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Creatine may improve key long COVID symptoms: Small study
A small randomized, controlled study finds a significant reduction in hallmark long COVID symptoms, but there are important unanswered questions...
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Paxlovid and Lagevrio benefit COVID outpatients in Omicron era
In a update of the rapid practice point guideline for outpatient treatment of COVID-19, the American College of Physicians found that nirmatrelvir...
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COVID booster may transiently raise glucose levels in T1D
“Clinicians, pharmacists, and other health care providers may need to counsel people with T1D to be more vigilant with glucose testing and insulin...
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SGLT2 inhibitors: No benefit or harm in hospitalized COVID-19
“I think the most important take-home message here is that the use of these medications appears to be safe even in really acutely ill hospitalized...
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New COVID vaccines force bivalents out
The updated mRNA vaccines for 2023-2024 are being revised to include a single component that corresponds to the Omicron variant XBB.1.5.
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New Moderna vaccine to work against recent COVID variant
The FDA is expected to approve the new Moderna shot by early October.
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Long COVID and new migraines: What’s the link?
The mechanism as to how long COVID could manifest migraines is not yet fully understood, but many doctors believe that inflammation caused by the...
Article
Effect of COVID-19 Vaccination on Disease Severity in Patients With Stable Plaque Psoriasis: A Cross-sectional Study
Given the high risk for severe COVID infection in individuals with psoriasis who have comorbidities, vaccination with Covaxin and Covishield can...
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Q&A: What to know about the new BA 2.86 COVID variant
BA 2.86 is a subvariant of Omicron, but according to reports from the CDC, the strain has many more mutations than the ones that came before it....
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Five questions for COVID experts: How concerned should we be?
“A challenge with COVID-19, all along, has been disparities in access to care, and this will be worse without public support for prevention and...
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Severe COVID may cause long-term cellular changes: Study
This study shows that after severe COVID, the immune system remains in ‘emergency mode’ and in a heightened state of inflammation.