Covid

COVID in children: younger children and those from disadvantaged areas are at higher risk of hospitalization – new research

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A little boy with a breathing tube sleeping in a hospital bed.

At the peak of the pandemic, especially since 2021, many children and adolescents who were hospitalized had COVID. However, it was never clear what proportion of those who were hospitalized with COVID, presented with sufficiently severe disease, or for a different reason (such as an injury), but happened to test positive for COVID during admission. … Read more

Covid vaccine research now helping cancer patients – BBC News

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Covid vaccine research now helping cancer patients - BBC News

By Gill Dummigan Health Correspondent, BBC North West 2 hours ago Caption, Adrian Taylor was told his cancer was incurable Ten months ago, Adrian Taylor was told he had incurable cancer and there were few treatment options left. Despite several grueling months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, her tonsil cancer had spread to her lungs and … Read more

The Link Between “Brain Fog” and Long COVID

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The Link Between "Brain Fog" and Long COVID

For COVID-19 patients, experiencing cognitive deficits or “brain fog” in the first 4 weeks of infection may be related to longstanding COVID, according to the original investigation published in The Open JAMA Network. Researchers from UCLA conducted a prospective cohort study of 766 patients with COVID-19 to describe the characteristics of patients with perceived cognitive … Read more

Unusual rise in childhood type 1 diabetes after Covid – BBC News

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Unusual rise in childhood type 1 diabetes after Covid - BBC News

By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor June 30, 2023 image source, Getty’s image There has been an unusual increase in the number of children and adolescents worldwide being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes since Covid, researchers say. A new study in the journal JAMA Network Open has pooled available data from various countries, including the … Read more