L David PrindleStoryboardSimilarities between Alzheimer’s and long COVID found in new studyCurated byNew AtlasNew research suggests proteins generated by the SARS-CoV-2 virus can form into aggregations similar to those found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers hypothesize this mechanism may underpin the persistent neurological symptoms such as brain fog seen in many patients suffering from long COVID.
L David PrindleViruses that were on hiatus during Covid are back — and behaving in unexpected waysstatnews.com - Helen BranswellFor nearly two years, as the Covid pandemic disrupted life around the globe, other infectious diseases were in retreat. Now, as the world rapidly …
L David PrindleWoman, 31, catches Covid twice within three weeks in Spainverified_publisherThe Guardian - Hannah Devlin Science correspondentScientists report shortest known gap between infections in fully vaccinated healthcare worker A 31-year-old woman in Spain caught Covid twice within 20 days, the shortest known gap between infections, scientists have reported. Researchers in Spain gave details of the healthcare worker, who tested …
L David PrindleThe Biden Administration Killed America’s Collective Pandemic Approachverified_publisherThe Atlantic - Katherine J. WuProtections meant to shield everyone can’t be a matter of personal preference. This time last week, nearly all Americans were still being urged by the nation’s leadership to please, keep those darn masks on. Then the Great American Unmasking Part Deux began. On Friday, the CDC debuted a new set of …
L David PrindleIs It Time to Start Masking Again?verified_publisherThe Atlantic - Yasmin TayagWell, that depends. Well, here we are again. After our fleeting brush with normalcy during Omicron’s retreat, another very transmissible new version of the coronavirus is on the rise—and with it, a fresh wave of vacillation between mask-donning and mask-doffing. The Omicron offshoot BA.2 is now the …
L David PrindleThis is How You Died | The Order of the Good Deathorderofthegooddeath.comHey, this is me, your doctor. You died. Let’s get this out of the way: there are a couple people in this auditorium who I probably killed. I wasn’t …
