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Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scores

From the very early days of the pandemic, brain fog emerged as a significant health condition that many experience after COVID-19. Brain fog is a colloquial term that describes a state of mental sluggishness or lack of...

3 March, 2024

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Real-world analysis: COVID-19 vaccine is strongly effective for children and adolescents during delta and omicron

Children and adolescents who received one of the main COVID-19 vaccines were significantly protected from the illness and showed no increased signs of cardiac complications compared to young people who were not...

9 January, 2024

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Global Health Cast Edition 55

Fifty-fifth Edition of the Global Health Cast presented by Prof. Schmitt and Dr. Melvin Sanicas.
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22 December, 2023

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‘Long flu’ has emerged as a consequence similar to long COVID

Study shows patients hospitalized for flu or COVID-19 face increased risk of long-term health problems, death Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, extensive research has emerged detailing the virus’s ability to attack...

16 December, 2023

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Global Health Cast – COVID-19 Experience in Children

Part 5 of the series on COVID-19 presented by Prof. Federico Martinón Torres, Prof. Catherine Weil-Olivier, and Prof. Joe Schmitt. This Global Health Cast was produced with the unconditional support of an educational...

19 October, 2023

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Global Health Cast – COVID-19 Vaccination in Peace Time

Part 3 of the series on COVID-19 presented by Prof. Pier Luigi Lopalco, Prof. Catherine Weil-Olivier, and Prof. Joe Schmitt. This Global Health Cast was produced with the unconditional support of an educational grant...

29 September, 2023

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Global Health Cast – Long COVID

Part 2 of the series on COVID-19 presented by Prof. Schmitt, Prof. Weil-Olivier, and Prof. Altmann.
This Global Health Cast was produced with the unconditional support of an educational grant from Novavax ()

22 August, 2023

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These factors increase the risk of “long COVID” in children

Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19, also known as post-COVID-19 conditions or long COVID, are a growing cause for concern. Beating COVID-19 is unfortunately no longer limited to surviving the infection, as lingering...

17 July, 2023

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Women more likely to have long COVID, different symptom profile

Women are significantly more likely than men to experience long COVID, with symptoms that follow a distinct clinical pattern, researchers reported. They said more efforts are needed to explore sex differences in...

22 June, 2022

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Long COVID: Epstein-Barr virus may offer clues

Around a third of people who have had COVID-19 experience symptoms lasting 12 weeks or more, including fatigue, “brain fog,” and skin rashes, collectively known as long COVID. Other symptoms include difficulty sleeping...

28 July, 2021

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