traditional "long COVID" symptoms can still exhibit deteriorated attention and memory six to nine months after infection. Read more »

COVID SCIENCE: Coronavirus found to infect fat cells

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 28 07:29 AM

In lab experiments and in autopsies of patients who died of COVID-19, they found the virus infects two types of cells found in fat tissue. Read more »

Flu jabs may aid COVID-19 patients who need surgery

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Oct 26 07:52 AM

COVID-19 patients who require surgery appear to face fewer complications if they have previously been vaccinated against the flu, new data suggest. Read more »

Delta does not appear to make children sicker: study

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Oct 10 12:05 PM

The Delta variant of the coronavirus does not appear to cause more severe disease in children than earlier forms of the virus, a UK study suggests. Read more »

Breakthrough COVID cases may be less infectious: study

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 24 09:27 AM

Here is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer review. Read more »

Arthritis drug shows promise against severe COVID: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 08:38 AM

WASHINGTON - A repurposed arthritis drug has shown positive results in a clinical trial of patients hospitalized with Covid-19, according to a paper published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more »

A fifth of asymptomatic COVID patients develop long COVID: study

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 16 12:54 PM

WASHINGTON - Almost a fifth of COVID patients without symptoms went on to experience conditions consistent with long COVID a month after their initial diagnosis, according to a huge study published Tuesday. Read more »

COVID SCIENCE: Dentures may harbor more bacteria during COVID-19

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at May 25 10:59 AM

Months after recovery from mild COVID-19, when antibody levels in the blood have declined, immune cells in bone marrow remain ready to pump out new antibodies against the coronavirus, researchers reported on Monday in Nature.  Read more »

COVID SCIENCE: Placental infection may be more likely early in pregnancy

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Apr 30 02:28 PM

The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 rarely infects the placenta, but new research suggests that when such an infection does occur it is more likely to happen early in pregnancy.  Read more »

COVID SCIENCE: Physical inactivity tied to higher COVID-19 risk

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 20 09:03 AM

Patients with COVID-19 who have been consistently physically inactive have a significantly higher risk of severe outcomes than patients who were getting at least some exercise or regularly met physical activity guidelines prior to the illness, researchers found.  Read more »

COVID SCIENCE: Immune response may be linked to AstraZeneca vaccine clot issue

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Mar 30 07:12 AM

Researchers may have found an explanation for the rare but serious blood clots reported among some people who received AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine.  Read more »