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USA: Highly infectious new COVID strain hits US.
"The new NB.1.81 variant was first detected in the US in late March and early April among international travelers arriving at airports in California, Washington State, Virginia and New York City, with additional cases reported in Ohio, Rhode Island and Hawaii."
Source: https://archive.md/sBAsK
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Long COVID may cause long-term changes in heart and lungs, leading to cardiac and pulmonary diseases.
A new study from Mount Sinai, published April 30, finds long COVID patients may have heart and lung inflammation lasting up to a year following SARS-CoV-2 infection.
"Since 2020, we have been publishing work showing that even mild or asymptomatic COVID infections can have serious cardiovascular consequences, even in previously fit and healthy individuals," says David Putrino, Ph.D
Study: https://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/early/2025/04/30/jnumed.124.268980
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Long COVID may cause long-term changes in heart and lungs, leading to cardiac and pulmonary diseases.
A new study from Mount Sinai, published April 30, finds long COVID patients may have heart and lung inflammation lasting up to a year following SARS-CoV-2 infection.
"Since 2020, we have been publishing work showing that even mild or asymptomatic COVID infections can have serious cardiovascular consequences, even in previously fit and healthy individuals," says David Putrino, Ph.D
Study: https://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/early/2025/04/30/jnumed.124.268980
Source: https://archive.md/kaMKg
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Prevalence of Persistent Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Abnormalities on PET/MRI and DECT Imaging in Long COVID Patients
The objective of this study is to describe the prevalence of inflammatory cardiopulmonary findings in a prospective cohort of long coronavirus disease (LC) patients. Methods: Subjects with a history of coronavirus disease 2019 infection, persistent cardiopulmonary symptoms 9–12 mo after initial infection, and a clinical assessment compatible with LC underwent cardiopulmonary 18F-FDG PET/MRI, dual-energy CT (DECT) of the lungs, and plasma protein analysis (subgroup). A control group that included subjects with a history of acute severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection but without cardiopulmonary symptoms at recruitment was also characterized. Results: Ninety-eight patients (median age, 48.5 y; 47% men) were enrolled. The most common LC symptom was shortness of breath (80%), and 27% of participants were hospitalized. Of the subjects, 90% presented abnormalities in DECT, with 67% and 59% of participants demonstrating pulmonary infiltrates and abnormal perfusion, respectively. PET/MRI was abnormal for 57% of subjects: 24% showed cardiac involvement suggestive of myocarditis, 22% presented uptake reminiscent of pericarditis, 11% showed periannular uptake, and 30% showed vascular uptake (aortic or pulmonary). There was no myocardial, pericardial, periannular, or pulmonary uptake on the PET/MRI scans of the control group ( n = 9). Analysis of plasma protein concentrations showed significant differences between the LC and the control groups. Lastly, the plasma protein profile was significantly different among LC patients with abnormal and normal PET/MRI. Conclusion: In LC subjects evaluated up to a year after coronavirus disease 2019 infection, our results indicate a high prevalence of abnormalities on PET/MRI and DECT, as well as significant differences in the peripheral biomarker profile, which might warrant further monitoring to exclude the development of complications such as pulmonary hypertension and valvular disease.
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From "'Long COVID Mode': Seeing the crisis through games", by Kate Fishman:
"Games are surprisingly useful communication tools in a world in denial about COVID-19 and Long COVID."
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https://thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/long-covid-mode-seeing-the-crisis-through-games/
From "'Long COVID Mode': Seeing the crisis through games", by Kate Fishman:
"Games are surprisingly useful communication tools in a world in denial about COVID-19 and Long COVID."
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https://thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/long-covid-mode-seeing-the-crisis-through-games/
“Long COVID Mode”: Seeing the crisis through games - The Sick Times
Games uniquely incorporate emotional and social factors that influence how we take in information — making them surprisingly useful communication tools in a world in denial about the ongoing threats of COVID-19 and Long COVID. Whether through the cathartic storytelling in indie designers’ interactive theater projects or learning opportunities woven into popular video games, playing games can help people make informed decisions amid the Long COVID crisis.
rushSteadyFrom "Kids keep getting sicker as evidence for COVID immune damage builds ", by Julia Doubleday:
"The data doesn’t lie, and a Bloomberg News analysis showed that:outbreaks of diseases such as measles, whooping cough, tuberculosis and polio, as well as dengue and cholera are surging worldwide…[the] study has compiled data from over 60 organisations and public health agencies showing that the world is seeing a resurgence of at least 13 infectious diseases, with cases higher than before the pandemic in many regions. Over 40 countries or territories have reported at least one infectious disease resurgence that’s 10-fold or more over their pre-pandemic baseline.
It’s not debatable: people are sicker. "..."If we were to see immune damage manifesting at a population level, it would look like what we’re seeing today: big waves of common illnesses. Unusual spikes of uncommon illnesses. Course reversal for previously declining and eliminated illnesses. An unexplained, global wave of sickness."#COVIDInfo
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https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/kids-keep-getting-sicker-as-evidence?r=223wa
LM"Back in January, Canada's national vaccine advisory body set the stage for another round of spring vaccinations. In a statement, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) stated that starting in spring 2024, individuals at an increased risk of severe COVID may get an extra dose of the latest XBB.1.5-based vaccines, which better protect against circulating virus variants.
That means:
-Adults aged 65 and up.
-Adult residents of long-term care homes and other congregate living settings for seniors.
-Anyone six months of age or older who is moderately to severely immunocompromised.”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/spring-covid-vaccine-1.7156121
"Back in January, Canada's national vaccine advisory body set the stage for another round of spring vaccinations. In a statement, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) stated that starting in spring 2024, individuals at an increased risk of severe COVID may get an extra dose of the latest XBB.1.5-based vaccines, which better protect against circulating virus variants.
That means:
-Adults aged 65 and up.
-Adult residents of long-term care homes and other congregate living settings for seniors.
-Anyone six months of age or older who is moderately to severely immunocompromised.”
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/spring-covid-vaccine-1.7156121
That means:
-Adults aged 65 and up.
-Adult residents of long-term care homes and other congregate living settings for seniors.
-Anyone six months of age or older who is moderately to severely immunocompromised.”
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/spring-covid-vaccine-1.7156121
"The documents, obtained through an access to information request, consist of dozens of pages of communications between officials at Alberta Health, the government ministry, and Alberta Health Services, the provincial health authority. They show that, in addition to ordering AHS to remove references to specific vaccines, the government instructed the health authority to limit information on vaccine benefits and efficacy.”
"The documents, obtained through an access to information request, consist of dozens of pages of communications between officials at Alberta Health, the government ministry, and Alberta Health Services, the provincial health authority. They show that, in addition to ordering AHS to remove references to specific vaccines, the government instructed the health authority to limit information on vaccine benefits and efficacy.”
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https://www.cochraneeagle.ca/local-news/alberta-directed-removal-of-covid-flu-references-in-fall-vaccine-campaign-documents-show-8014836
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https://www.cochraneeagle.ca/local-news/alberta-directed-removal-of-covid-flu-references-in-fall-vaccine-campaign-documents-show-8014836
Alberta's COVID death toll up by 17 since last week, with 190 more hospitalizations:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-covid-weekly-data-summary-dec-16-2023-1.7067271
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Alberta's COVID death toll up by 17 since last week, with 190 more hospitalizations:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-covid-weekly-data-summary-dec-16-2023-1.7067271
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-covid-weekly-data-summary-dec-16-2023-1.7067271
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