Monthly Archives: August 2023

The Risk of Long COVID Is Still Not Negligible: The Western Australian Edition

Posted on August 15, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, a preprint describing the patterns of long COVID in Western Australia dropped. Western Australia is a little different from many places in that the population had not been exposed in any meaningful way to COVID until the Omicron … Continue reading →

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Links 8/14/23

Posted on August 14, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Phylogeographic evolution of horseshoe bat sarbecoviruses in Vietnam and implications for the origins of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 No evidence athletes at risk for cardiac arrest after COVID vaccinations COVID-19 took a toll on heart health and … Continue reading →

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COVID Is Still Rising in D.C.

Posted on August 14, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

And Alexandria, VA, the only adjacent municipality that is still collecting wastewater data. Here’s D.C.: And here’s Alexandria, VA: For context, the maximal values for Alexandria and D.C. during the January 2023 peak were 1,306 and 1,222 respectively, while the … Continue reading →

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Links 8/13/23

Posted on August 13, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Why Insect Memories May Not Survive Metamorphosis A Systematic Review of Persistent Clinical Features After SARS-CoV-2 in the Pediatric Population Antiviral efficacy of the SARS-CoV-2 XBB breakthrough infection sera against Omicron subvariants including EG.5 Population Analysis … Continue reading →

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Links 8/12/23

Posted on August 12, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Vaccine ‘accessory’ found to stop Covid infection in the nasal tract Los Angeles Has a Growing Typhus Problem, Thanks to the Fleas A fungal disease is rapidly spreading across the U.S. Scientists are alarmed Scientists begin … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on August 12, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Floral Barbie The Surreal Nature of the Recent Trump Indictment Is an Indictment of Our Judicial System CEOs and Landlords Need to Learn to Embrace Technological Change Jack Goldsmith’s Silly Ant-Trump Prosecution Op-Ed and … Continue reading →

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Links 8/11/23

Posted on August 11, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Influence of Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection on COVID-19 Severity: Evidence from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative Efficacy of three antimicrobial mouthwashes in reducing SARS-CoV-2 viral load in the saliva of hospitalized patients: a randomized controlled pilot study … Continue reading →

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The Media Are Still Failing to Ask Serious Questions about Long COVID to Policy Makers

Posted on August 11, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Over the last week, there have been a number of interviews in different kinds of media, podcasts to legacy media, with policy makers, including both politicians, public health officials, and those pundits who serve as unofficial (or official) advisors about … Continue reading →

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Links 8/10/23

Posted on August 10, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Understanding the efficacy of wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in two diverse communities Why not to pick your nose: Association between nose picking and SARS-CoV-2 incidence, a cohort study in hospital health care workers The post-COVID-19 population … Continue reading →

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On COVID, We Failed to Prepare Once Again

Posted on August 10, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Eric Topol IS VERY DISAPPOINT (boldface mine): On the other hand, the BA.5 spike has more than 15 different mutations than either of the newer variants, which not only reflect further evolution of the virus, but also how poorly aligned … Continue reading →

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