Late last night, it was rumored that Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, would step down due to his struggle with ulcerative colitis. Abe confirmed the reports this morning, telling reporters that it was “gut wrenching” to leave many of his goals unfinished. He also apologized for stepping down during the pandemic. The Associated Press reports: Abe has had ulcerative colitis…
Tag: Illness
Covid-19 news: Children at ‘strikingly low’ risk of severe illness
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237475-covid-19-news-children-at-strikingly-low-risk-of-severe-illness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
‘Covid-19 Is Creating a Wave of Heart Disease’
Haider Warraich, a cardiologist, writing for the New York Times: An intriguing new study from Germany offers a glimpse into how SARS-CoV-2 affects the heart. Researchers studied 100 individuals, with a median age of just 49, who had recovered from Covid-19. Most were asymptomatic or had mild symptoms. An average of two months after they received the diagnosis, the researchers performed…
Does coronavirus linger in the body?
Some viruses can hide out in the body and reemerge at later times. Which viruses do this, and can the new coronavirus do this too? Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/does-coronavirus-linger-in-body-immune-system-covid…
Fall could bring rare, paralyzing illness in children, CDC warns
Whether social distancing measures to prevent COVID-19 will also reduced AFM cases is unknown. Source: https://www.livescience.com/acute-flaccid-myelitis-outbreak-expected-2020.html
Economic benefits of vaccination programmes vastly outweigh costs
The costs of vaccination programmes are outweighed 20 times by the economic benefits of reducing illness, disability and premature death, a model suggests Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2250696-economic-benefits-of-vaccination-programmes-vastly-outweigh-costs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Can You Get Covid-19 Again? It’s Very Unlikely, Experts Say
An anonymous reader shares a report: The anecdotes are alarming. A woman in Los Angeles seemed to recover from Covid-19, but weeks later took a turn for the worse and tested positive again. A New Jersey doctor claimed several patients healed from one bout only to become reinfected with the coronavirus. And another doctor said a second round of illness was…
1 in 4 young adults with COVID-19 still have symptoms weeks later
About a quarter of young adults were still not back to their normal health weeks after contracting the infection, even if they had no underlying medical conditions. Source: https://www.livescience.com/young-adults-covid-19-prolonged-illness.html
Washington Post: Asymptomatic ‘Superspreaders’ May Be Propelling the Pandemic
Saturday the Washington Post (in an article republished in Stars and Stripes) took a closer look at what’s known as “superspreading events”:
Many scientists say such infection bursts — probably sparked by a single, highly infectious individual who may show no signs of illness and unwittingly share an enclosed space with many others — are driving the pandemic. They worry these cases,…
Older people don’t take more precautions against coronavirus
The age groups most likely to face severe illness and death from COVID-19 aren’t more willing to take preventive measures against coronavirus, an international study finds. Source: https://www.livescience.com/older-people-coronavirus-precautions.html