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Wastewater testing indicates COVID-19 is waning but other viruses are still hanging around

Mon, 2024-03-18 10:57 — mike kraft
COVID-19 is waning but these viruses are still hanging around as we head into early spring While wastewater surveillance data shows COVID-19 cases falling, it reveals other respiratory and stomach viruses are picking up. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY USA TODAY

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US flu activity continues brisk as COVID indicators decline further

Mon, 2024-03-18 10:39 — mike kraft
Brisk US flu activity continues as COVID indicators drop further The nation's flu activity remained elevated last week, with an increase in test positivity, as levels of two other respiratory viruses—COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)—continued their steady declines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in updates today. CIDRAP

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Long COVID: Alarming’ rise in Americans with long Covid symptoms -CDC

Fri, 2024-03-15 10:22 — mike kraft
‘Alarming’ rise in Americans with long Covid symptoms CDC data shows nearly 18m people could be living with long Covid even as health agency relaxes isolation recommendations The Guardian
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Non-COVID hospital deaths rose during pandemic, varied by urban or rural setting

Thu, 2024-03-14 10:11 — mike kraft
Non-COVID hospital deaths rose in pandemic, varied by setting Amid COVID-19 pandemic-related healthcare disruptions, the likelihood of in-hospital death rose significantly for six time-sensitive, non-COVID conditions and varied by urban or rural setting, finds a study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open. CIDRAP

 

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Leading U.S. health care data company to provide medical records for free

Tue, 2024-03-12 11:17 — mike kraft
Top health care data company to provide medical records for free Leading health data logistics company Datavant announced Tuesday it will no longer be charging patients for health records requests as part of what it calls its commitment to ensuring a “safe… jchoi The Hill

 

Leading health data logistics company Datavant announced Tuesday it will no longer be charging patients for health records requests as part of what it calls its commitment to ensuring a “safe flow of patient information across the healthcare ecosystem.”

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Global life expectancy dropped 1.6 years because of Covid pandmic --new study

Tue, 2024-03-12 09:58 — mike kraft
COVID-19 pandemic has cut life expectancy globally During the COVID-19 pandemic, life expectancies globally dropped by 1.6 years according to a new study published today in the Lancet medical journal. Cosmos

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The research reveals new details about the high mortality from COVID-19 internationally. It looked at 204 countries and territories, and 811 subnational regions.

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Extensive study shows that vaccines lower the risk of long COVID for kids

Mon, 2024-03-11 17:46 — mike kraft
Study of 1 million US kids shows vaccines tied to lower risk of long COVID A study of 1,037,936 US children seen in 17 healthcare systems across the country shows that COVID-19 vaccines are moderately protective against long COVID: 35% to 45%, with higher rates in adolescents. The study was published today in Pediatrics. CIDRAP

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The researchers estimated vaccine effectiveness (VE) against long COVID in children aged 5 to 17 years. Though severe COVID-19 cases are less common in children than in adults, persistent symptoms in children do occur.

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US respiratory virus levels continue to ebb --except for the flu

Mon, 2024-03-11 10:58 — mike kraft
Except for flu, US respiratory virus levels continue to ebb Respiratory virus activity in the United States loosened its grip more last week, as COVID-19 activity continues to decline and a few regions of the country fell below their baselines for flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its updates today. CIDRAP
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Fourth anniversary of WHO declaring COVID a pandemic--two looks at the aftermath

Mon, 2024-03-11 10:51 — mike kraft

 

Four years on, the COVID-19 pandemic has a long tail of grief Researchers are studying the magnitude and impact that grief from the COVID-19 pandemic has had and will have for years to come. Aimee Cunningham Science News

 

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Americans' concern about COVID reaches record low across political spectrum -- Survey

Thu, 2024-03-07 19:05 — mike kraft
Concern about COVID reaches record low across political spectrum: Survey Concern about the health threat posed by COVID-19 has reached a record low across the political spectrum, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center. Twenty percent of all Americans in… tsuter The Hill
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