COVID-19 Updates
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COVID-19 ‘long-haul’ symptoms overlap with ME/CFS
Long-term symptoms following acute COVID-19 illness were predictable based on prior experience with postviral fatigue syndromes including myalgic...
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Encephalopathy common, often lethal in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
Toxic metabolic encephalopathy was associated with a 24% higher risk of in-hospital death.
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COVID-19 vaccination in RMD patients: Safety data “reassuring”
Two studies show mainly mild reactions and favorable antibody responses in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases after vaccination...
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In U.S., lockdowns added 2 pounds per month
Those who kept the same lockdown habits could have gained 20 pounds during the past year, the study authors said.
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Vitamin D may protect against COVID-19, especially in Black patients
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COVID-19 variants now detected in more animals, may find hosts in mice
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Infliximab weakens COVID-19 antibody response for IBD patients
Anti–COVID-19 antibodies were impaired in patients with IBD treated with infliximab, compared with those on vedolizumab.
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Postintubation tracheal injury in the COVID-19 era
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Less sleep, more burnout linked to higher COVID-19 risk, study shows
For each additional hour of sleep at night, risk for COVID-19 dropped by 12%.
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COVID-19’s impact on lupus inpatients examined in study
Younger inpatients with COVID-19 and SLE showed higher mortality than did COVID-19 inpatients of similar age from the general population in a...
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Women with PCOS at increased risk for COVID-19
Women with PCOS may fear an increased infection risk "will further compromise timely access to health care and serve to increase the sense of...