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Long Covid estimated to costs American victims $9,000 a year in health-care expenses, on average

Thu, 2022-12-01 10:43 — mike kraft

Millions suffer from long Covid — and it costs them $9,000 a year in health-care expenses, on average

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David Cutler, an economist at Harvard University who projected the $3.7 trillion economic cost of long Covid, estimates the individual medical costs of the disease to be about $9,000 a year, on average. However, typical costs can range from roughly $3,700 up to almost $14,000, Cutler said.

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New Banana-Derived Therapy Is Effective Against All Known Coronaviruses and Flu Strains

Wed, 2022-11-30 17:51 — mike kraft

New Banana-Derived Therapy Is Effective Against All Known Coronaviruses and Flu Strains The potential therapy was derived from a banana protein. A study published on January 13th, 2020 touted the development of a potential therapy that may be used to fight all known strains of the flu. One week later, the first laboratory-confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 triggered the two-and-a-half-ye Colin Collins SciTechDaily

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West Virginia to end COVID-related emergency order Jan 1

Wed, 2022-11-30 17:27 — mike kraft

West Virginia to end COVID-related emergency order in 2023 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday that West Virginia's state of emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic will end at the start of the new year. The state of emergency has been in effect since March 16, 2020. AP NEWS

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Most U.S. states have now ended COVID-19-related emergency orders, or have orders in place that will expire in the coming weeks and months.

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Guide to New COVID Boosters: What We Know and Who Especially Needs One

Wed, 2022-11-30 10:03 — mike kraft

New COVID Boosters: What We Know About Them and Who Especially Needs One

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Adults who haven't gotten the new booster yet have options: You can choose either Moderna's or Pfizer and BioNTech's bivalent formulas. Adults who don't want either might be able to get Novavax as a booster instead.

Here's what we know about the updated boosters.

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Paxlovid: Major new study into whether it can treat long Covid

Wed, 2022-11-30 09:10 — mike kraft

Could Paxlovid treat long Covid? Major new study aims to find out Experts hope the antiviral may help those who have never fully recovered from Covid. NBC News

Paxlovid — the most widely-used medication that people can take at home to treat an active case of Covid — is now being studied as a potential treatment for those who have remained sick months or even years following infection.

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U.S. Community health groups that played crucial role during Covid-19 pandemic say they’re being left out of government funding

Mon, 2022-11-28 14:56 — mike kraft

Community health groups that played crucial role during Covid-19 pandemic say they're being left out of government funding | CNN As the US government distributes some of the most significant investments ever to improve public health, grass-roots organizations that work in underserved communities say they're being overlooked. Elizabeth Cohen,Lauren Mascarenhas CNN

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Uganda'extends Ebola epicentre's quarantine for 21 days

Mon, 2022-11-28 11:29 — mike kraft

Uganda's president extends Ebola epicentre's quarantine for 21 days Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has extended a quarantine placed on two districts that are the epicentre of the country's Ebola outbreak by 21 days, adding that his government's response to the disease was succeeding. Reuters Reuters

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Apixaban blood thinner treatment for COVID now considered dangerous--UK study

Mon, 2022-11-28 10:23 — mike kraft

Covid blood-thinner drug treatment dangerous and does not work – study UK government-backed Heal-Covid trial finds Apixaban can cause dangerous bleeding and does not improve prognosis the Guardian

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Overview: China copes with dissent over lockdowns, plus research and other developments

Fri, 2022-11-25 11:39 — mike kraft

As COVID cases rise, China locks down despite criticism The restrictions are at the heart of the unrest in China as the country grapples with a rising number of infections after years of quarantine policies Jaimy Lee MarketWatch

The COVID-19 restrictions are at the heart of the unrest in China as the country grapples with a rising number of infections after years of quarantine policies.

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