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The BMJ
Long distance airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2: rapid systematic review
· Objectives To evaluate the potential for long distance airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in indoor community settings and to investigate factors that might influence transmission. Design Rapid… · Shared by 29, including DoctorPeinado, Timothy Caulfield, Eric Topol, Liv 😷
Johns Hopkins University
COVID and the Heart: It Spares No One
3 min · · New evidence suggests anyone infected with COVID is at higher risk for heart issues—a risk that persists even in relatively healthy people long after the illness has passed. · Shared by 128, including Andrea Kuszewski 🧠, TaylorLorenz.Substack.com, Stever Robbins @stever@newsie.social, Dr. John Grohol 🇺🇦, Emmy van Deurzen☀️🌍 🌻🌹🌳🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸⭐️, @augieray@mastodon.social, dunschtig, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Liv 😷, Arin Basu, Marc Brupbacher, Prof Steve Keen, David CisMan
Forbes
SARS-CoV-2 Actively Infects And Kills Lymphoid Cells
4 min · · A recent paper published in the journal Nature describes how SARS-CoV-2 infection induces a serious medical condition called lymphopenia by directly attacking and killing our immune T cells. · Shared by 24, including Liv 😷, @augieray@mastodon.social
The New York Times
My Family Got Covid. So Why Did We Test Negative?
6 min · · The key to this household mystery may lie in our vaccination status, experts say. · Shared by 50, including Jane, Frank Gruber, Liv 😷, Anne Helen Petersen
The New York Times
How Often Can You Be Infected With the Coronavirus?
4 min · · The spread of the Omicron variant has given scientists an unsettling answer: repeatedly, sometimes within months. · Shared by 243, including Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, Liv 😷, TaylorLorenz.Substack.com, Marc Brupbacher, Abraar Karan, Garance Franke-Ruta, Scott Gottlieb, MD, David Frum, Amesh Adalja, Martin Steiger 🦈, Lydia Polgreen, Carlos del Rio
nature
Diabetes risk rises after COVID, massive study finds
4 min · · Even mild SARS-CoV-2 infections can amplify a person’s chance of developing diabetes, especially for those already susceptible to the disease. · Shared by 51, including Nicolas Babin, Bob Wachter, Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis, Larry Brilliant 💛💙, Roger Highfield, Dr. Saskia Popescu, Eric Topol, Gabriel Leung, Liv 😷, @augieray@mastodon.social
The New York Times
Covid may cause changes in the brain, a new study finds.
1 min · · Continue reading the main story · Shared by 6, including Liv 😷
NPR
Coronavirus FAQ: Remind me, how do you define mild, moderate and severe COVID?
4 min · · As researchers try to determine the severity of cases caused by the omicron variant, the question of what exactly constitutes mild, moderate and severe COVID is weighing on people's minds. · Shared by 16, including Abraar Karan, Liv 😷
uchealth.org
How to regain your sense of taste and smell after COVID-19
5 min · · If you lose your sense of taste and smell after COVID-19, try using strong-tasting foods like ginger and peanut butter or essential oils. · Shared by 8, including Yann “不停” Heurtaux ⏚ @shalf@mastodon.social, Liv 😷
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Thread by @moorehn on Thread Reader App
4 min · · Thread by @moorehn: As most of us have recognized by now, our local and federal governments are not doing much to prevent people from getting Covid, or managing the fallout when they do. So here is… · Shared by 6, including Liv 😷
mtpr.org
Postcard From An Overrun ICU: ‘The Problem Is We Are Running Out Of Hallways’
6 min · · Billings Clinic in Montana is past the tipping point as it looks for places to add intensive care unit beds and is on the cusp of rationing care to deal with the surge of sick covid patients in a… · Shared by 5, including Liv 😷
The Atlantic
What We Actually Know About Waning Immunity
10 min · · Reports of vaccines’ decline have been greatly overstated. · Shared by 96, including Ed Yong has left The Atlantic, Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦, Rick Powell, Liv 😷, Megan Ranney MD MPH 🌻, Muge Cevik, Prof. Shane Crotty, Alex Tabarrok 🛡️, Maggie Koerth
The New York Times
Worried About Breakthrough Infections? Here’s How to Navigate This Phase of the Pandemic.
9 min · · If you’re vaccinated, you should think about a number of variables, including your overall health, where you live and the risks you take. · Shared by 36, including Matt Lieberman, Carrie Brown, Dan Gillmor is at mastodon.social/@dangillmor, Liv 😷, Monica Gandhi MD, MPH, Lydia Polgreen, Nate Silver
The Atlantic
The Coronavirus Could Get Worse
8 min · · Delta is far from the last variant. But what shape the virus takes next depends on us. · Shared by 36, including Jenn Dowd, Larry Brilliant 💛💙, Liv 😷, Sarah Lyall
WIRED
Could a Janky, Jury-Rigged Air Purifier Help Fight Covid-19?
3 min · · Indoor air experts think: Sure, maybe. Why the hell not? We convinced the CEO of an air filter company to give it a try. · Shared by 19, including Jonathan Eisen, Liv 😷, Marsha Collier, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr