Category: Healthcare
Research: 14.6% Paxlovid contraindication rate for hospitalized patients with Covid-19
“We examined the prevalence of contraindications to nirmatrelvir-ritonavir in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. More...
COVID-19 reinfections increase risk of organ failure, death
New research published in Nature Medicine magazine shows the devastating damage that can be caused to the human body by Covid-19 reinfections, with each reinfection increasing the risk, regardless of vaccination status. More...
Lancet: Protection from previous natural infection compared with mRNA vaccination
The Lancet have published a new article comparing the protection given by a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection versus mRNA vaccination. More...
Japan: new Covid wave begins with BF.5 as leading variant again
Japan is seeing a new wave of coronavirus rolling in, just weeks after the last devastating wave tailed off. More...
Australia: 58% seek advice for ongoing Covid symptoms
An Australian Lung Foundation report has found that three in five people sought medical advice or treatment for ongoing Covid symptoms. More...
Hospitalized Covid-19 patients have 118 times greater risk of death than outpatients
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients were at dramatically higher risk for death, a blood clot in a vein, heart failure, and stroke within 30 days. More...
Cases of Ebola in Kampala rise to fourteen *1 Update*
The Monitor newspaper is reporting that Ebola cases in Kampala, Uganda have risen to 14. More...
Singapore: XBB variant more prevalent in those without a previous Covid infection
Singapore’s Health Minister, Ong Ye Kung, has said that he expects the current XBB SARS-CoV-2 wave to peak in mid-November 2022. More...
XBB set to become the dominant variant in Singapore
XBB is set to become the dominant variant in Singapore, and is already dominant in Bangladesh. More...
Ebola case fatality rate is between 40% to 90%
“The illness has a case fatality rate of between 40% to 90% (depending on the virus species) with SUDV having a case fatality rate of approximately 50% seen in previous outbreaks.” More...