Coronavirus infections continue to fall in UK
[unable to retrieve full-text content]But any rise in cases linked to the 19 July unlocking is unlikely to show up in the daily data just yet. BBC News – Health
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A 9-year-old who’s been battling coronavirus for 6 months says the illness is a big deal
“Kids, I’m sorry to say this, but it is a big deal. It will hurt,” Eli told CNN’s Chris Cuomo on Monday. “You just got to face the truth: Sometimes you’re not OK.” Eli and his father, Jonathan Lipman, are among a growing population of people who have been deemed “long haulers” — people who… Read More »
Brain scans of coronavirus patients suggest ‘significant’ grey matter loss over time: study
An analysis of brain scans from people once infected with COVID-19 suggested a consistent pattern in loss of grey matter over time, researchers say. Researchers affiliated with the University of Oxford posted findings ahead of peer review this week to medRxiv, drawing on data from the U.K. Biobank. They compared brain scans taken pre-pandemic to… Read More »
Coronavirus: Hugs with loved ones as PM confirms England’s biggest step back to normal
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Boris Johnson urges people to use common sense as he confirms the next stage of lockdown easing. BBC News – Health
CDC study finds coronavirus rarely kills children, but minorities at higher risk
Children from ethnic and racial minorities, those with underlying health conditions and those between the ages of 18 and 20 are more likely to die, a CDC-led research team wrote in a study published Tuesday in the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The report also showed just how unusual it is for children and… Read More »
NIH ‘very concerned’ about serious side effect in AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trial
“The highest levels of NIH are very concerned,” said Dr. Avindra Nath, intramural clinical director and a leader of viral research at the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, an NIH division. “Everyone’s hopes are on a vaccine, and if you have a major complication the whole thing could get derailed.” A great deal… Read More »
Crowded parties and coronavirus concerns keep high schoolers from returning to the classroom
Their study, published last Thursday in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, found a statistically significant increase in clinic and hospital visits by patients who reported respiratory illnesses as early as the week of December 22. The first known case of Covid-19 in the US was thought to be a patient in Washington who had… Read More »