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Mashup Score: 9Prevalence and risk factors for long COVID after mild disease: A cohort study with a symptomatic control group - 2 year(s) ago
There is limited data on the prevalence and risk factors for long COVID and few prospective studies with appropriate control groups and adequate sample sizes. We performed a prospective study to determine the prevalence and risk factors for long COVID.We …
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Mashup Score: 6
The largest burden of COVID-19 is carried by the elderly, and persons living in nursing homes are particularly vulnerable. However, 94% of the global population is younger than 70 years and 86% is younger than 60 years. The objective of this study was …
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... vaccinated (and it IS irrational not to be), their chance of dying if they get Covid is less than 1 in 1000 https://t.co/YUqRNtI4sA, and their risk of Long Covid is about 1 in 20. For some, those odds are low enough that Living-Like-It’s-2019 is a reasonable call. (9/25)
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Mashup Score: 9Long COVID risk and pre-COVID vaccination in an EHR-based cohort study from the RECOVER program - 2 year(s) ago
Nature Communications – The extent to which COVID-19 vaccination protects against long COVID is not well understood. Here, the authors use electronic health record data from the United States and…
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… and c) We know that being vaxxed protects against Long Covid. https://t.co/BcqRDyRDPH While we don’t know how important boosting is (most Long Covid studies looked at vax vs. not; not boosted vs. not), it’s logical to assume that keeping your immunity up is helpful. (17/25)
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Mashup Score: 8Nirmatrelvir and the Risk of Post–COVID-19 Condition - 2 year(s) ago
This cohort study examines the association of treatment with nirmatrelvir in the acute phase of COVID-19 and risk of post–COVID-19 condition.
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… however the evidence that it ⬇ Long Covid risk is strong. https://t.co/KPCtnvMQcJ Since females are at higher risk of LC, I’d lean toward Pax in a young woman with Covid (particularly if she has any risk factors for severity), and lean toward “no” for a younger man. (20/25)
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In patients with acute COVID-19 infection, there was a similar rate of viral rebound between those treated with nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir versus untreated con
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It's true, the chance of rebound is higher with Pax than without https://t.co/KIRqKVNrxp, but a) it’s not that much higher; and b) rebound is more an annoyance than a health threat – a few days of recurrent symptoms and infectiousness, but near-zero risk of a severe case. (21/25)
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Mashup Score: 12How Bad Is a Second (or Third or Fourth) Case of Covid? - 2 year(s) ago
Reinfections are becoming more common. Experts are still unsure about how damaging they can be.
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Finally, since ~80% of us have been infected ≥ once, can you be less careful (after your 3-month window of protection) if you’ve had Covid before? Evidence is murky, but mostly says: You don’t want to get Covid, AND you don’t want to get it again. https://t.co/xsYPhnvuLZ (22/25)
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Join us in-person and online for a discussion with journalist Katie Hafner, who covers scientific advances, especially those by women, and her husband, Dr. Robert Wachter of UCSF, who is on the forefront of the digital transformation of health care and has been influential in advancing public understanding of the COVID crisis. Dr. Wachter coined the term “hospitalist” in 1996 and has overseen that medical specialty, the fastest growing specialty in modern medical history.
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On Tuesday Sept 5, 6pm, my wife @katiehafner & I will chat with G. Hammond at the Commonwealth Club @cwclub. We'll talk writing (incl. how we can edit each other and stay married), women in science, Covid, AI, & my recent face plant. In person or virtual: https://t.co/ObLd4By7Y0
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Mashup Score: 16COVID-19 summer uptick: What to know - 2 year(s) ago
The COVID-19 public health emergency declaration ended last May but the virus is still very much around. Parts of the country are experiencing an uptick in cases.
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Enjoyed chatting w/ @deepafern @NPR @hereandnow. We discussed the current uptick, should folks change behavior, & my own case... which she learned of when she saw my banged-up face while she was suffering from Covid while camping in an Aussie rain forest. https://t.co/snjZMXvwOl
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Mashup Score: 142AI and Medical Education — A 21st-Century Pandora’s Box | NEJM - 2 year(s) ago
Perspective from The New England Journal of Medicine — AI and Medical Education — A 21st-Century Pandora’s Box
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RT @EricTopol: An astute essay on how medical education needs to adapt to generative #AI https://t.co/3rN2JQ8rRj #MedEd #MedTwitter "The w…
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Poised for Digital Transformation in Healthcare Today, RamaOnHealthcare talks with Robert M. Wachter, M.D. Dr. Wachter is the author of 300 articles and 6
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Thanks to Rama on Healthcare for featuring an interview with me today. We covered today's challenges for healthcare leaders, #AI and digital transformation, and the evolving pressures on medical education, both for trainees & practicing docs. https://t.co/WP6rqf7fJN
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There's no "right way" to react to the uptick. It’s key to weigh your risk factors for a severe case (age, co-morbidities, vax status) & for Long Covid (same, plus women>men), along with your risk tolerance and how onerous you find “careful” to be. (7/25) https://t.co/J1pyMmWcvC