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Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports: Post-COVID-19 Condition in Track and Field Master Athletes: Severity, Symptoms, and Associations With Quality of Life and C-Reactive Protein Levels
ABSTRACT Here, we assessed the prevalence of post-COVID-condition (PCC, also known as long-COVID) and investigated its associations with health-related quality of life and immune-related biomarkers in track and field masters athletes (MAs). A total of 216 MAs (114 males, 102 females; age: 58.3 ± 11.9 vs. 56.6 ± 11.7 years; BMI: 23.6 [22.2–24.8] vs. 21.3 [20.0–23.6] kg/m2) reported their post-COVID-conditions via the Post-COVID Syndrome Questionnaire (PCSQ). In a subgroup of 108 MAs, fasting blood samples we...
Jul 12, 2025
Communications Medicine: Quality of life and mental health in children with long COVID
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric Long COVID (PLC) is a heterogeneous condition, which can have a substantial impact on daily life of children and adolescents. This study aimed to evaluate health related quality of life (HRQoL), and mental and social health of children with PLC, in relation to children with other chronic health conditions (CHC) and from the general population (GP) during the pandemic. Methods Dutch children (8-18 years) with PLC (n = 106, 31% male) were included between May 2021 and March 20...
Jul 3, 2025
Science: The consequences of letting avian influenza run rampant in US poultry
ABSTRACT As of 20 May, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in more than 173.1 million birds since the outbreak began in January 2022. The secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Robert Kennedy Jr., has suggested allowing the unmitigated spread of HPAI in turkeys and chickens to identify surviving birds—a sentiment supported by Brooke Rollins, secretary of the USDA, which, along with state-level departments of agriculture, has ju...
Jul 3, 2025
Scientific Reports: Mapping brain changes in post-COVID-19 cognitive decline via FDG PET hypometabolism and EEG slowing
ABSTRACT Cognitive decline is a common symptom of post-COVID-19 syndrome. However, the mechanisms underlying this deficit remain poorly understood. This study aims to investigate the relationship between brain metabolic and neurophysiological alteration patterns in patients with persistent subjective cognitive decline after mild COVID-19 using joint FDG-PET and EEG analyses. The study was conducted on 28 post-COVID-19 patients with cognitive decline, who underwent comprehensive clinical evaluation including...
Jul 2, 2025
JAMA: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at a Crossroads
EXCERPT Vaccines are one of the greatest global public health achievements. Vaccine recommendations have been critical to the global eradication of smallpox and the elimination of polio, measles, rubella, and congenital rubella syndrome in the US. They have also dramatically decreased cases of hepatitis, meningitis, mumps, pertussis (whooping cough), pneumonia, tetanus, and varicella (chickenpox), and prevented cancers caused by hepatitis B virus and human papillomaviruses.1 Recent scientific advancements e...
Jun 16, 2025