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5Jan

Hospitals seeing ‘exponential’ rise in flu cases in Western Pa.

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After a holiday season filled with travel, family gatherings and relatives breathing on each other, respiratory illnesses are on the rise in Western Pennsylvania — with flu cases spiking the fastest. Area hospitals are seeing an “exponential increase” in flu diagnoses, said Dr. Graham Snyder, medical director of infection prevention and hospital epidemiology at UPMC. […]

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5Jan

RSV, COVID, flu surge forces some Jersey Shore hospitals to divert patients

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Mask mandate reinstated at NYC hospitals Mask mandates are returning at all 11 NYC public hospitals amid a rise in flu, COVID, and RSV cases. Fox – 5 NY Numerous New Jersey hospitals diverted patients to other emergency rooms on Wednesday as a surge of post-holiday respiratory viruses sickened thousands of people across the state. […]

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5Jan

I’m a lung transplant patient with Covid and I swear these $10 lozenges saved my life

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A double-lung transplant patient is thanking a $10 cold remedy for saving her from Covid. Amanda Jean, 27, said in a video that over-the-counter Cold-Eeze lozenges ‘saved my life not only when I had Covid’ but also when she was struck down with the common cold this winter. Ms Jean, who is awaiting her second lung […]

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5Jan

What you need to know with upper respiratory illness on the rise

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Diagnoses of flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are on the rise across the U.S., with the CDC trackers showing flu activity to be very high here in Georgia. Hear from EGRMC’s Dr. Alan Scott about the best ways to protect yourself and your family. If it seems like more people are getting sick […]

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5Jan

Doctors see kids with severe symptoms of COVID, RSV and flu

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WISCONSIN — Doctors said they are seeing more serious symptoms related to COVID-19, RSV and influenza in children this new year. What You Need To Know According to Aurora Health Care, cases of COVID-19, RSV and influenza are typical this time of year, but there is a spike in cases that present more severe symptoms — especially in […]

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5Jan

Union Health implements restrictions as respiratory illnesses rise in the area | WIBQ The Talk Station

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VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Visitors to the Union Health campuses in Terre Haute and Clinton should expect newly activated restrictions due to a rise in COVID-19 and RSV in the area. According to Dr. Rebecca Lynch, Chief Medical Officer at Union Health, as much as 15% of patients admitted to its hospitals are there […]

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5Jan

Flovent Inhaler Discontinuation Causing Concerns Over Generic Switch

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A widely used asthma medicine is disappearing from drugstore shelves starting this month, and doctors are worried that some patients may struggle with switching to an alternative generic version if their insurance doesn’t cover the new option. At the end of 2023, drugmaker GSK halted U.S. sales of its brand-name drug Flovent, an inhaled corticosteroid […]

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5Jan

Chronic COVID-19 infection in an immunosuppressed patient shows changes in lineage over time: a case report | Virology Journal

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World Health Organization. Weekly Epidemiological Update on COVID-19: 27 October 2023.; 2023. Accessed November 21, 2023. www.who.int/publications/m/item/covid-19-epidemiological-update—27-october-2023 Xu X, Chen P, Wang J, et al. Evolution of the novel coronavirus from the ongoing Wuhan outbreak and modeling of its spike protein for risk of human transmission. Sci China Life Sci. 2020;63(3):457–60. doi.org/10.1007/s11427-020-1637-5. Article  CAS  PubMed  […]

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4Jan

The role of nutritional support with probiotics in outpatients with symptomatic acute respiratory tract infections: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled dietary study | BMC Nutrition

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In this multicenter randomized dietary trial of the outpatient adults with COVID-19, we demonstrated that the patients in the probiotic group had lower global, respiratory and constitutional symptom scores on the day 10th. Selection of the 10th day time-point for the outcome measures was made upon the reports that it was critical to the further […]

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4Jan

COVID-19 pandemic justified police not offering DUI breath tests, appeals court rules | Courts

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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday agreed that a police department’s decision not to offer suspected drunk drivers the choice of a breath test at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic did not violate state law. Although it was not the first Court of Appeals ruling to address the issue, it was the first to set […]

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4Jan

Paxlovid Found Not to Reduce Long COVID Risk

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Vaccinated patients treated with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) who were not hospitalized did not show a lower prevalence of long COVID symptoms 90 days after infection, according to new research published in the Journal of Medical Virology.1 Long COVID occurs in around 10% of patients with a COVID-19 infection, with around 65 million people suffering from the […]

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4Jan

As RSV, flu, COVID cases surge, Meritus says its number of patients is more than pandemic surges

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04 January 2024- Viral illnesses are surging in the community in the week after the holidays, and the staff at Meritus Health is seeing more cases of RSV, flu, COVID-19 and other respiratory illness. In the first days of 2024, Meritus Medical Center experienced a higher patient census than was seen during COVID pandemic surges. […]

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4Jan

Development of acute exacerbation in Korean COPD

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Eun Chong Yoon,1 So-My Koo,1 Hye Yun Park,2 Ho Cheol Kim,3 Woo Jin Kim,4 Ki Uk Kim,5 Ki-Suck Jung,6 Kwang Ha Yoo,7 Hyoung Kyu Yoon,8 Hee-Young Yoon1 1Division of Allergy and Respiratory Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; 2Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of […]

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4Jan

Study describes clinical features that may lead to long COVID

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Today a study published in Nature Communications describes features of the acute phase of COVID-19 infection seen in patients who later developed long COVID, and a second study in the same journal suggests that long-COVID fatigue is linked to changes to the mitochondria in muscle cells. The first study looked at patient reported outcomes (PRO) […]

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4Jan

Inhaled statins show promise as effective ast

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Statins are a class of drugs commonly used to lower bad cholesterol, but can they also treat obstructive airway diseases, such as asthma? UC Davis Health pulmonologists taking part in an NIH-funded study are exploring an innovative approach to determine whether statins may help treat obstructive airway diseases by delivering the medication via inhalation. “Delivering […]

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4Jan

Impact of cold wave on Asthma patients: Here’s how to keep your children safe

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Your child’s asthma and the changing season Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease characterized by the inflammation and narrowing of the airways – almost 8% of children in India are affected by this chronic condition. Overlooked or inadequately treated asthma can significantly impact a child’s quality of life – restricting the ability to participate in […]

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4Jan

‘You see it everywhere’: Neighbors in Sunset Park complain of continued sawdust pollution, blame Enviva Biomass

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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Driving through Wilmington’s Sunset Park neighborhood, you may notice two large white inflatable domes built by wood pellet manufacturer Enviva Biomass. The domes have been in operation since 2016. That’s when residents said they began to see sawdust on their property and in the air. They claim the sawdust blows from […]

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4Jan

Understanding Long-Term Pulmonary Dysfunction in COVID-19 Patients

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A recent collaborative study published in Frontiers in Medicine has thrown light upon the long-term pulmonary dysfunction (L-PDD) in patients who have recovered from COVID-19. The study aimed at deciphering the inflammatory pathways at a cellular and molecular level causing sustained lung failure over time. This research comes at a crucial time when the world […]

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4Jan

Long Covid warning as JN.1 coronavirus variant spreads

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Coronavirus cases were on the rise ahead of Christmas, with a 20 per cent increase in daily admissions recorded in the week up to December 22. The spike in cases follows the emergence of a new strain of the virus, the JN.1 strain, which experts have warned may be more transmissible than previous variants. The […]

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4Jan

U.S. Hospitals Grapple with Rising Respiratory Virus Metrics

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U.S. Hospitals Grapple with Rising Respiratory Virus Metrics As the United States experiences a surge in respiratory virus metrics, hospitals across the country are reinstating mask mandates and opening up additional units to manage the influx of patients. Data for the week ending December 23 showed that over 44,000 flu and COVID-19 patients were admitted […]

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