Medical Challenges
- Profiles in Catholicism
- Aug 2, 2020
- 4 min read
Updated: Jun 26, 2023
Medical Journal Articles
Effect of Higher-Dose Ivermectin for 6 Days vs Placebo on Time to Sustained Recovery in Outpatients With COVID-19 by Susanna Naggie, MD, MHS, JAMA February 20, 2023
Myocarditis Cases Reported After mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccination in the US From December 2020 to August 2021 by Matthew E. Oster, MD, MPH; David K. Shay, MD, MPH; John R. Su, MD, PhD, MPH; et al JAMA January 25, 2022
General Articles/Commentaries
Was the COVID Vaccine Safe for Pregnant Women? by Marty Makary Tablet
The Spike. A growing number of scientists are sounding the alarm about the risks of both COVID and its cures by Clayton Fox Tablet
COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy Protected Infants by Emily Harris JAMA February 22, 2023
Covid subvariants concern experts – churches silent so far by CatNews New Zealand
Long COVID at 12 months persists at 18 months, study shows by Reuters\
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines safe to use during pregnancy, study finds by The Jerusalem Post
Menstrual changes after Covid vaccines may be far more common than previously known by Sarah Sloat NBC News
Covid: Younger adults still at risk of serious organ damage - study by Jim Reed BBC News
FDA is set to announce new warning on J&J vaccine after 100 reports of it being linked to rare autoimmune disease Guillain-Barré syndrome by The Daily Mail
Heart inflammation link to Pfizer and Moderna jabs by James Gallagher BBC News
Heart problems after vaccinations are very rare—and often resolve quickly by Emily Sohn National Geographic
Astra antibody cocktail fails to prevent COVID-19 symptoms in large trial by Vishwadha Chander and Ludwig Burger Reuters
Extra COVID vaccine may help protect transplant patients by Lauren Neergaard The Associated Press
Why do some people get side effects after COVID-19 vaccines? by Lauren Neergard The Associated Press
Heart reaction probed as possible rare vaccine link in teens by Lindsey Tanner and Lauren Neergaard The Associated Press
COVID-19 Breakthrough Infections Among Fully Vaccinated People Are Extremely Rare, the CDC Says. They occur in just 0.01% of cases. by Sarah Jacoby SELF
COVID is causing strokes among the young and healthy, global study indicates.1 in 4 stroke patients with coronavirus are under 55; Jerusalem doctor involved in research says it shines spotlight on results of virus blocking larger blood vessels by Nathan Jeffay The Times of Israel
What are the blood clots associated with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine? 4 questions answered by Mousumi Som The Conversation
The Scourge of Covid-19 and Malaria Rages On by Father Shay Cullen Profiles in Catholicism
Study Finds 1 in 10 Healthcare Workers with Mild COVID Have Lasting Symptoms by Dr. Francis Collins NIH
How Opera Singing Is Helping Long-Haul Covid-19 Patients Recover by Jennifer Nalewicki Smithsoniam Magazine
German clinic helps COVID long haulers by Frank Jordans and Kerstin Sopke The Associated Press
Evidence mounting that COVID-19 can cause diabetes type II by Bob Yirka Medicalxpress
Virus Variants Threaten to Draw Out the Pandemic, Scientists Say by Apoorva Mandavilli and Benjamin Mueller The New York Times
Long-Haulers Are Pushing the Limits of COVID-19 Vaccines by Katherine J.Wu The Atlantic
How Navajo Physicians Are Battling the Covid-19 by Jade Begayand Sophina Calderon The Smithsonian Magazine
Not to be sniffed at: Agony of post-COVID-19 loss of smell by John Leicester The Associated Press
What We Know About COVID-19 Long-Haulers Who Have Symptoms for Months by Amy Marturana Winderl, C.P.T. SELF
Amazon city scrambles to provide oxygen to COVID-19 patients by Mauricio Savarese abd David Biller The Associated Press
Doctors Begin to Crack Covid’s Mysterious Long-Term Effects.Severe fatigue, memory lapses, heart problems affect patients who weren’t that badly hit initially; ‘It’s been so long’ by Sarah Toy, Sumathi Reddy and Daniela Hernandez The Wall Street Journal
Covid-19 immunity likely lasts for years by Neel V. Patela Technology Review
After being in the ICU with Covid, my New Year’s Resolution isn’t about my weight— it’s to be a better neighbor by Amanda Martinez Beck America
Neurological Conditions and COVID-19 by Johns Hopkins Medicine
Pope Francis Hails Argentina’s Doctors and Nurses as ‘Unsung Heroes’ of Pandemic. Argentina, which has a population of 44 million, has recorded more than 1,374,000 cases of COVID-19 and over 37,000 deaths as of Nov. 24. by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Confused About Covid Brain Fog? Doctors Have Questions, Too/Physicians have seen this recovery symptom before, but they still don’t know why so many coronavirus survivors are being affected by Sara Harrison Wired
Dying of loneliness: How COVID-19 is killing dementia patients by Algazeera’
COVID-19 causes some patients’ immune systems to attack their own bodies, which may contribute to severe illness by Matthew Woodruff The Conversation
The True Effect of COVID and the Pro-Life Movement on Abortion by Maty Pezzulo Patheos
Pandemic has driven some doctors to switch jobs, retire early by Cara Roberts Murez UPI
Coronavirus Reinfections Are Real but Very, Very Rare by Apoorva Mandavilli The New York Times
A Medical Worker Describes Terrifying Lung Failure From COVID-19 — Even in His Young Patients by Lizzie Presser ProPublica
An autoimmune-like antibody response is linked with severe COVID-19 by Matthew Woodruff The Conversation
US Medical Supply Chains Failed, and COVID Deaths Followed by ABC News
Covid Doctors Find a Turning Point in Life-Threatening Cases by Jason Gale Bloom berg
Penn State clarifies doctor's comments on Covid-19 and myocarditis by Leah Asmelash and Homero De la Fuente CNN
Rare Double Lung Transplant. Mayra Ramirez was the first of a small but growing number of people whose only hope of surviving the coronavirus was to replace their lungs. by Denise Grady The New York Times
Three-quarters of adults with COVID-19 have heart damage after recovery by Brian P. Dunleavy UPI
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