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Risk of long COVID 46% higher for patients from socioeconomically deprived areas, study reveals
Workers with lower socioeconomic status have poorer health outcomes and higher premature mortality …
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COVID-19 vaccine can slash risk of post-infection heart failure by half, study finds
Research has shown that COVID-19 infections have the capability to cause unusual blood clots in mul…
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Hong Kong is making COVID-19 patients wear a tracking bracelet so they can't leave the house
Hong Kong has introduced a strict zero-COVID strategy since the beginning of the coronavirus pandem…
Sinéad Baker
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One of COVID-19's original symptoms, loss of smell, could be making a comeback as some patients are reporting it again
Health professionals have said anecdotally that BA.5 causes loss of smell more than other recent va…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell,Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Faulty pulse oximeter readings delayed life-saving treatments for Black COVID-19 patients, research finds
Pulse oximeters that measure blood oxygen levels gave inaccurate readings for Black patients, delay…
Allana Akhtar
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Half of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the US wouldn't be there if it vaccinated as well as Europe, projection says
The Financial Times compared the US vaccination rate to the UK, Portugal, and Denmark, and calculat…
Sinéad Baker
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Simplified: AIIMS, ICMR new guidelines for treatment of patients with ‘moderate’ case of COVID-19
The All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR…
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Chinese city orders all indoor pets belonging to COVID-19 patients in one neighborhood to be killed
The Anci district of Langfang city ordered the "complete culling of indoor animals," state media re…
Sinéad Baker
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Explained: How Covid-19 heightens risk of heart attack, stroke
Scientists have found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind Covid-19, triggers a dangerous immune respo…
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A Texas man who said he didn't get vaccinated out of 'stupidity' had both his legs amputated after COVID-19 turned his feet black
Pepe Forino, who had pre-existing conditions, says he hopes people can learn from his experience an…
Marianne Guenot
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Florida hospital system says 50% of its COVID patients are mainly there for other reasons
The nationwide picture is unclear, but many of those in COVID-19 hospitalization statistics are not…
Marianne Guenot
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Healthcare workers say some COVID-19 patients and their families are demanding unapproved therapies
"I've had patients or their family members accuse me of trying to kill them when we don't use the m…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Washington state sued a 'sham' COVID-19 testing center claiming it sent patients 'invalid, false, and delayed' test results
"These sham testing centers threatened the health and safety of our communities," Washington AG Rob…
Lauren Frias
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COVID-19 patients say Omicron back pain feels like period cramps, kidney stones, or muscle spasms
Back pain has become relatively common among people recently diagnosed with COVID-19. It could offe…
Aria Bendix
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Symptoms of coronavirus in patients
Patients so far diagnosed with 2019-nCoV coronavirus are reported with mild or severe respirat…
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Remdesivir drug fails to reduce mortality or hospital stay of COVID-19 patients, says WHO study
Remdesivir, one of the earliest touted treatments for COVID-19 in the world, is not effective in pr…
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COVID-19 patients in ICUs at a Florida hospital are 'begging' to be vaccinated, nurse says
A nurse at the Baptist Medical Center told CNN that she often has to explain to patients that the r…
Joshua Zitser
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A COVID-19 patient tried to sneak ivermectin into a Canadian hospital by hiding it inside a stuffed animal
The patient cut a slit in the stuffed animal and filled it with the drug, according to a memo sent …
Yelena Dzhanova
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Merck jumps 10% as the drugmaker says its antiviral pill cuts the risk of hospitalizations and deaths in COVID patients
Merck already has a deal to supply 1.7 million courses of antiviral pill molnupiravir to the US gov…
Carla Mozée
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Nurses say patients are getting more abusive, and simple questions can set them off
1 in 4 nurses faces physical violence on the job, and the hospital is one of the most dangerous wor…