With less and less tracking and sensible PCR-test statistics available, this may seem a good replacement for indicators of the virus being shed: analyses of data showed that infected people start shedding the virus into the sewage system around five days before they were reported through clinical testing. Forecast the number of clinical Covid-19 cases in a community five days in advance. https://healthcare-in-europe.com/en/news/using-sewage-to-forecast-covid-19-infections.html #covid #sarscov2 #healthcare #healthcarenews #covid #science

Covid sticks with you and changes your immune response (decreases it). #covid #sarscov2 #healthcare #healthcarenews #covid #science https://lnkd.in/eiqHN-em

When an asymptomatic #Covid-infection stays put in the tonsils of children they run a greater risk of getting severe cases of Strep-A.  #sarscov2 #healthcare #healthcarenews #covid19 #science https://lnkd.in/e2PZr5-K

Vierfach-Tests sollen nicht über die Apotheke vertrieben werden. Laut Bundesgesundheitsministerium (BMG) dürfen diese Tests nicht an Laien abgegeben werden. #covid #sarscov2 #healthcare #healthcarenews #covid #science #influenza #rsv #IfSG…https://lnkd.in/eEsXFUVN

Quick vid of building a CorsiRosenthal box for a UK daycare. #covid #sarscov2 #healthcare #healthcarenews #covid #DIY https://lnkd.in/ew2yHPZh

COVID stays in the body tissue and organs - even the brain. Study: All of the patients died with COVID-19, and none were vaccinated. The blood plasma of 38 patients tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, three tested negative, and plasma was unavailable for the other 3. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-12-autopsies-covid-virus-brain-body.html #covid #sarscov2 #healthcare #healthcarenews #covid #science

A newly developed rapid test needs only a few seconds to reliably detect pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2. It is based on specially designed magnetic nanoparticles. https://lnkd.in/eHXNGuHh
#covid #sarscov2 #healthcare #healthcarenews #covid #science https://lnkd.in/ewexUcqA

This is disturbing: Nearly 1 in 8 deaths in 2021 were due to Covid-19, up from about 1 in 10 deaths in 2020. It was again the third leading cause of death.
Drug overdose deaths also increased significantly throughout the pandemic, reaching record levels in 2021. Nearly 107,000 people died of a drug overdose in 2021, driving the rate for overdoses up more than 14% in one year and 50% over the past two years. https://www.egyptindependent.com/covid-19-and-drug-overdoses-drive-us-life-expectancy-to-lowest-level-in-25-years-cdc-reports/ #covid #sarscov2 #healthcare #healthcarenews #covid #science

Depression and the intestinal bacteria - here are those that bring you down, according to a study. https://lnkd.in/e4npB9xi #microbiome #depression #healthcare #healthcarenews #bacteria #science https://lnkd.in/eUj99erF

“The current rise in COVID-19 within the county should serve as a stark reminder for everyone eligible to get the bivalent Omicron booster as soon as possible, especially in advance of the holidays,” Dr. Sara Cody, the county public health director, said in a statement.

COVID-19 deaths have also started to increase. #h#covid #sarscov2 #healthcare #healthcarenews #covid #science https://www-latimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-12-06/l-a-county-coronavirus-cases-in-full-surge-up-75-in-one-week

a significant proportion of seropositive children, particularly adolescents, experienced persistent #COVID symptoms. While there is a need for further investigations, growing evidence of pediatric #postCOVID urges early screening and primary care management. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-34616-8 #healthcare #healthcarenews

Patients with brain tumours may now have another option for local treatment that does not involve opening the skull, and does not involve heat or radiation. https://lnkd.in/eiuupwAH #braintumor #cancer #healthcare #healthcarenews #covid #science #treatment https://lnkd.in/eHkkYcRz

Written in 2021 and nearly forgotten. One sector that took a big hit from lockdowns was the fossil fuel industry. #Oil demand fell sharply in 2020, placing the global #economy on uncertain footing.

Business-aligned groups — e.g. to fossil fuels — began targeting public health measures threatening their bottom lines. *Chief among them were groups tied to billionaire Charles Koch, owner of Koch Industries.* https://www.levernews.com/how-the-koch-network-hijacked-the-war-on-covid/ #covid #sarscov2 #healthcare #healthcarenews #covid #science

There is no #evidence of higher risk of miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy following vaccination against #Covid19 or infection with the disease, according to a new study. https://lnkd.in/esz3H9Ms
#covid #sarscov2 #healthcare #healthcarenews #covid #science https://lnkd.in/etCWs9za

Home Care Jobs Are Taking Over the Long-Term Care #Workforce - Home #HealthCareNews https://bit.ly/3s9W6th