Category: diabetes
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Well, we now know that the organs of the male reproductive system, including the prostate, testicles, and penis actually can be infected by the COVID virus an, thus, have their functions compromised. This can result in erectile dysfunction, decreased testosterone, and reduced sperm levels in 60-75% of infected patients…
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Two provocative areas of research have led to the notion that infection could be a risk factor for dementia. On one hand, some studies have directly suggested that there is a possible link between some infections and an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Then, other studies found that two vaccines, the flu shot and…
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The way that vaccinologists have taken notice of tattoo technology is intriguing. They have taken their knowledge of skin immunology and realized that a pop culture technique probably might contribute to the field. The irony is that many people who get tattooed are vax deniers. Their cognitive dissonance is disturbing. Vax deniers proclaim loudly disinformation…
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New research now raises a real concern that COVID patients might also be at increased risk for developing Parkinson’s disease.
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A family doc wrote about a week ago that all the hospitals in his health system are at capacity. He was unable to send a patient to the preferred ER because its hospital was full due COVID, flu and RSV cases. And the patients with these flu-like respiratory infections who were filling the beds were…
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The increased risk for diabetes in COVID survivors was recently confirmed by US and German scientists.
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Surviving COVID-19 is one thing, recovering is another.
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About the only thing we can say with any certitude at this time is that long COVID exists but is not easy to describe. The only constant between different long COVID patients with different symptoms is that the conditions is a collection of varied symptoms that persist long after the acute disease subsides
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This is the first part of a multi-part blog series on long term morbidity associated with COVID-19 infection (how many parts there will be in the series remains to be determined). In this post, Part 1 in the series, I will discuss what long-term COVID is like and the general impact of it on the…
Making Sense of Medical Science (MSMS) 