If you suffer from knee pain like one-quarter of adults in the United States, according to research, you may feel weak, debilitated and even worse off from being more sedentary since the pandemic. Perhaps you feel pain in your knee joints when you stand up or walk, or maybe it’s something like patellofemoral pain —…… MORE
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Breaking up in the time of Covid-19 brings new challenges
There comes a moment in many relationships where the partnership is no longer viable, and where separation — or, for married couples, divorce — is the unavoidable next step. And while divorcing or going separate ways is rarely easy, couples dissolving their households during Covid-19 are facing new woes. The jury is still out regarding…… MORE
The US topped 1,000 daily Covid-19 deaths and experts worry the worst of the fall surge is yet to come
The US reported more than 1,100 new Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday — the highest daily toll recorded in more than a month. The toll follows a pattern of other concerning trends across the country, including climbing cases and hospitalizations that are reminiscent of previous surges. Only this time, doctors say Americans will likely see the…… MORE
A ‘building distrust’ in public health agencies is ‘the elephant in the room,’ Fauci says
There is a “building distrust” in public health agencies as the coronavirus pandemic resurges in large parts of the United States, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s leading infectious disease official, in a recent interview. Public transparency in public health information is “absolutely essential,” Fauci said in an interview with the Council of Inspectors General…… MORE
Covid-19 vaccine trials won’t tell us if the shots save lives, expert notes
The most advanced trials for coronavirus vaccines cannot tell researchers if the shots will save lives, or even if they’ll prevent serious disease, a drug development expert pointed out Wednesday. The ongoing trials are only designed to show if the vaccines prevent infection — and most infections are mild infections, Peter Doshi, an associate editor…… MORE
Rheumatoid arthritis drug falls short as treatment for hospitalized Covid-19 patients in three studies
Tocilizumab, a repurposed rheumatoid arthritis drug once considered a promising treatment for hospitalized patients with Covid-19, generally did not increase patients’ chances of survival or help them get better faster, according to three trials published this week. However, a fourth trial did find the drug increased the chances of survival, but because it was an…… MORE
Doctors say this will be the worst surge yet. From treatments to testing to PPE, is the US better at handling Covid-19 now?
Dr. Joseph Varon hasn’t taken a day off in 214 days. “It’s not that I don’t want to. But the patients keep on coming,” said Varon, a critical care doctor and chief of staff at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston. It used to be worse. After Covid-19 crushed the hospital earlier this year, his…… MORE
CDC updates its guidelines for close Covid-19 contact after prison guard gets infected
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its definition of a close contact with a Covid-19 patient to include multiple, brief exposures, after a Vermont prison worker appears to have been infected that way, CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said Wednesday. The new definition includes exposures adding up to a total of…… MORE
Coronavirus vaccine volunteer in Brazil’s AstraZeneca trial dies — but authorities say trial to continue
A volunteer in Brazil’s trial of AstraZeneca’s experimental coronavirus vaccine has died, the Brazilian health agency Anvisa announced on Wednesday, but organizers said there was no reason to stop the trial — an indication that the death is not linked to the vaccine. Anvisa said that it was notified of the death on Monday but…… MORE
FDA extends Covid-19 vaccine meeting to allow public input
The US Food and Drug Administration has added extra time to a daylong meeting Thursday of its vaccine advisers, who are gathering to discuss a potential coronavirus vaccine. The meeting will now include at least an hour and a half for public input, according to an agenda posted online. The agency has been working to…… MORE
