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Carolyn Barber, MD

2 years

Strokes, heart attacks, sudden death: Does America understand the long-term risks of catching COVID? ⁦⁩ Thank you ⁦ @zalaly ⁩ ⁦ @yunlong_cao ⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦ @EricTopol ⁩ ⁦ @DrEricDing ⁩ ⁦ @MeetJess ⁦ @dianaberrent ⁩ for your work!

Strokes, heart attacks, sudden deaths: Does America understand the long-term risks of catching...

There are early signs that COVID infections and reinfections are leading to a rise in life-threatening conditions, says physician and author Carolyn Barber.

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Carolyn Barber, MD

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2 years

“There’s probably more transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the last 30 days than there had been in any 30-day period in the entire pandemic,”said Dr Osterholm of Ctr ID Research & Policy. Map of community transmission below speaks for itself. Where’s @CDCgov ?

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5 months

NEW: @zalaly et al nailed it: COVID IS WORSE THAN FLU😷 ‘It’s a “much more serious threat” and affects nearly every single organ system in the body, per a new study @Nature . "We trivialize #Covid infections to our own peril," Al-Aly told me.👇. 1/2

COVID-19 v. Flu: A ‘much more serious threat,’ new study into long-term risks concludes

‘We trivialize COVID infections at our peril,’ says the author of the study.

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Carolyn Barber, MD

@cbarbermd

8 months

The new booster may not be for you... Is this for real? @DrPaulOffit , who serves on the FDA's expert panel, said to @NPR here that, "The general public should not expect to need to receive the latest COVID booster." He explained that it is intended only for those who are age…

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Carolyn Barber, MD

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1 year

Long Covid… “It can take people who are entirely functional, athletic, healthy, & make it difficult for them to get out of bed or difficult to walk just a block. We are long on mechanisms & short on treatment. That's the summary of everything”- @EricTopol

Leading COVID expert says not enough is being done to help long haulers: “People are desperate,...

Much remains unknown about long COVID, including the best ways to treat and prevent it.

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Carolyn Barber, MD

@cbarbermd

11 months

@CalltoActivism Nearly 1 in 4 Americans have medical debt & plenty of hospitals sue patients who don’t pay. No one should be put in these impossible financial circumstances bc they seek care. Simply put, our healthcare system is broken—we overspend, WAY overcharge and underdeliver. Based on my…

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Carolyn Barber, MD

@cbarbermd

2 years

@MeetJess @FortuneMagazine Good news, Jess. The article has gone viral and both Google & Apple News have picked it up, so the info. is being shared, widely.👍

Strokes, heart attacks, sudden deaths: Does America understand the long-term risks of catching...

There are early signs that COVID infections and reinfections are leading to a rise in life-threatening conditions, says physician and author Carolyn Barber.

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Carolyn Barber, MD

@cbarbermd

3 years

⁩Kaiser researchers examined records of 6.2 million pts—found NO serious health effects linked to the 2 mRNA COVID vaccines. Myocarditis risk 12-39 yos: 6.3 cases/million doses; hospitalized median 1d. ⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦ @aboutKP ⁩

No serious health effects linked to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines: study

Federal and Kaiser Permanente researchers combing the health records of 6.2 million patients found no serious health effects that could be linked to the 2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.

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Carolyn Barber, MD

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8 months

Covid is in the air! How much? A new study reports that #COVID19 pts exhaled up to 1000 copies of virus/min until day 8 of sxs, when levels plummeted. ⭐️Mild/mod symptomatic pts exhaled large amounts of virus, though severely symptomatic cases generally exhaled ⬆️⬆️ levels…

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Carolyn Barber, MD

@cbarbermd

3 years

@VincentRK Thank you. Very helpful. Retweeting this which lines up with your UK data.

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Carolyn Barber, MD

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8 months

Since this is getting some attn, I'm tagging my latest piece on long Covid with @zalaly . We desperately need treatments for those suffering from LC.

Long COVID. Shorter Life? New research reveals an arduous road to recovery

The first study to look at two years of data shows the devastating effects of long COVID-but there are still no validated treatments.

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Carolyn Barber, MD

@cbarbermd

3 months

New cancer diagnoses exceed 2 million/yr for 1st time. Many poss reasons for this. I spoke with mult experts👇incldg @VirusesImmunity about whether #SARSCoV2 can lead to cancer… “We don’t have great evidence, but this virus has surprised us over & over.”

Inside long COVID’s war on the body: Researchers are trying to find out whether the virus has the...

'There’s not great evidence to support SARS-CoV-2 being an oncogenic virus–but this virus has surprised us over and over.'

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Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA

@michael_hoerger

3 months

In a "bleak milestone," new #cancer diagnoses exceed 2 million/year for the 1st time in U.S. history, per @AmericanCancer . Models don't account for Covid, but "existing cancer disparities will likely be further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic."

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Carolyn Barber, MD

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5 months

Thank you @zalaly for all of your great work. Dr. Aly’s remarks to @BurnetInstitute : “We looked at the heart, lungs, kidneys— we saw increased risk of diabetes, mental health disorders, & blood clotting problems. We saw increased risk for nearly every organ system. Long Covid…

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Carolyn Barber, MD

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2 years

@MeetJess @FortuneMagazine I have and linked about 5 of your sudden death threads in the piece. Also tweeted out a thank you to you for your hard work this AM. Trying to help spread good info.👍 Cheers!

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Carolyn Barber, MD

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New research published by a #UCSF / #Harvard team provides the strongest evidence yet that the #COVID_19 virus can persist for months to yrs after infection. Employing an ultra-sensitive blood test, the team found that proteins made by the virus were still present for up…

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Carolyn Barber, MD

@cbarbermd

2 years

Why isn’t anyone talking about this? Covaxin submitted an EUA to FDA 11/21 for its vaccine for KIDS 2 YEARS AND UP w/ no myocarditis. AND it could be a great booster generating broad immunity against whole virus versus just spike. @EricTopol @PeterHotez @DrLeanaWen @ASlavitt

Monica Gandhi MD, MPH

@MonicaGandhi9

2 years

This report clarifies that Covaxin EUA submitted to FDA and would give us vaccine option down to age of two years old

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Carolyn Barber, MD

@cbarbermd

1 year

Covid virus found all over the body. An NIAID autopsy study of mostly older, unvax'd ppl who died from COVID revealed SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in 79 of 85 body locations (including the brain, heart, ovary, testes.) Virus persisted up to 230 days after symptom onset in 1 case. 1/

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Carolyn Barber, MD

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1 year

Pls try to avoid Covid during the holidays. In this massive study(> 450K ppl), people who were reinfected with COVID had a more than 2x ⬆️risk of death and 3x⬆️ risk of hosp vs those infected just once. Also they were 3x more likely to develop lung prob, 3x ⬆️heart issues, etc…

Eric Feigl-Ding

@DrEricDing

1 year

⚠️AVOID INFECTION—Risk of death, hospitalization from #COVID19 jumps significantly with reinfection compared with 1 or no infection. Problem goes beyond vaccinated or unvaccinated. ➡️Each infection you accumulate more risk.🧵 (See Purple>>Orange>>Green).

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Carolyn Barber, MD

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2 years

This⬇️ Mindboggling that @michaelmina_lab has to write this article for the 10th time in 20 mos. Testing= knowledge=control…control over outbreaks, in-person learning, safe gatherings, our lives… Come on @WHCOVIDResponse @JoeBiden @CDCDirector , pls make this happen, ASAP.

Michael Mina

@michaelmina_lab

2 years

The US needs an Operation Warpspeed for Rapid Tests! Not just for COVID19 but for our future selves! It’s not if, but WHEN the next pandemic hits, we shouldn’t spend years fumbling around. Get accessible rapid tests to ppl in weeks! From Sept ‘21

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@michaelmina_lab Did I just hear press Secretary Jen Psaki correctly in her press briefing say that all Americans will get free at home COVID tests?! Think it’s finally happening. THANK YOU, @michaelmina_lab for your relentless persistence re this essential public health tool. 👏

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Carolyn Barber, MD

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8 months

@EM_RESUS Thrombus that embolizes on video. Scary, indeed. 😯

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Carolyn Barber, MD

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This! Great article @michaelmina_lab We need cheap, $1 rapid tests as a public health screening tool for all Americans ASAP, to rapidly contain our pandemic🙏. @EricTopol @DrTomFrieden @JoeBiden @KamalaHarris @celinegounder

New Test Paradigm Needed for SARS-CoV-2 | Harvard Magazine

Michael Mina maintains a new testing regimen could end the COVID-19 pandemic—in three weeks.

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Carolyn Barber, MD

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1 year

@kprather88 Agree, this definitely needs more attention. Tried to raise some awareness here, but @CDCgov can you pls investigate the rash of sudden deaths that we are all seeing & correlate with causation? @MeetJess has done a fantastic job listing these on her acct.

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Carolyn Barber, MD

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Such a waste of a tremendous opportunity. The NIH received $1.15 billion from Congress in 2020 to help patients, but most of this funding has been spent, already. Only 15% of the funding went towards clinical trials. "Scientists and patient advocates agree that the current slate…

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Carolyn Barber, MD

@cbarbermd

2 years

@EricTopol Thanks, Eric. Just wrote about these new variants and the consequences of these repeated surges @FortuneMagazine … “Strokes, heart attacks 💔, sudden death. Does America understand the long-term risks of catching Covid?”

Strokes, heart attacks, sudden deaths: Does America understand the long-term risks of catching...

There are early signs that COVID infections and reinfections are leading to a rise in life-threatening conditions, says physician and author Carolyn Barber.

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Carolyn Barber, MD

@cbarbermd

2 years

Riddle: What takes ~40 minutes to build, drastically improves air quality in a school, dorm or office helps mitigate against COVID-19 infection & won’t break the bank?! @CorsIAQ @JimRosenthal4 @ShivenTaneja

Commentary: A DIY air purifier that costs under $100 to make is taking America’s classrooms by storm

An ingenious open-source design lets anyone build an efficient air filtering system using filters, a fan, some duct tape, and cardboard.

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Carolyn Barber, MD

@cbarbermd

9 months

“We estimated that there were approximately 10 million people in the first year of the pandemic in the U.S. who are in this predicament: who got Covid, got long Covid, but tested negative for Covid,” said Igor Koralnik, who led the study #COVID …

New study suggests people who tested negative for Covid-19 can still develop long Covid

“We estimated that there were approximately 10 million people in the first year of the pandemic in the US who are in this predicament: who got Covid, got long Covid, but tested negative for Covid."

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@radRounds Neurocysticercosis

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@Raminho @Palestine_UN “One night I think we saw seven dead children under the age of five in the course of like four or five hours.” Absolutely Horrific.’ What American Volunteer Doctors Saw in Gaza #Gaza #Palestine #IsraelHamasWar

'Absolutely Horrific.' What U.S. Doctors Saw in Gaza

The staggering statistics do not fully capture the crisis in Gaza amid Israel's ongoing bombardment.

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Common cancer screens (mammography, colonoscopy, PSA testing, etc.) don't save lives by extending lifetimes, per a meta-analysis of over 2M ppl. That's pretty shocking when you think about it. And for too many Americans, the downstream effects of mass screening (biopsies,…

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Carolyn Barber, MD

@cbarbermd

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@Genlman @MeetJess Crazy enough, these DIY Corsi- Rosenthal boxes work better than a lot of store-bought HEPA units bc of the tremendous airflow generated by the large fan. And, you can build one in about 45 minutes! Wrote about them here…

Commentary: A DIY air purifier that costs under $100 to make is taking America’s classrooms by storm

An ingenious open-source design lets anyone build an efficient air filtering system using filters, a fan, some duct tape, and cardboard.

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Carolyn Barber, MD

@cbarbermd

1 year

@tmprowell @Hexagon1594 Low sperm counts, low testosterone levels, erectile dysfunction… “Male fertility is definitely being affected,” says @raevti @ClevelandClinic . “We just don’t know how severely and for how long.”

Commentary: Long COVID could be leading to a wave of erectile dysfunction as the pandemic invades...

We don't have all the data yet–but dozens of studies around the world have shown a link between Long COVID and impotence.

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Carolyn Barber, MD

@cbarbermd

7 months

@amyfaithho Terrible. Nearly 1 in 4 Americans have medical debt & plenty of hospitals sue patients who don’t pay. No one should be put in these impossible financial circumstances bc they seek care. Our hcare system is broken—we overcharge & underdeliver. My book👇($4)

Runaway Medicine: What You Don't Know May Kill You

As a patient, what do you wish you could know before going under the knife or starting a new cancer treatment? This book will have you asking more questions and getting the answers you deserve.With...

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Carolyn Barber, MD

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3 years

Thank you @DrEricDing for helping to save pregnant women’s lives!🙏 .

Pregnant and Unvaccinated: Delta's Deadly Toll

The number of pregnant people suffering from severe COVID is preventable tragedy

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Carolyn Barber, MD

@cbarbermd

2 years

-A 7 yo died of a heart attack -Last mo. a 12yo collapsed -In Jul, an 11yoM & 19yoF suffered ht attacks & others. -In Jun, an 18yo & 24yo collapsed "It is shocking how many children suffered ht attacks in 2022" How is Covid NOT listed as a risk factor?

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1 year

@OGdukeneurosurg @NEJM Truck driver (or bus!)!

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@yaneerbaryam Thank you! Reviewed this recently with several experts..impotence, ⬇️sperm counts, low T & erectile dysfunction. The bottom line: Don’t try to outguess this virus, not with your sexual health, among other things, potentially on the line @FortuneMagazine

Commentary: Long COVID could be leading to a wave of erectile dysfunction as the pandemic invades...

We don't have all the data yet–but dozens of studies around the world have shown a link between Long COVID and impotence.

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Carolyn Barber, MD

@cbarbermd

2 years

@jeffgilchrist Just wrote about strokes, heart attacks 💔, sudden death & other long Covid sequelae @FortuneMagazine …

Strokes, heart attacks, sudden deaths: Does America understand the long-term risks of catching...

There are early signs that COVID infections and reinfections are leading to a rise in life-threatening conditions, says physician and author Carolyn Barber.

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Carolyn Barber, MD

@cbarbermd

2 years

"Cao’s lab posted results for lack of neutralizing Abs to BQ.1.1 & XBB (& BA.2.75.2) after 3 shots (Coronavac) 7 months after a BA.1 infection. If anything should be considered as a red flag about immune evasion, this would be it.”- @EricTopol @SubstackInc

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Carolyn Barber, MD

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In a Swedish study of over 1M ppl who had COVID, researchers found that the risk of developing heart arrhythmias like atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, PSVT and even slower rhythms(bradycardias) post Covid were higher vs folks w/o illness. Unvax’d at > risk than vax’d. #covid …

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Carolyn Barber, MD

@cbarbermd

3 years

Rapid home testing for COVID may be coming sooner than you think! Thank you @michaelmina_lab @NIH @CDCgov @AbbottNews @QuidelDX @CiesekSandra @NIBIBgov

The Fast Lane for COVID Testing Has Opened Up in the U.S.

Recently approved rapid antigen tests are likely to help mitigate the chain of transmission and put the U.S. on par with other countries that have them

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Carolyn Barber, MD

@cbarbermd

8 months

@CDCgov @CDCDirector Respectfully, we have more “common sense” strategies than hand washing & it would be helpful if @CDCDirector would mention these. Didn’t it take until May of 2021 before @CDCgov recognized that SARS-CoV-2 was an airborne virus? Masking & proper ventilation/filtration help stave…

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And herein lies the dirty little secret… We all know that the #COVID19 #vaccines aren’t intended to protect vs infection. The rub: last year’s #bivalent vax provided addt’l protection vs hosp/critical illness for only ~2 mos, before effectiveness waned. Frustrating, to say the…

Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦

@celinegounder

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1/ Should I get a COVID-19 booster? Scientists continue to debate the pluses and minuses of extra doses of vaccine by @ScienceMagazine 's @sciencecohen I very much agree with @DrPaulOffit , @JenniferNuzzo & John Moore's take:

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@doriemail @ASlavitt

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Carolyn Barber, MD

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3 years

@GavinNewsom Good call on the masks. Everyone would have dropped masking, placing the unvaccinated at risk. Many more will be vaccinated by 6/15 and case numbers will have dropped, significantly. 👍

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@Novavax @CDCgov What is the hold up with the #Novavax vaccine @US_FDA @DrCaliff_FDA ? Many folks would like this option for a heterologous boost or as an alternative to the mRNA shots. The American public deserves to know. Why all this delay? #Covid #vaccines

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Carolyn Barber, MD

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@1goodtern Wrote about some of this back in 2021. “We had a dysfunctional health care system in the U.S. well before the pandemic, but with COVID the dike has broken wide open. The problems have been laid bare: inadequate staffing, inefficiencies, rising expenditures and the corporatization…

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Carolyn Barber, MD

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@farid__jalali FYI: In a recent study, researchers found evidence of SARS-CoV-2 liver tropism, “including viral RNA detection in 69% of autopsy liver specimens, & isolation of infectious SARS-CoV-2 from liver tissue postmortem.”

Molecular consequences of SARS-CoV-2 liver tropism

Nature Metabolism - Wanner et al. demonstrate SARS-CoV-2 liver tropism and identify transcriptional and proteomic profiles of SARS-CoV-2 liver samples that show similarities to previously...

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Carolyn Barber, MD

@cbarbermd

2 years

“Federal data published by the CDC on Wed found that 15% of adults who previously had a COVID-19 infection are currently experiencing symptoms of long COVID.” ~15 million having difficulties performing daily activities -Highest rate of activity limitations? In 18-29 age group!

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Majority of Adults with Long COVID-19 Report Trouble Performing Daily Activities More than 80% of adults with long COVID say their long-term symptoms have reduced their ability to carry out daily activities ⚠️ This is HUGE

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@CDCDirector We actually know much more. Respectfully, I don’t really understand why @CDCDirector says that “we are more prepared than ever” to track variants (when the #CDC isn’t even tracking cases), why she doesn’t mention masking or ventilation strategies AT ALL, nor discuss the risks of…

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1 year

@DrEricDing Thx Eric! Discussed impotence, ⬇️ sperm counts, low T & erectile dysfunction with several experts, recently. “The bottom line: Don’t try to outguess this virus, not with your sexual health, among other things, potentially on the line.”

Commentary: Long COVID could be leading to a wave of erectile dysfunction as the pandemic invades...

We don't have all the data yet–but dozens of studies around the world have shown a link between Long COVID and impotence.

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@calirunnerdoc I’m really sorry to hear this Dr.Alice, and hope we can find better treatments ASAP. Wrote about this, today.

The danger of long COVID means we can't relax our vigilance

Millions face symptoms that could endure for years.

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Carolyn Barber, MD

@cbarbermd

2 years

@POTUS Thank you, Mr. President. Bleeding from a miscarriage or an abortion are indistinguishable in the ER. And uterine bleeding can be fast and furious. As ED docs, we must be able to act immediately to save womens’ lives, free from fear of retribution or prosecution. A good start…

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@healingfromlc Metformin—relative risk 40%⬇️ less. “At day 300, the cumulative incidence of long COVID was 6.3% among patients who received metformin vs 10.4% among those who received matched placebo ([HR].”

Early Outpatient Treatment With Metformin Reduces Risk for Long COVID

Researchers examined the effects of outpatient treatment with metformin, ivermectin, and fluvoxamine on the risk for long COVID.

www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com

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4 months

@OGdukeneurosurg Left UMN is worse. Right=Bell’s palsy.

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@EricTopol Thx! Wrote about this, recently. “Ramasamy found evidence of the virus remaining within the endothelial cells of penile tissue as much as 7 months after infection, which suggests that direct damage to cavernosal endothelium may affect erectile function.”

Commentary: Long COVID could be leading to a wave of erectile dysfunction as the pandemic invades...

We don't have all the data yet–but dozens of studies around the world have shown a link between Long COVID and impotence.

fortune.com

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@FitFounder As a long-time ER doc, I would not recommend you randomly get any of these tests at age 35+. Pls see Dr Vinay Prasad’s thread, this article that discusses the harms of overscreening & my book, Runaway Medicine (only $4!:).

The growing case for doing less: How harmless cancers are being overdiagnosed in America

The pattern extends to multiple cancers, including those affecting the breast, prostate, melanoma, and thyroid.

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@EM_RESUS Mobitz 1 Wenckebach!

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@EM_RESUS That was very smooth. Well done!!

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@mch_childrens Very sorry to hear this, and thank you for this info. Betting some of those admissions are related to diabetes/DKA. Just wrote about this in @sciam

New Cases of Childhood Diabetes Rose during the Pandemic

It isn’t clear why, but researchers are investigating a possible COVID link

www.scientificamerican.com

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A team finding that microglia in the brain attack neurons post Covid infection, inciting inflammation. “We believe this is one of the primary pathways of how #COVID19 infection leads to brain damage.” #LongCovid

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I almost forgot today is #MicroscopyMonday , such a good start for this year !😁 The micrograph below shows microglia (🟠Iba1), the brain's primary immune cells, selectively attacking pyramidal neurons (🟣Neurofilament) of the olfactory cortex, 7 days after infection with…

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With conferences having the potential to be massive superspreader events, suggested mitigation measures by @EMSwami @choo_ek @JessicaSmithMD include: 📌 attendees vax’d/boosted 📌 daily tests 📌 high quality mask use 📌 proper ventilation/use of outdoor spaces 📌 ⬇️ no. attendg

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Opinion: If medical professionals don't gather safely at meetings and annual conferences, how can other professionals, not to mention the general public, be expected to do that?

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@VirusesImmunity @ToshiAkima @MiyuMoriyama @carolilucas @ValterVSM @NathanGrubaugh Congratulations Prof. Iwasaki & team--very helpful. Thank you for your work during the pandemic. I hope some of Next Gen's $5 billion might support your mucosal vax.

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@pdfkungfoo @SaruulbilegE @DeusExCinema Love a link to purchase. Thx!

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@tmprowell @Delta @united @AmericanAir Yep, and it almost like you don’t care about protecting children, our more vulnerable and the millions who may acquire long COVID. Thought these were the friendly skies. Sharing my thoughts here…. @SouthwestAir @AlaskaAir

The danger of long COVID means we can't relax our vigilance

Millions face symptoms that could endure for years.

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@danaparish @CDCDirector Just needed to “practice good hand hygiene” and wear a condom.😃 Oh, right, Covid is airborne…😷

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The #CDC put out a new video to update the public on #COVID19 and “to keep you & your family protected.” ⬇️ My 2 cents after viewing it… We actually know much more. Respectfully, I don’t really understand why @CDCDirector says that “we are more prepared than ever” to track…

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@JSchuurMD So sorry. Am an ER doc and just wrote about this re-traumatization for frontline providers. Thanks for your hard work, Jay.

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@zalaly So thankful that you are there to share your wisdom. Go get ‘em, Ziyad. 👍

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Pfizer is trialing a new oral drug to block SARS-CoV-2 replication which should work against CoV-2 spike variants. Early stages, but let’s hope!🙏

Pfizer moves towards an oral anti-COVID-19 therapy

Researchers in the United States have described a novel antiviral agent against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) currently being evaluated in clinical trials as a treatm...

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@StevePhillipsMD Really sorry to hear this. Wrote about some of the “mysterious” complications here...

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@EnemyInAState Thanks! And the virus has been found in the endothelial cells of penile tissue, up to 7 months post infection… Reviewed Covid’s potential impact on erectile dysfunction with experts, here… Yet another GREAT reason to avoid this virus!

Commentary: Long COVID could be leading to a wave of erectile dysfunction as the pandemic invades...

We don't have all the data yet–but dozens of studies around the world have shown a link between Long COVID and impotence.

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Portugal’s health care system was on the brink of collapse last Jan. Now, it has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world. -86% fully vax'd -98% >12yo fully vax'd “We don’t really have a culture of questioning authorities,” said Sanches @nytimes

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“A gift to the world. Thank you rock stars @PeterHotez @mebottazzi @TexasChildrens @BCM_TropMed for developing a vaccine with no patent/strings attached & sharing the technology so others can make life-saving shots. They have ~DOUBLED the US commitment to global vaccine equity.👏

Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD

@PeterHotez

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Here’s our official announcement from @TexasChildrens @BCM_TropMed on our partnership with @biological_e to vaccinate the world beginning with this EUA in India 🇮🇳

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@pedsmd2b Dealing with structural problems--hosp. dysfunction, staffing shortages & failed leadership is critical. Mayo study: the most effective strategies for alleviating burnout “will target organization-directed changes rather than the level of the individual.”

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No way to describe besides six daggers in my back,” wrote @MindOverColor “I am a shell of my former self.”- @fearnley_k My new piece @long_covid @longcovidkids @AshishKJha46 @survivor_corps @dianaberrent @zalaly @CDCgov @FortuneMagazine @itsbodypolitic

The danger of long COVID means we can't relax our vigilance

Millions face symptoms that could endure for years.

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When I felt the tickle in my throat, I initially hoped for the best. For MANY reasons, I wanted to avoid COVID. ⭐️ Every infection or reinftn adds risk,”- @zalali ⭐️ Up to 1 in 5 can develop long COVID ⭐️ Viral persistence seen in organs 230d later

Commentary: COVID finally got me. Will it come for you?

Here's what we’re learning about Omicron’s pernicious subvariants

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Excellent research @zalaly & congrats! 👏 #Covid_19 #SARSCoV2 #influenza #LongCovid #vaccines #NIH #LongCovidGroups @MeetJess @dianaberrent @EricTopol @DrEricDing @Nature @FortuneMagazine @VincentRK @CDCDirector @LauraMiers @tmprowell @michael_hoerger @SolNataMD

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@joaquinlife @POTUS @AshishKJha46 @CDCDirector @XavierBecerra @DrCaliff_FDA Trick question, right?! Wonder if we should recommend indoor masking, push ventilation upgrades & fast track research into these nasal vaxs that ⬆️ immunity in mice. “..would be effective vs a broad spectrum of coronaviruses with pandemic potential.”💪

‘Prime and Spike’ nasal vaccine strategy helps combat COVID

The Yale-developed vaccine approach is designed to jumpstart immune response in the respiratory system — the first part of the body to be infected by the virus.

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The Hospice Hustle: “Richardson hated admitting people who weren’t appropriate or dumping patients who were.” “Some #hospice firms bribe MDs to bring them new pts.” CA: “a large-scale, targeted effort to defraud #Medicare ” LA has > 1000 hospices.

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2 years

This is Long COVID. Great video with commentary from ICU guru @WesElyMD

Eric Feigl-Ding

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EVERYONE STOP AND WATCH—This is what it looks like to live with #longCOVID . “Everything tastes like dog shit” “I can’t swallow” “My hair is falling out” “My food tastes like it comes from a dumpster housing a dead raccoon🦝” HT @WesElyMD & @brutamerica

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@SenSanders Thank you @SenSanders “Long COVID stripped away my daughter’s life as she knew it,” Nicole Heim told the Committee. Experts warn Congress about the burden of #LongCovid as the govt blows through $1.15 billion without finding treatments. #COVID19 #Covid

'On par with cancer and heart disease': Experts, patients warn Congress about the burden of long...

There’s a strong argument to be made for the government to provide the funding–and then mostly get out of the way.

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@jonlevyBU @CorsIAQ @JimRosenthal4 Ha, thanks for this & for your efforts. It does work! Good commentary here from experts @CorsIAQ , @JimRosenthal4 & others…

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@dermatology Pseudomonas folliculitis!

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In @TheLancet researchers found ⭐️ Plasma of 3x vax’d: “almost no detectable neutralizing activity vs XBB.1pp” ⭐️ Plasma 3x vax +brkthru infection: low neutralizing activity vs XBB.1pp ⭐️ 3x vax +monov/ or bivalent booster: “SIMILAR findings”. 1/2

Neutralisation sensitivity of the SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1 lineage

Co-infection with multiple SARS-CoV-2 lineages can result in recombination of the viral genomes and the emergence of novel, recombinant SARS-CoV-2 lineages.1–4 In January, 2022, the recombinant...

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@CDCgov @CDCDirector We actually know much more. Respectfully, I don’t really understand why @CDCDirector says that “we are more prepared than ever” to track variants (when the #CDC isn’t even tracking cases), why she doesn’t mention masking or ventilation strategies AT ALL, nor discuss the risks…

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34 yo Autumn Carver, 7 mos pregnant, enjoyed CrossFit. Shortly, she was critically ill, her pregnancy in jeopardy. My new piece @sciam with @acog @cdcgov @mysmfm @DukeHealth @MamaDoctorJones @acogpregnancy @swamygeeta @ACOGAction @harborviewmc

Pregnant and Unvaccinated: Delta's Deadly Toll

The number of pregnant people suffering from severe COVID is preventable tragedy

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@VirusesImmunity I’m so sorry to hear this, Dr Iwasaki. Thank you for using your platform to share this & for the important work you and your team are doing. Hope he/she improves. 🙏

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@ejustin46 Thank you for your informative threads! Wrote about some of this in 2022… “Men’s sexual health is definitely being affected,” says the Cleveland Clinic’s Bole. “We just don’t know how severely and for how long.” #Covid

Commentary: Long COVID could be leading to a wave of erectile dysfunction as the pandemic invades...

We don't have all the data yet–but dozens of studies around the world have shown a link between Long COVID and impotence.

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It’s clear that current vaccines don’t protect well vs infection. Researchers hope that enhanced mucosal immunity with intranasal vaccines will do the trick, but results thus far have been inconsistent. In a study @Nature scientists found that intratracheal boosting with a…

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@kprather88 Very high. Fatigue and neuromuscular issues post covid are well documented. I’d get her checked out, ASAP - guillian barre, transverse myelitis, myopathy, myositis, etc in the differential. This happened to my son with sudden weakness in both quads. His reflexes and CK were nl.…

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@AshishKJha46 Thank you. WHY isn’t there more of a concerted natl effort to improve #ventilation , esp in schools, offices, public spaces? Multiple experts incldg @kprather88 @joeyfox85 @CorsIAQ have recommended this for 3 yrs. There’s no waning, no immune escape.. pls PRIORITIZE #CleanAir

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One of Yale’s chief residents describes the hazards of being a patient right now…receiving only HALF a unit of blood despite active bleeding, again being alone bc visitors are too dangerous, catching COVID while in the hosp, etc., and some of the challenges of being a provider…

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@Sara43347888 @EricTopol Moderna. And study funded by Moderna!

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“Long COVID stripped away my daughter’s life as she knew it,” said Nicole Heim. Experts, patients warn Congress about the burden of long COVID as the government blows through $1.15 billion without finding a cure. #LongCovid #Covid_19 #Covid #pandemic

'On par with cancer and heart disease': Experts, patients warn Congress about the burden of long...

There’s a strong argument to be made for the government to provide the funding–and then mostly get out of the way.

fortune.com

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@med_712 Meningococcemia

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@ashishkjha @washingtonpost Nicely written, Ashish. Just wrote a very similar article about Brazil on Friday, with the same conclusions. Hope the US can share spare doses and help build up global vaccine manufacturing. Thx for your hard work.

Commentary: In the fight against COVID, Brazil’s surge won’t stay in Brazil

Commentary: Brazil is going through a terrifying COVID-19 crisis, partly due to President Jair Bolsonaro's leadership.

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@med_712 Well, the green stick right next to it provides a subtle clue!!😂

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@MuhammadSmiry “One night I think we saw seven dead children under the age of five in the course of like four or five hours,” she said in a call. Absolutely Horrific.’ What American Volunteer Doctors Saw in Gaza … #Gaza #Palestine #IsraelGazaWar

'Absolutely Horrific.' What U.S. Doctors Saw in Gaza

The staggering statistics do not fully capture the crisis in Gaza amid Israel's ongoing bombardment.

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@EricTopol @CellCellPress Thank you @EricTopol for constantly keeping us up to date. You’ve been an amazing resource for many! Quoted you multiple times, here @FortuneMagazine . This T cell escape continues to support our urgent need to develop a pancorona vax. @POTUS @CDCgov

Commentary: COVID finally got me. Will it come for you?

Here's what we’re learning about Omicron’s pernicious subvariants

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