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The analysis, based on what the report calls the largest database of private health insurance claims in the United States, found 78,252 patients who were diagnosed with the U09.9 code from the International Classification of Diseases between Oct. 1, 2021, and Jan. 31, 2022, and the vast majority of them had not been hospitalized for their initial infection. “It’s generating a pandemic of people who were not hospitalized, but who ended up with this increased disability,” said Dr. Paddy Ssentongo, an assistant professor of infectious disease epidemiology at Penn State, who was not involved in the new study. Dr. Claire Steves, a clinical academic and physician at King’s College London, who was not involved in the new research, said the overall number of people who received the diagnosis was ...

Two more European countries reported unusual monkeypox cases on Wednesday, a development that suggests an outbreak first spotted in the United Kingdom is more widespread than first believed. The news of cases in additional countries led a senior official of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to warn that cases will likely be spotted in the United States. “I think we have concerns there might be cases in the United States. I don’t know that we have strong visibility on people who might be reporting for what seem to be a minor rash illness to an STI clinic or something like that,” said Jennifer McQuiston, deputy director of the CDC’s division of high consequence pathogens and pathology. advertisement “Given that we have seen now confirmed cases out of Portugal, suspected cases ...

Portuguese health authorities on Wednesday confirmed five cases of monkeypox - a rare viral infection related to smallpox - in young men, marking an unusual outbreak in Europe of a disease typically limited to Africa. Portugal's General Directorate for Health added it was investigating another 15 suspected cases and that all were identified this month around the capital Lisbon. All the Portuguese cases involve men, most of them young, authorities said. They have skin lesions and were reported to be in stable condition. Authorities did not say if the men had a history of travel to Africa or any links with recent cases in Britain or elsewhere. British health authorities said on Monday they had identified four cases of monkeypox infections in London among gay and bisexual men, bringing th...

by: Talia Naquin Posted: May 18, 2022 / 10:08 AM EDT Updated: May 18, 2022 / 10:57 AM EDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) – The Ohio Department of Health held a COVID-19 press conference Wednesday amid rising coronavirus cases ODH has not held a briefing to update the status of COVID-19 across the state for several months. The Ohio Hospital Association reports 607 people are currently hospitalized with COVID. FDA authorizes booster for children aged 5-11 Admissions are up in every age group, except one, ages 40-49. Cuyahoga County remains the only county in the state considered to have a high transmission status, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Courtesy: CDC High transmission is consider...

Using a new alternative weight-loss intervention that targets improving a person’s response to internal hunger cues and their ability to resist food, people who are highly responsive to food lost more weight and, importantly, were more successful at keeping the pounds off. People who are highly responsive to food lost more weight and, importantly, were more successful at keeping the pounds off using a new alternative weight-loss intervention that targets improving a person’s response to internal hunger cues and their ability to resist food, reported a team led by University of California San Diego (UCSD) experts in the May 18, 2022, online issue of JAMA Network Open. “There are individuals who are very food cue responsive. That is, they cannot resist food and/or cannot stop think...

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The new normal is now. In what seemed like an instant, COVID-19 became an inevitable aspect of everyday life more than two years ago — with no signs to suggest that we’ll ever see otherwise again. As we look at our lives ahead with waves of new variants and “stealth” sub-variants, and seasonal vaccine boosters to match, it begs the question: Should we fear reinfection? Doctors have recently confirmed that those infected with an earlier Omicron variant, which first appeared and spread rapidly last summer, can indeed test positive again for the new sub-variant. Last week, as the latest strain — BA.2 or BA2.12.1 — made its presence known in New York City and clusters throughout the Northeast and Midwest, the US crossed a grim milestone: 1 million COVID deaths...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Infectious disease specialists say COVID reinfection is likely to become more and more common as the virus keeps mutating and our vaccines play catch-up. "The variants seem to be very good at evading the immunity of prior infection," said Dr. Max Brito, UIC Health. Chicago Bulls All Star Zach LaVine recently missed a playoff game due to his third bout with COVID. Like in his case, reinfection is becoming more common even among people who became infected during the omicron surge. RELATED: IL reports 5,327 new COVID cases, 14 deaths Experts say while prior infection does give you an initial boost of antibodies, with omicron sub-variants it doesn't last long. "You have the potential for new waves with a lot infection and waning protection from the vaccine," Brito said. A Ru...

Two years into the pandemic, many aren't sure what to do after testing positive for Covid-19. Should they isolate, and if so, for how long? How important is it to see a doctor? What therapies are available, and who is eligible? To help answer these and other questions, I spoke with CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. She is also author of "Lifelines: A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health" and the mother of two young children. CNN: It seems like a lot of people are getting diagnosed with Covid-19 right now. I have friends who have been very careful throughout the pandemic who are now testing positive. Why is that? Dr. Leana Wen: First...