Category: COVID-19
PSA: Man claims he has lost 1.5 inches from length of his penis after COVID caused him severe vascular damage – and doctors have told him it’s irreversible
Guys, you might want to rethink that anti-vax decision. – FD The victim, a heterosexual man in his thirties, explained the troubling issue on air…
COVID-19 vaccines focus on the spike protein – but here’s another target
by Sarah L Caddy, The Conversation The spike protein is the focus of most COVID-19 vaccines as it is the part of the virus that enables it to…
COVID patients in Japan recovering in robot-staffed hotels
BY KANOKO MATSUYAMA BLOOMBERG Across the street from one of the busiest train stations in Tokyo, the Shinagawa Prince Hotel is in a bustling complex filled…
Could COVID-19 increase the risk of memory loss?
By Natalie C. Tronson August 08, 2020 (Image credit: KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) Of all frightening ways that the SARS-COV-2 virus affects the body,…
Charting changes in a pathogen’s genome yields clues about its past and hints about its future
Claire Guinat, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich; Etthel Windels, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, and Sarah Nadeau, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich…
People who survive severe COVID-19 are 2.5 times as likely to die within 12 months of becoming infected as those who didn’t contract the virus, study finds
Long Covid, in which patients suffer from long-term COVID-19 symptoms, may lead to increased risk of death for a year after a patient’s diagnosis, a…
The pandemic is changing the way young people eat and how they feel about their bodies: 4 essential reads
Kate Kilpatrick, The Conversation Kids, like adults, cope with stress and anxiety in many different ways. For example, while some children reach for more snacks…
The hunt for coronavirus variants: how the new one was found and what we know so far
Prof. Wolfgang Preiser, Stellenbosch University; Cathrine Scheepers, University of the Witwatersrand; Jinal Bhiman, National Institute for Communicable Diseases; Marietjie Venter, University of Pretoria, and Tulio…
How to help kids with ‘long COVID’ thrive in school
Susan Davies, University of Dayton and Julie Walsh-Messinger, University of Dayton Children who get COVID-19 typically recover quickly and will not require special support upon…
Delta-like SARS-CoV-2 variants are most likely to increase pandemic severity
by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health A SARS-CoV-2 variant with traits similar to that of the Delta variant—enhanced transmissibility and an ability to infect…