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Covid in pregnancy tied to autism, developmental issues, study says A study published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology analyzed more than 18,100 births in Massachusetts of children born to women who contracted the virus starting in the early months of the pand...

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"Children born to mothers infected with covid-19 during pregnancy faced a higher risk of autism, along with other neurological differences such as delays in speech and motor development, according to a study published Thursday."

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Over 1,000 Educators Died From COVID. Here's the Story of One Over two and a half years, we documented more than 1,300 deaths of educators who died from COVID.

For those still trying to rewrite the history of what happened. Clinically vulnerable teachers and staff were never protected (and still aren’t) for airborne transmission. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

Clean indoor air as vital as clean water Introduction by Croakey: Clean air experts will come together at a conference in Melbourne next week in the wake of

Clean indoor air as vital as clean water – By Research Associate Professor Amanda Kvalsvig and Australian Academy of Science chief executive Anna-Maria Arabia
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A woman in a clear front Omnimask respirator with 3M pancake filters attached on the sides and a speech diaphragm in the chin hole for vocal clarity. She is wearing a black cap and there is a bookcase behind her.

Masks, sound, speech, and accessibility, a thread! 🧵

I'm a professor. I teach in a mask. I do math with researchers and students with hearing and auditory processing disabilities. This is a thread on my solution for lip reading and audio quality all in one.

Thanks for sharing this Lyndal.

Viruses and the Brain: New study uncovers links to neurodegeneration after viral infection CHENNAI: Dr. Danielle Beckman is a neuroscientist whose passion for studying the brain is helping to reveal how viral infections—like COVID-19—can affect brain

Viruses and the Brain: New study uncovers links to neurodegeneration after viral infection.

A new study in Genomic Press Brain Medicine reveals that viruses like SARS-CoV-2 can reach brain cells in just 7 days, causing inflammation that contributes to brain fog and memory problems.

Long COVID Rates Higher in Women: Evidence Grows

Long COVID Rates Higher in Women: Evidence Grows.

A JAMA study of 12,200+ participants infected by COVID between 2021 and 2024 found women were 31%–44% more likely than men to develop long COVID, even after adjusting for clinical and demographic factors.

Source: archive.md/8OPMy

YouTube video by CNN-News18 Doctors Blame Long Covid, Stress & Hidden Heart Issues As Young Adults Report Sudden Blackouts

India: Doctors Blame Long Covid, Stress & Hidden Heart Issues As Young Adults Report Sudden Blackouts.

Doctors in India are seeing a rise in blackout episodes—sudden fainting, loss of consciousness, or momentarily blanks out—mainly in young and middle-aged adults without serious underlying illness.

As NZ and Hong Kong opened up at almost the same moment (with different vaccine profiles), I thought I would overlay NZ (red) on this to look at the garden of forking paths that has made the different history since. (The rises and lows, the raw height is subjective, I just matched the max and mins).

A ‘war on children’: as US changes Covid vaccine rules, parents of trial volunteers push back Frustration and anger mount as Trump administration contemplates new trials and restrictions for Covid vaccines

These parents clamored to enroll their children in the Covid vaccine trials. But they say it'll be tough — and unethical — to enroll children in placebo trials again. And they feel betrayed that their sacrifices are now going ignored. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Thank you Dr Malek for caring about your patients. Please keep advocating for change!

The Proof of Immune Harm Is In The Pudding As obvious as gravity By Anthony J Leonardi, MBBS, PhD Apr 13, 2025

By Anthony J Leonardi, MBBS, PhD

"The Proof of Immune Harm Is In The Pudding."

"As obvious as gravity."

Source: archive.md/87Hv6

I hear you.

So good to read about doctors who actually follow science AND care about people. So much respect for you. Please keep doing what you are doing.

Air pollution reduces people’s ability to focus on everyday tasks, study finds Even brief exposure to particulate matter found to impede selective attention and emotional recognition

Particulate air pollution affects more than just your lungs. And your arteries. And your heart. Turns out, short term exposure can also affect brain function.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New study in Nature finds no such thing as natural immunity to covid after the arrival of omicron. Pre omicron, infection provided 80% protection against re-infection one year later. This falls to under 5% at one year with omicron

Protection from COVID reinfections plummeted from 80% to 5% with omicron New study shows why annual COVID boosters are critical to controlling COVID.

“Infection with omicron provided an initial protection of nearly 80 percent between the first three to six months after infection, but that protection rapidly declined. Between nine months and a year, protection fell to around 27.5 percent, then dropped to a negligible 5 percent after a year.”

‘Airborne’ seems to be the hardest word Why do UK Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) guidelines still not acknowledge airborne transmission of Covid-19?

Well, it looks like my rant about Andrew Gwynne's letter saying "COVID-19 is not prominently transmitted through the airborne route" has gone beyond social media. Interested to see how this plays out. northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/...

Active surveillance of cats and dogs from households with human COVID-19 cases reveals over one quarter of pets infected with SARS-CoV-2 in 2020-2021 in Texas, United States Households where people have COVID-19 are high risk environments for companion animals that are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2. We sampled 579 pets from 281 households with one or more laboratory-confirmed...

Active surveillance of cats and dogs from households with human COVID-19 cases reveals over one quarter of pets infected with SARS-CoV-2 in 2020-2021 in Texas, United States

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

A very smart colleague just pointed out the grim truth that the U.S. leaving the WHO may ultimately be a win for the rest of the world. Why? Because without a vote, “the US can't block WHO actions like vaccine programs, disease surveillance, contraception, etc”. Man, that is daaaark, but accurate.

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In light of avian flu, seasonal flu, CDC urges clinicians to speed influenza A subtyping

Federal officials also touched on the hand-off to the Trump administration, as tests confirmed the virus in several more poultry flocks and at a Chicago zoo.

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Latvia (pop. 1.9 M) has installed CO2 sensors in 14,000 classrooms to monitor indoor air quality in real time. Measurements are freely available at co2.mesh.lv/home/dashboard. A tremendous effort in transparency and prevention. Other similar initiatives: letsair.org#early

Vulnerable Americans live in the shadow of COVID-19 as most move on People with immune system health problems continue to take precautions against COVID-19 five years into the pandemic.

Vulnerable Americans live in the shadow of COVID-19 as most move on

'“I don’t consider myself COVID cautious. I consider myself COVID competent,” Zebrowski said. “Cautious would imply that I have an unreasonable fear of something. I do not have an unreasonable fear of this disease.”'

#MECFS 😷

Do you know what cancer screenings you're due for? Here's a quick list - talk to your doctor!

🔺️Breast cancer: mammography or MRI every year starting at 40; you may also need ultrasound, if your breast tissue is dense

🔺️Cervical: a Pap smear, gen. aged 21-65, every 3 yrs (for some women, ...

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Are covid-19 tests still working? Nearly five years after the pandemic started, Marianne Guenot investigates whether current antigenic tests still work against the mutated virus The summer of 2024 has seen a wave of covid-19 infectio...

In summary: home #COVID19 tests still generally work with new variants but they've always been imperfect. Timing of testing is important (may work less if test too early or too late in illness). A second test at least 24h after a negative one is a good idea.
#PublicHealth
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YouTube video by TRT World Study shows half of Covid-19 patients have organ damage

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YouTube video by Marie Snyder Abundant Evidence Covid Was Airborne from the Beginning

Video compiled by Maarten De Cock -- @mdc_martinus on Twitter from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

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Thank you Maarten creating/editing this video!

@mariesnyder.bsky.social thank you for placing this on Youtube

#COVIDisAirborne
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Same! It’s my dream to knit cardis and socks! Soooo jelly.

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