Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the breakthrough cases: Can they cause long Covid? Yes.

Jeanne Pinder July 29, 2021

Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the breakthrough cases: Can they cause long Covid? Yes.

“Need another reason to mask up? People may get long COVID19 after a breakthrough infection,” Katelyn Jetelina, “Your Local Economist,” wrote on Substack. “While vaccines protect from severe disease, we know the vaccinated can still carry the virus (to some extent, we don’t know this number with Delta) and can, but rarely, display symptoms (i.e. […]

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Coronavirus (Covid-19) and disability: Some patients will qualify for aid, Biden says

Jeanne Pinder July 26, 2021

Coronavirus (Covid-19) and disability: Some patients will qualify for aid, Biden says

Commemorating the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Monday, July 26, President Biden said some long Covid patients would qualify for disability, a development that long Covid patients have been seeking for months. “‘We are bringing agencies together to make sure Americans with long Covid, who have a disability, have access to […]

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Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the vaccine: What about boosters, or, if you got Johnson and Johnson, what about getting a second shot?

Jeanne Pinder July 24, 2021

Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the vaccine: What about boosters, or, if you got Johnson and Johnson, what about getting a second shot?

A number of people who received the Johnson and Johnson covid vaccine (or Astra Zeneca outside of the United States) are seeking a second shot of either Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, in the belief that the Johnson and Johnson and other vaccines may be safer with a booster. We heard about this from an acquaintance, […]

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ADHD and medications: A guide to navigating pharmacies, getting your meds on time, and insurance

Jeanne Pinder July 15, 2021

ADHD and medications: A guide to navigating pharmacies, getting your meds on time, and insurance

(Editor’s note: This piece was posted on Reddit’s ADHD subreddit, described as “A place where people with ADHD and their loved ones can interact with each other exchanging stories, struggles, and non-medication strategies.” I noticed it there and asked the author if we could post over here, and he gave us the OK to use […]

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Coronavirus (Covid-19): The coming mental health crisis

Virginia Jeffries June 30, 2021

Coronavirus (Covid-19): The coming mental health crisis

The Covid pandemic may appear to be on the decline in the United States, but some experts are saying we have yet to witness another, still unfolding wave of illness and death — the mental health crisis that has been called the fourth wave of the pandemic. ClearHealthCosts spoke to patients and experts around the […]

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Coronavirus (Covid-19): I tested positive. Here’s what happened.

Jeanne Pinder June 28, 2021

Coronavirus (Covid-19): I tested positive. Here’s what happened.

(Originally posted April 2020; updated June 2021: I have now tested positive for antibodies seven times and negative twice.) (Original April post here; updates below) I tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19). I was tested via the antibody (serological) test program run by New York State on Saturday, April 25, at the Co-op City pop-up site […]

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Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the future: Vaccines make people forget the basic pandemic rule

Jeanne Pinder June 18, 2021

Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the future: Vaccines make people forget the basic pandemic rule

“During a pandemic, no one’s health is fully in their own hands,” Ed Yong writes over at The Atlantic. “No field should understand that more deeply than public health, a discipline distinct from medicine. Whereas doctors and nurses treat sick individuals in front of them, public-health practitioners work to prevent sickness in entire populations. They […]

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Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the long haul: Study finds many patients are experiencing new medical problems

Jeanne Pinder June 17, 2021

Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the long haul: Study finds many patients are experiencing new medical problems

“Hundreds of thousands of Americans have sought medical care for post-Covid health problems that they had not been diagnosed with before becoming infected with the coronavirus, according to the largest study to date of long-term symptoms in Covid-19 patients,” Pam Belluck writes over at The New York Times in an article about a study that […]

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Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the vaccine: Millions of Americans might not have had an adequate response to shot

Jeanne Pinder June 6, 2021

Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the vaccine: Millions of Americans might not have had an adequate response to shot

“It was a beautiful March afternoon, and as June Tatelman walked her dog in her Boston neighborhood, she was flying high,” Elizabeth Cohen wrote over at CNN. “Tatelman had recently received her second dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, and the end of the pandemic was finally in sight. Maybe soon she could play with her […]

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Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the long haul: Long Covid patients face high risk of dying from complications

Jeanne Pinder June 1, 2021

Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the long haul: Long Covid patients face high risk of dying from complications

“A massive study involving more than 87,000 Covid-19 patients found that recovered patients face about a 60% increased risk of death from long-term complications of the disease in the six months after initial infection compared to people who’ve never tested positive,” Katie Camero writes for The Miami Herald. “Some of the fatal illnesses brought on […]

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