Health

Long haul Covid patients find hope in recovery clinics

Shawdesh desk: When Stephanie Hedrick realized she was still suffering from shortness of breath, blurry vision and brain fog months after recovering from Covid-19, she knew she needed more help

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Long Covid: Hidden lung damage spotted on scans

Shawdesh dEsk: Some people with long Covid may have hidden damage to their lungs, a small pilot study in the UK suggests. Scientists used a novel xenon gas scan method

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Researchers find 2 paths to ‘super immunity’ against Covid-19

Shawdesh Desk: There are two paths towards “super immunity” against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and both provide roughly equal levels of enhanced immune protection, according to a new study. Researchers at

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Omicron causes less severe infections than delta and other variants, according to CDC study

Shawdesh desk: The omicron variant of COVID-19 may be more transmissible than previous variants, but it is also associated with less severe disease, accounting for fewer deaths, fewer visits to

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Omicron can survive up to 8 days on plastic surfaces, new study finds

Shawdesh desk: The Omicron COVID-19 variant can survive longer than earlier strains of the virus on plastic surfaces and human skin, new research by Japanese scientists has found. The study

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Covax opens new front in pandemic arms race

Shawdesh Desk: Covax aims to break the Covid-19 pandemic in 2022 by ensuring a steady supply of vaccines at last for the world’s poorest countries — and swiftly getting them

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Pfizer CEO says frequent boosters ‘not a good scenario,’ hopes for yearly vaccine

Shawdesh desk: Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Saturday said people getting COVID-19 booster shots every four to five months is “not a good scenario” and argued that an annual vaccine

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Booster shots needed against omicron: CDC

Shawdesh desk: Three studies released Friday offered more evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who received booster shots. They are the

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