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Uncertainty about long COVID lingers years after the pandemic began
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/uncertainty-about-long-covid-lingers-years-after-pandemic-began
Published: March 18, 2025 19:58
Nine percent of people who described themselves as permanently sick or disabled had long COVID.
3 vaccine doses cut long-COVID risk by over 60%, analysis suggests
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/3-vaccine-doses-cut-long-covid-risk-over-60-analysis-suggests
Published: March 17, 2025 18:46
Lower risks for vaccinated participants were also seen when restricting the analyses to the pre-Omicron and Omicron periods, sex, age, or previous infection.
1 in 8 COVID survivors still have symptoms 2 years after infection, researchers say
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/1-8-covid-survivors-still-have-symptoms-2-years-after-infection-researchers-say
Published: March 14, 2025 18:40
From 2021 to 2023, 23% of participants developed long-COVID symptoms, with 56% of those infected in 2021 reporting symptoms for 2 years.
Study: MIS-C may be triggered by latent Epstein-Barr virus
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/study-mis-c-may-be-triggered-latent-epstein-barr-virus
Published: March 13, 2025 19:45
German researchers say the answer may be in virus-reactive memory T cells, which are triggered by COVID infection.
Study: COVID pandemic stole nearly 17 million years of life from adults in 18 European countries
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/study-covid-pandemic-stole-nearly-17-million-years-life-adults-18-european-countries
Published: March 13, 2025 19:11
If the pandemic hadn't occurred, over half of the person-years of life lost would likely have been lived without disability, the authors say.
Study shows evidence of mixed kindergarten developmental trends during pandemic
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/study-shows-evidence-mixed-kindergarten-developmental-trends-during-pandemic
Published: March 11, 2025 20:30
No changes were found in physical health and well-being scores among kindergartners before and during the pandemic.
Data show homeless people didn't have higher COVID death, hospitalization rates
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/data-show-homeless-people-didnt-have-higher-covid-death-hospitalization-rates
Published: March 11, 2025 19:59
But they had lower rates of critical care admission.
Meta-analysis: Prone positioning benefits awake COVID patients in respiratory failure
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/meta-analysis-prone-positioning-benefits-awake-covid-patients-respiratory-failure
Published: March 11, 2025 18:54
Face-down positioning improved survival without intubation, cut the odds of intubation and in-hospital death, and lengthened the time from enrollment to intubation.
US flu ebbs for third straight week, but impact on healthcare remains
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-general/us-flu-ebbs-third-straight-week-impact-healthcare-remains
Published: March 7, 2025 19:48
Sixteen more pediatric flu deaths were reported, as hospitalizations and outpatient visits remain high.
Pandemic ushered in costly increase in testing for respiratory pathogens, study finds
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/pandemic-ushered-costly-increase-testing-respiratory-pathogens-study-finds
Published: March 7, 2025 15:30
The costs of respiratory testing increased over time, from a low of $20.6 million in 2016 to a high of $111.0 million in 2022.
1 in 5 men surveyed had erectile dysfunction up to 2 years after COVID
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/1-5-men-surveyed-had-erectile-dysfunction-2-years-after-covid
Published: March 6, 2025 21:40
These men had higher rates of shortness of breath and fatigue than those without erectile dysfunction and had higher depression/anxiety and pain/discomfort scores than before infection.