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U.S. NIH plans first big clinical trials of treatments for long-term COVID-19

Mon, 2022-08-22 06:31 — mike kraft

"Long COVID" response ramps up, with plans to test new treatments The research is one of several efforts by the Biden administration to address long-term symptoms that linger for some patients. YahooNews

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The National Institutes of Health is now hoping to launch its first big clinical trials of potential treatments for patients experiencing long-term symptoms from COVID-19 as early as October, according to a top federal official overseeing the plans.

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Johns Hopkins Researchers Are Working on a New Rapid COVID-19 Immunity Test

Mon, 2022-08-22 06:00 — mike kraft

Researchers Are Working on a New Rapid COVID-19 Immunity Test Glucose meters, which are widely available, could help test how much immunity people have to COVID-19 Time

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In a paper published in June in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the research team described how they developed a way to attach SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to sugar and then have the glucose reader measure those sugar levels, which reflect the antibody levels.

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Most people infected with the omicron variant didn't know it-- study

Fri, 2022-08-19 13:20 — mike kraft

Over half of people infected with the omicron variant didn't know it, a study finds These undiagnosed infections could be a major factor in the rapid transmission of the omicron variant, the researchers said. NPR.org

The majority of people likely infected with the omicron variant that causes COVID-19 were not aware they contracted the virus, which likely played a role in the rapid spread of omicron, according to a study published this week.

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