Post-COVID Risk for Blood Clot Lasts at Least 6 Months

Post-COVID Risk for Blood Clot Lasts at Least 6 Months

By Robert Preidt HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 increases people’s risk of dangerous blood clots and bleeding for months after infection, researchers say. The new findings suggest that COVID-19 is an independent risk factor for deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and bleeding. “Our findings arguably support [treatment] to avoid … Read more

Rethinking Your Post-COVID Relationship With Booze

June 28, 2021 — The pandemic was more than unnerving, lonely, and isolating. It ended up being a drinker’s dream, with margarita Mondays and wine Wednesdays becoming a regular occurrence on top of nightly happy hours. In fact, nearly 1 in 4 adults said they managed pandemic stress by drinking more, according to an American … Read more

Friendships Post-COVID: Resume, Repair, or Replace?

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Marvin Roca Jr., public relations associate, Los Angeles. Arianna Varas, executive assistant, New York City. Amy, journalist, Southern California. Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar, PhD, professor of evolutionary psychology, University of Oxford, U.K. Rebecca Adams, PhD, friendship researcher, professor, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, PhD, professor of psychology and neuroscience, Brigham Young University, … Read more

Are You Ready for a Post-COVID Dating Tsunami?

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To many people, it may seem like common sense to cut back on dating partners during a pandemic. But to evolutionary psychologists, this is the “behavioral immune system” at work — an unconscious set of behaviors that protect us in the face of an infectious disease threat. A pre-COVID study from Montreal’s McGill University … Read more

Anxiety and Anticipation: Rejoining a Post-COVID World

Bhavesh Shah, president, True Talking Toastmasters, San Jose, CA. Tam Le, vice president, True Talking Toastmasters, San Jose, CA. Paige Skinner, freelance journalist, Dallas area. Jonathan Kanter, PhD, director, Center for the Science of Social Connection, University of Washington. W. Keith Sutton, PsyD, director, Bay Area Center for Anxiety, San Francisco Bay Area. Bethany Teachman, … Read more

Post-COVID Viral Transmission Rare, Even With Positive Test

FRIDAY, April 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Isolated NBA players who recovered from COVID-19 but still tested positive for the virus didn’t infect others after leaving isolation, a new study finds. That someone who has had COVID can infect others has been a persistent fear, but these findings from the professional basketball league suggest … Read more

1 in 3 Have Neurological, Psychiatric Problems Post-COVID

WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Doctors are seeing such cases around the world: About a third of COVID-19 patients go on to develop “long-haul” neurological or psychiatric conditions months after being infected, new research shows. The findings suggest a link between COVID-19 and a higher risk for later mental health and neurological … Read more