COVID-19 Takes Heavy Toll on Kidneys

By Robert Preidt               HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Sept. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 can damage the kidneys and increase patients’ risk of needing kidney dialysis, researchers report. The study authors also warned that doctors should prepare for a significant rise in chronic kidney disease cases due to … Read more

18,000 Covid-19 test results put online by mistake

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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The information was online for 20 hours before being taken down The details of more than 18,000 people who tested positive for coronavirus were published online by mistake by Public Health Wales. The health body said the data of 18,105 Welsh residents was viewable online for 20 hours on … Read more

Oxford University resumes Covid-19 vaccine trial

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Image copyright Reuters Trials of a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University will resume after it was paused due to a reported side effect in a patient in the UK. On Tuesday, AstraZeneca said the studies were being paused while it investigated whether the reported side effect was connected with the vaccine. … Read more

Blood Pressure Meds Can Affect COVID-19 Care

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Overall, having a history of high blood pressure increased a person’s risk of kidney injury about fivefold, the Italian study found. A third study digging deeper into this phenomenon found that common blood pressure meds were associated with an increased risk of death among COVID-19 patients. The researchers tracked 172 people hospitalized for … Read more

COVID-19 May Strike More Cats Than Believed

FRIDAY, Sept. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Cat lovers, be aware: New research suggests that COVID-19 may be more common in cats than previously thought. Scientists analyzed blood samples taken from 102 cats between January and March 2020 in Wuhan, China, after the world’s first known outbreak of COVID-19 began in that city. … Read more

Are Masks a Kind of Vaccine Against COVID-19?

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By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The world is still waiting for a safe, effective coronavirus vaccine. But new research now suggests that billions of people may already be using a crude vaccine of sorts: face masks. The theory — and it remains largely a theory — is … Read more

Permanent Nerve Damage for Some COVID-19 Survivors

But he and his colleagues suspect something about COVID-19 infection itself makes nerves more vulnerable to damage. Among the possible triggers: the increased inflammatory state brought on by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as poor blood circulation and blood clotting. Prone-triggered PNI may also result from “the way patients are positioned … Read more

Health chief apologises after fourth Covid-19 death

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Image copyright PAcemaker Image caption Twenty members of staff at Craigavon Area Hospital have tested positive for Covid-19 The chief executive of the Southern Health Trust has apologised following the death of a fourth haematology patient at Craigavon Area Hospital who had tested positive for Covid-19. Shane Devlin said he and the trust were “truly … Read more

Trial Tests MMR Vaccine to Help Prevent COVID-19

FRIDAY, Sept. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A new clinical trial will try to determine whether the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine can protect health care workers from being infected with COVID-19. Hundreds of millions of people have received the MMR vaccine since it was developed nearly 50 years ago. It’s usually given … Read more