Most of us know the VA (Veteran’s Administration) has a large agglomeration of patients. So, that agency affords us the ability to discern trends in disease and treatment. Which is exactly what three researchers at the VA St. Louis (Ziyad Al-Aly, Benjamin Bowe & Yan Xie) have done.
Continue reading Long Term Covid is here to stay
Are you like me- tired of hearing folks saying the pandemic is over?
Wishful thinking never makes something true.
Continue reading It’s still here, folks
Is there a way to predict which unlucky soul(s) will develop long-term covid? It’s bad enough if one contracts the disease, but to have it linger and maintain symptoms for what seems to be forever is simply terrible.
A recent symposium was held in the UK (28-29 April 2021) that examined various aspects of COVID-19 and our immunologic system. (Collaborative Covid Immunology/ UK Covid Immunology Consortium [UK- CIC] and the British Society for Immunology.). While the immune responses to COVID-19 are clear, we have little information about potential long-term effects. Which is why I will share the results of several very interesting papers presented at the symposium.
Continue reading Long Term COVID- what? why?
From the files of – who would have thunk it?
Most of you know that there are significant numbers of folks around the world that have theoretically recovered from COVID-19… except they still have symptoms- mental confusion, crushing fatigue, insomnia, muscle pain, soaking sweats, etc. To date, we have not determined why these specific folks have the “pleasure” of continued COVID-19 suffering.
Continue reading A hidden benefit of the COVID vaccine?
Ah, the benefits of technological advances…. We now have scientists examining the genomes of critically ill COVID-19 patients, to see if there are commonalities. To learn how we can better treat the ill.
Continue reading Designer Genes?