Tag Archives: Coronavirus

After mild cases of COVID, heart damage persists

(Newser) – A study of 100 recovered COVID patients in Germany has a sobering result: months after having the virus, their hearts showed persistent damage from the virus. MRIs of their hearts found that 78% exhibited visual signs that the virus had impacted the organ; 60% showed evidence of inflammation. …

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Quest Says FDA Approves New ‘Laboratory Method’ That Will Reduce Delays In Coronavirus Testing

A Quest Diagnostics Inc. application form is displayed for a photograph at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton, Illinois, USA, on Wednesday October 11, 2017. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | fake pictures Coronavirus testing maker Quest Diagnostics announced Wednesday that the Food and Drug Administration has granted the company emergency authorization …

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Scientists identify six different ‘types’ of COVID-19: study

British scientists have determined that there are six different “types” of COVID-19 that are distinguished by specific groups of symptoms, which could aid in the treatment of fatal infection. The study, conducted by King’s College London, analyzed data from around 1,600 coronavirus patients from the United Kingdom and the United …

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SLO County Reports Death of 12th Person with COVID-19

San Luis Obispo County reports that a County 12 resident who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. Health officials say the patient was 80 years old and lived at the Vineyard Hills Health Center, where there was a COVID-19 outbreak among residents and staff. The skilled nursing facility in Templeton …

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