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As covid-19 cases surge, global study paints grim picture for elder-care homes

Sat, 2020-10-17 11:27 — mike kraft

As covid-19 cases surge, global study paints grim picture for elder-care homes Across 26 countries, residents of long-term-care facilities accounted for an average of 47 percent of all covid-19 deaths. Adam Taylor Washington Post

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COMMENT: Preexisting Conditions of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Fri, 2020-10-16 20:05 — mike kraft

The Preexisting Conditions of the Coronavirus Pandemic An enormous new data set peers into the health of the world’s population before 2020—and how the coronavirus turned that into a global disaster. Adam Rogers Wired

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Global rise in chronic diseases combined with Covid-19 bodes ill for world health

Fri, 2020-10-16 19:37 — mike kraft

Global rise in chronic diseases combined with Covid-19 bodes ill for world health Many countries are not doing enough to decrease the common risk factors associated with chronic diseases, leaving populations vulnerable to health emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic -- that's one of the main messages emerging from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease study. Andrea Kane, CNN CNN

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ANALYSIS: Inside the Fall of the CDC- in depth

Fri, 2020-10-16 11:37 — mike kraft

Inside the Fall of the CDC How the world’s greatest public health organization was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation of its own leaders, causing damage that could last much longer than the… James Bandler,Patricia Callahan,Sebastian Rotella,Kirsten Berg ProPublica

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People with Type O blood may be less likely to get the coronavirus or develop severe complications-- new studies

Fri, 2020-10-16 10:19 — mike kraft

People with Type O blood may be less likely to get the coronavirus or develop severe complications, new studies suggest Research is coalescing around the idea that one blood type — type O — is linked to a lower risk of coronavirus infection and less severe cases. YahooNews

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Study finds 4 drugs have little to no effect on COVID-19--WHO

Fri, 2020-10-16 09:51 — mike kraft

Study finds 4 drugs have little to no effect on COVID-19 GENEVA (AP) — The world's largest randomized trial of COVID-19 treatments found “conclusive evidence” that remdesivir, a drug used to treat U.S. President Donald Trump when he fell ill, has little... AP NEWS

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Living with COVID: NIHR publishes dynamic themed review into ‘ongoing COVID’

Thu, 2020-10-15 14:56 — mike kraft

Living with COVID: NIHR publishes dynamic themed review into ‘ongoing COVID’ The National Institute for Health Research Centre for Engagement and Dissemination has today published its first dynamic themed review of the scientific evidence on, and lived experience of, long-term ‘ongoing’ COVID-19.

The National Institute for Health Research Centre for Engagement and Dissemination has today published its first dynamic themed review of the scientific evidence on, and lived experience of, long-term ‘ongoing’ COVID-19.

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As Virus Hits Rural U.S., Numbers May Be Small, but the Impact Is Not

Thu, 2020-10-15 10:41 — mike kraft

As Virus Hits Rural U.S., Numbers May Be Small, but the Impact Is Not In Europe, nations are cracking down on movement as cases spike. And is Trump now immune? That’s far from clear, experts warn. nytimes

The spread of the coronavirus in the United States in recent weeks has been worse than it seems, not because of how it has been spreading but where.

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OPINON Essay: As Pandemic Rages on, Some Optimism --NYT science writer srter

Wed, 2020-10-14 15:27 — mike kraft

....Clearly, the pandemic has not ended. So far some 215,000 Americans have lost their lives to the coronavirus, and reliable estimates suggest that the number could reach 400,000. Health experts agree that, with stronger leadership, the death toll would have been far lower.

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Found: genes that sway the course of the coronavirus

Wed, 2020-10-14 13:28 — mike kraft

Found: genes that sway the course of the coronavirus Host variants boost severity risk, may point to drug options Science | AAAS

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