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Summary Background Monkeypox DNA has been detected in skin lesions, saliva, oropharynx, urine, semen, and stool of patients infected during the 2022 clade IIb outbreak; however, the viral dynamics within these compartments remain unknown. We aimed to characterise the viral load kinetics over time in various parts of the body. Methods This was an observational, […]
The Internet is forever, and sometimes, the discourse surrounding certain events feels like it’s going on forever, too. The moment something happens, users flood social media timelines with takes, feelings, and opinions about what just happened. Those debates evolve into think pieces from journalists across the media sphere, taking over the news cycle. Before we […]
In a new study, University of California, Berkeley researchers find that portions of the SARS-CoV-2 “spike” protein, shown in the foreground, can damage the cellular barriers lining the inside of blood vessels , which contributes to some of the COVID cases. -19 of the most dangerous symptoms, including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). (Photo from […]
Emory Healthcare responded after a TikTok video of several of its employees being upset with patient care went viral and garnered media attention. The video, which reportedly garnered more than 100,000 views and spread across other platforms before being removed, featured employees in nursing scrubs appearing to have their say on a TikTok trend in […]
As Dr. Anthony Fauci prepares give up As director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the end of the year, the leading immunologist faced taunts on social media over the weekend from the tech billionaire and Twitter CEO Elon Musk. “My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci,” Musk tweeted Sunday. The mockery, shared largely […]
men the 1980s, many people in the medical community treated chronic fatigue syndrome as a joke. Some doctors dismissed the patients’ debilitating symptoms, including crushing fatigue and falls after exercise, as figments of their imagination. The condition was even dismissively dubbed the “yuppie flu” by the media, as many cases were reported among wealthy white […]
Threefold threat. tripledemia. A viral perfect storm. These scary phrases have dominated recent headlines, as some health officials, doctors, and scientists predicted that SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) could emerge at the same time in parts of the northern hemisphere that have relaxed the use of masks and social distancing. and other COVID-19 […]
CNN — As a trio of respiratory viruses spreads across the country and pediatric hospitalizations remain high, some hospitals are facing a new problem: a shortage of medical-grade cribs. Children’s hospital beds have been more crowded than usual for months. Last month, children’s health leaders called for a formal declaration of emergency by the US […]
Researchers have found that having chronic viral infections like EBV (illustrated above) can influence how likely someone is to develop long-term COVID and what symptoms they might have. Researchers have found that having chronic viral infections like EBV (illustrated above) can influence how likely someone is to develop long-term COVID and what symptoms they might […]
Photo: Fantasia International Film Festival/YouTube Skinamarink, the horror film that went viral on TikTok after its premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival, has been bought by Shudder. It will receive theatrical distribution via IFC Midnight in January 2023. Skinamarink will then hit Shudder later in the year. “I’m delighted that after months of keeping […]