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Why Does COVID-19 Cause Severe Illness in Some Patients but Not Others?
A new study harnesses big data and bioinformatics to explore how the immune system can fight off the virus in some cases and fails in others.
9 Jun 2023
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Immunologist Akiko Iwasaki: ‘We are not done with Covid, not even close’
The Yale professor and long Covid expert on why the virus is causing ongoing illness for so many, and the challenges she faces as a woman of colour in science.
Source: The Guardian
27 May 2023
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Participant-centric Trial Will Test if Antiviral Paxlovid Can Help With Long COVID
Researchers are still in the dark on the mechanisms underlying and how to treat long COVID. A new clinical trial using the oral antiviral Paxlovid will provide urgently needed insights for COVID long-haulers and their providers.
3 Apr 2023
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Long-covid symptoms are less common now than earlier in the pandemic
Americans infected with the coronavirus’s omicron variant are less likely to develop symptoms typical of long covid than those who had covid-19 earlier in the pandemic, according to the largest-ever study of who is most vulnerable to being sickened — or debilitated — by the virus’s lingering effects.
Source: The Washington Post
18 Mar 2023
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Will Long COVID Research Provide Answers for Poorly Understood Diseases Like ME/CFS?
ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome) is a highly disabling, severe condition that has been largely overlooked and even questioned as an illness by physicians and biomedical researchers for decades. But now, scientists including Yale's Akiko Iwasaki and Harlan Krumholz are finding parallels between post-infection long COVID and ME/CFS.
1 Nov 2022
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COVID-19 Virus Increases Risk for Other Infections by Disrupting Normal Mix of Gut Bacteria
Infection with the pandemic virus, SARS-CoV-2, can reduce the number of bacterial species in a patient’s gut, with the lesser diversity creating space for dangerous microbes to thrive, a new study finds.
Source: NYU Langone Health
1 Nov 2022
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Vaccine Used in Much of the World No Match for Omicron Variant
An analysis of blood serum from 101 individuals from the Dominican Republic showed that omicron infection produced no neutralizing antibodies among those who received the standard two-shot regimen of the Sinovac vaccine. Antibody levels against omicron rose among those who had also received a booster shot of the mRNA vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech.
Source: YaleNews
20 Jan 2022
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‘Triple-demic’ of respiratory illnesses launches vaccination season. Have you gotten yours?
We are amid the “triple-demic” of respiratory illnesses season that includes a significant increase in U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations alongside annual seasonal surges in respiratory viruses like influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). YSPH Professor Sten Vermund offers timely guidance on how people can best protect themselves in this opinion piece.
Source: The Baltimore Sun
30 Nov 2023
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How to stay safe over Thanksgiving as respiratory virus activity ticks up in parts of the U.S.
There are a few well-known mitigation measures you can follow to keep yourself and your loved ones safe during the holidays. YSPH Dr. Albert Ko provides some guidance.
Source: ABC News
22 Nov 2023
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Omicron, Now 2 Years Old, Is Not Done With Us Yet
The dominant variant of the coronavirus has proved to be not only staggeringly infectious, but an evolutionary marvel.
Source: New York Times
21 Nov 2023
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COVID Likely to Peak in Colder Months as Virus Becomes Endemic in the US
As COVID-19 becomes endemic in the U.S., it will likely settle into a seasonable rhythm like influenza, becoming most active during the colder months in northern climes and subsiding in summer, according to a new study by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
8 Nov 2023
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The Long History of Long COVID and Other Chronic Illnesses
The term post-acute infection syndrome refers to chronic diseases that occur after an acute viral, bacterial, or parasitic infection, including chronic Lyme and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Yale School of Medicine is investigating the many questions surrounding post-acute infection syndromes in its new Center for Infection & Immunity.
31 Oct 2023
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Seasonal Shot Strategies
Researchers find that patients with cancer who are severely immunocompromised may benefit from a more frequent seasonal vaccine schedule.
Source: Cancer Today
23 Oct 2023
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Will Uninsured Americans Be Able to Get Their COVID Shot?
The government created the Bridge Access program to help those without insurance. Does anyone care about it? Associate Professor Jason Schwartz says the public is fatigued when it comes to news about another COVID shot.
Source: The Messenger
17 Oct 2023
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As Childhood Vaccination Rates Continue to Fall, Are We Doing Enough to Stop Anti-Vaxxers? These Doctors Say No
Pakistan made headlines around the world when officials announced they’re considering throwing parents in jail for failing to vaccinate their kids among a resurgence in polio cases. While such draconian measures are unthinkable in the United States, it’s not hard to imagine a future where the re-emergence of once-eradicated diseases becomes increasingly common.
Source: The Messenger
6 Oct 2023
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From appointments to insurance, COVID-19 vaccine issues continue in CT
Yale School of Public Health Professor Gregg Gonsalves says that during the pandemic the American public health system and welfare system had been bolstered to the point where we had a semi-functional public health and social services apparatus. These programs have all been dismantled with the end of the public health emergency, returning us to the normal of "the unfulfilled promise of public health."
Source: CT Insider
5 Oct 2023
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What to know about fall flu, coronavirus and RSV vaccines for kids
Public health experts and medical providers are warning that respiratory viruses pose a severe risk to children this fall, and they are emphasizing the importance of vaccines in keeping kids safe.
Source: The Washington Post
29 Sep 2023
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Disease X: How AI could help plan our response to future pandemics
Researchers are looking at how artificial intelligence (AI), including large language models like ChatGPT, could be used to scenario plan for future epidemics.
Source: Euronews
29 Sep 2023
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Distinct Immune, Hormone Responses Shed Light on Mysteries of Long COVID
People who have experienced symptoms for months or longer after being infected exhibit different immune and hormonal responses to the virus, a new study finds.
Source: YaleNews
25 Sep 2023
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CDC will invest $262.5 million to forecast the spread of infectious diseases
The CDC, through its new Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics, is doling out some $262.5 million over five years to 13 centers around the country, including to researchers in Massachusetts.
Source: The Boston Globe
21 Sep 2023