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A growing number of COVID-19 positive patients are entering hospitals. May 11, 2022, 7:29 PM • 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Amidst the nation's latest resurgence in COVID-19 infections, new forecast models used by the CDC show that daily hospital admission levels and new virus-related deaths in the U.S. are projected to continue increasing over the next four weeks. The forecast comes as a growing number of COVID-19 positive patients are entering hospitals and requiring care each day, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There are now more than 20,000 virus-positive Americans currently receiving care in the U.S., the data shows — the highest total number of patients hospitalized since mid-March. On average, mo...

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Dr. Ricardo González-Fisher discussed the symptoms of upper respiratory infections and the latest FDA restrictions on Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine. DENVER — When it comes to upper respiratory infections, Dr. Ricardo González-Fisher said it becomes difficult to distinguish whether a person has COVID-19, influenza, pneumonia, or strep throat because the ailments have many symptoms in common. González-Fisher is a medical expert with Servicios de la Raza and joined 9NEWS+ anchor Chris Bianchi in this week's segment to discuss the different symptoms of respiratory infections. He also weighed in on the latest FDA restrictions on Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine.  ...

Summary: Anti-inflammatories may relieve pain in the short term, but blocking inflammation can lead to longer-term chronic pain, a new study reports. Source: McGill University Using anti-inflammatory drugs and steroids to relieve pain could increase the chances of developing chronic pain, according to researchers from McGill University and colleagues in Italy. Their research puts into question conventional practices used to alleviate pain. Normal recovery from a painful injury involves inflammation and blocking that inflammation with drugs could lead to harder-to-treat pain. “For many decades it’s been standard medical practice to treat pain with anti-inflammatory drugs. But we found that this short-term fix could lead to longer-term problems,” says Jeffrey Mogil, a Professor in the Depa...

Taking aspirin and ibuprofen as painkillers could be completely pointless, a study suggests. Experts have now warned the cheap drugs may actually leave patients in agony for longer.  The findings call into question the conventional practice of treating pain with anti-inflammatory drugs, taken by millions around the world. Researchers today praised the 'excellent' study, which was based tests in the lab on human cells and mice.   However, they have urged people not give up their painkillers overnight because the drugs are proven to be effective in the short-term.  Taking aspirin and ibuprofen as painkillers could be completely pointless, a study suggests. Experts have now warned the cheap drugs may actually leave patients in agony for longer The study by researchers i...

Photo: Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer (AP) Even as covid-19 continues to dominate the public health spotlight, our old friend the flu is showing up with some new surprises. This year’s flu season is not following the usual bell curve pattern, as an NBC graphic illustrates, where cases peak around January and February and then fall toward the end of April. Instead, the flu has kept up its pace into May. Things were on a relatively normal trajectory until about 10 weeks in, when cases declined and leveled off. By March, cases started to rise and peaked at about 10% of all tests coming up positive for the flu by April. The flu has now lingered into May, though overall cases are still low compared to the average flu season before covid-19. The U.S. Centers for Disease Contr...

If you've just tested positive for COVID-19, and you have common risk factors for serious illness, there are now ample treatments available – generally at little or no cost – that could help you avoid the worst and recover more quickly from a mild or moderate case of COVID. Paxlovid, a five-day course of pills from Pfizer, is at the top of the list of recommended treatments. Studies from the drugmaker showed that – in unvaccinated people at risk of serious COVID medical risk factors – Paxlovid was nearly 90% effective at cutting the risks of getting hospitalized or dying because of COVID. People who are vaccinated or who have recovered from COVID could still benefit from the drug, says Dr. Priya Nori, an infectious disease physician at Mont...

Enlarge / Adenoviruses remain the leading suspect, though no cause has been identified. The global tally of unexplained hepatitis cases in children has reached about 450, including 11 reported deaths, according to an update from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. The cases come from more than two dozen countries around the world, with about 14 countries reporting more than five cases. The countries with the largest case counts so far are the United Kingdom and the United States. In the UK, officials have identified 163 cases in children under the age of 16, 11 of whom required liver transplants. Last week, the US Centers for Disease Control reported 109 cases under investigation in children under the age of 10 from 25 stat...

Story Highlights COVID worries down to their lowest level since July 2021 Social distancing efforts drop to new pandemic lows Half of Americans still wear masks -- the lowest level since April 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The steady increase in COVID-19 cases this past month is not disconcerting to Americans, as they are less worried now about the coronavirus than they were at the start of the year, and fewer are social distancing. Fewer than one in three U.S. adults (31%) say they are "very" or "somewhat worried" about getting COVID-19, statistically similar to the ...