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11/12/2024

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/10/lifestyle/student-run-vegetarian-earthfoods-umass/

For more than 40 years, students have kept this UMass institution going, offering a hot vegetarian meal, or at the very least, a cheap, tasty bowl of beans and rice. And sweets, too.

05/12/2024

by Tinker Ready

Vocal patient advocates and researchers argue that certain drugs could help long COVID sufferers via off-label use. Some have already seen positive results.

19/10/2024

More on post-infection risks.

Flu, herpes and respiratory tract and other serious infections are linked to accelerated brain atrophy and increased risk of dementia years later, a study says.

15/10/2024

New data: Researchers cautioned those with previous CVD have a higher risk of developing long COVID and should take steps to avoid infection.

31/07/2024

Steward is working to sell six other Massachusetts hospitals amid stalled negotiations.

26/07/2024

Breast cancer is a mystery.

A large study showed that for most patients, having both breasts removed after cancer was detected in one made no difference.

03/07/2024

by Tinker Ready

Those who treat and research long COVID warn that viral persistence and reactivation are real risks for some patients.

29/05/2024

On March 7, 2024, in a speech before the American Bar Association, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a “90-day sprint” to establish a new Justice Department whistleblower program.

24/05/2024

Happy Labor Day weekend.

Stores on Cape Cod evoke the era of the headshop, with hand-made tie-dye, used records, incense, and lots of crystals.

28/03/2024

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-data-long-covid-cases-surge-2024a10005vv?src=

A post-winter rise in estimated long COVID cases may last well into 2024, experts said.

24/02/2024

by Tinker Ready

Dysfunctional complement system proteins could explain chronic inflammation, fatigue, and other long COVID symptoms, leading to new treatments.

19/01/2024

Emerging research showing links to female reproductive health may offer clues to why women experience long COVID at nearly twice the rate of men.

20/12/2023

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/998107

Lead researcher Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, spoke with Medscape about his team’s findings, what we know — and don’t — about long COVID, and what it means for physicians treating patients with the condition.

20/12/2023

The analysis in PLOS ONE also found that people struggling with long COVID are more likely to report mental health or mobility problems, according to the analysis.