www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/lon... What needs to be done to protect both healthcare workers and patients in Hospital settings. Cleaning the air and use of masks in hospitals especially during high transmission of airborne infection is essential
Long COVID may affect up to 5% of healthcare workers in hospitals, new data suggest
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Mandating indoor air quality monitoring is really important for human health
Sammy Roth@sammyroth.bsky.social · 2w agoInsane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...
Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...
Researchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.
The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health.
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This month only: Smart Air UK donate one SA700 for every 10 sold to the Corsi-Rosenthal Foundation. We donate it to someone who needs cleaner air. Code CRFUK10 saves you 10%. June 30 deadline. #CleanAir go.corsirosenthalfoundation.org.uk/8yxbaUb
Multiple viral pathogens have been implicated in major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs). These include SARS-CoV-2, influenza virus, HIV, arboviruses,dengue virus, chikungunya virus, Zika virus, enteroviruses, coxsackievirus B3 + human cytomegalovirus journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Research progress on the association between viruses and cardiac diseases | Journal of Virology
Viruses have existed long before human history and are ubiquitous in the human environment. Humans acquire viral infections through multiple routes, including the respiratory tract (e.g., inhalation of aerosols or droplets), the gastrointestinal tract (e.g., ingestion of contaminated food or water), contact transmission—either direct (person-to-person) or indirect (via contaminated objects or surfaces)—and vector-borne transmission via arthropods such as mosquitoes and ticks, which is particularly relevant for arboviruses. Importantly, only a subset of viruses exhibit clinically meaningful cardiac tropism or trigger host responses that culminate in cardiovascular injury. Nonetheless, viral infections can affect the cardiovascular system through direct and indirect mechanisms and are increasingly recognized as contributors to an elevated risk of major cardiovascular diseases (1). A substantial body of evidence supports a close association between viral infection and cardiac pathology. Viral illness may precipitate a spectrum of cardiovascular manifestations, including myocarditis, pericarditis, arrhythmias, and acute or chronic heart failure (2–5). Proposed mechanisms include direct injury to cardiomyocytes and other cardiac-resident cells, immune-mediated damage (e.g., exaggerated inflammation, cytokine-driven injury, and autoimmunity), and perturbations of cardiac electrophysiology that promote conduction abnormalities and malignant arrhythmias. In addition, systemic effects of infection—such as endothelial dysfunction, plaque destabilization, and a prothrombotic state—may precipitate acute ischemic events and cerebrovascular complications (6–8). Multiple viral pathogens have been implicated in major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs). These include severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), influenza virus, HIV, arboviruses (dengue virus [DENV], chikungunya virus [CHIKV], Zika virus [ZIKV]), enteroviruses (coxsackievirus B3 [CVB3]), and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV). Reported MACEs encompass acute myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure exacerbation or new-onset heart failure, clinically significant arrhythmias, and myocarditis (3, 9–14).
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www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... results suggest that a positive test for COVID-19 (vs a negative test) was associated with increased rates of diagnosis of various infections in the 12 months following an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Rates of infection with other pathogens after a positive COVID-19 test versus a negative test in US veterans (November, 2021, to December, 2023): a retrospective cohort study
Our results suggest that a positive test for COVID-19 (vs a negative test) was associated with increased rates of diagnosis of various infections in the 12 months following an acute SARS-CoV-2 infecti...
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www.emjreviews.com/neurology/ne... The findings suggest that long-term exposure to common pollutants may negatively influence brain health even in lower-pollution environments
Air Pollution Linked to Poorer Brain Health
Canadian study links long-term air pollution exposure to poorer cognitive scores and vascular brain injury in middle-aged adults.
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UK health benefits of meeting PM2.5 WHO target of 10 μg m−3 were quantified. UK health benefits of 11.5 million life-years were projected for 2018–2134. The associated monetary benefits were up to £300 billion. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Can the UK meet the World Health Organization PM2.5 interim target of 10 μg m−3 by 2030? Part II: Associated health and economic benefits
Air pollution has extensive, adverse impacts on human health throughout the life course. This study estimated the health and economic benefits that po…
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www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid- COVID-19 patients who have a severe heart attack are at 25% higher risk for death than uninfected heart attack patients—more than double the prepandemic rate—for one year
Combination of COVID, severe heart attack confers 25% greater risk of death, data suggest
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#Air pollution linked to recurrent respiratory infections in infants the air infants breathe during the first year of life affects not only lung health but may also permanently influence the development of their immune defenses. #cleantheair www.cidrap.umn.edu/misc-emergin...
Air pollution linked to recurrent respiratory infections in infants
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Final note: @ukhsa.bsky.social would have by far the best data on this for both the XBB ∆ORF78 period & the current BA.3.2 period, but they do not share any age data with their sequences. Maybe @theo.io, @peacockflu.bsky.social, or someone else with UKHSA connections could look into this for us?
Congratulations !https://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2026/0322/1564603-oconnor-third-after-three-events-as-lavin-bows-out/
O'Connor claims World Indoor bronze in new Irish record
Kate O'Connor won bronze in the women's pentathlon at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Torun, Poland on Sunday evening in a new Irish record of 4839 points.
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Finally … E.Coli…you’ve changed www.insideprecisionmedicine.com/topics/patie...
E. coli Converts Plastic Waste Into Parkinson’s Drug L-DOPA
E. coli can transform the PET-derived chemical building blocks from converted post-consumer plastic bottles into the drug compound L-DOPA.
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Community monitoring is so important to track the air we breath www.lung.org/policy-advoc...
Something in the Air Reports
A series of reports highlighting the promising potential of satellite data and community air monitoring data to complement and enhance the United States’ existing air quality monitoring network.
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We need to look at oncogenic pathways in sars cov2 This article suggests those with cancer should be protected from infection. #cleantheair #mask in healthcare www.frontiersin.org/journals/mol...
LONG COVID continues to affect millions worldwide, causing persistent fatigue breathing and neurological problems long after the initial infection has resolved. New laboratory research offers insight into why coronavirus may lead to LC, while flu often does not. www.emjreviews.com/microbiology...
Long COVID Damage to Lungs and Brain Revealed
New research shows why coronavirus infection may lead to long COVID, with long-term effects on the lungs and brain, unlike influenza.
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persistent lung pathology is a shared feature of both CoV2 and influenza infection, while brain pathology is a unique and durable consequence of CoV2 www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
Frontiers | Characterization of subchronic lung and brain consequences caused by mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A infection of C57BL6 mice
IntroductionSARS-CoV-2 and, to a lesser extent, influenza A can lead to long-term complications in the respiratory and nervous systems. However, the mechanis...
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Evidence driven piece by Tess here www.independent.ie/opinion/comm... Tess Finch Lees: From the Winter Olympics to Nasa, wearing masks is back – except when it comes to our hospitals
Tess Finch Lees: From the Winter Olympics to Nasa, wearing masks is back – except when it comes to our hospitals
Masks are back: at the Olympics, at Nasa and with A-listers.
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It's so refreshingly positive to see the introduction of @smartairfilters.bsky.social filters to schools be celebrated by local media & politicians. We are so grateful to Dr. Ciara Steele for taking time to educate students, staff & local politicians in her community about the importance of IAQ.
They also had Hepa at Davos. Covid isn’t over!
Esther@elhopkins.bsky.social · 6mo agoWith Alt text, guidance for the Davos conference 2026
Our results indicate that extended periods spent in poorly ventilated classrooms may be a stronger driver of within-school transmission than individual contact rates.
We found that while close contact contributed to elevated risk (rate ratio 1.16 per doubling daily time, 95%-CI 1.01–1.33), time spent in shared classrooms and poor air quality had larger effects (RR 3.17, 95%-CI 1.96–5.17 and RR 1.90 95%-CI 1.23–2.94) respectively).
Of course the best prevention methods for cardiovascular risk post Covid is don’t get Covid 😷 www.bmj.com/content/bmj/...
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New research paper on transmission of respiratory viruses in schools. Results - extended periods spent in poorly ventilated classrooms are a stronger driver of within-school transmission than individual contact rates. Solution - monitor air quality and ensure classrooms are well ventilated.
James Munday@jdmunday.bsky.social · 6mo agoOur paper modelling transmission risk in schools is published in Nature Communications. **The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools** doi.org/10.1038/s414...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... “Since reinfections can trigger long COVID at any age, one obvious strategy would be prevention (ie, limiting the number of reinfections).”
Long COVID is here to stay—even in children
Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, also known as long COVID) are complex, multisystem, long-lasting complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that profoundly impact the daily life of those...
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‘Journalists covering teacher and student absenteeism without talking about COVID are ignoring an elephant in the room and gaslighting many people suffering from Long COVID and illnesses that may have developed from getting covid’
andrew@teachrprecarity.bsky.social · 6mo agoThese findings reinforce an urgent message that children and adolescents can develop long COVID not only after an initial infection, but also after reinfection. The public health implications are substantial. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Long COVID is here to stay—even in children
Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, also known as long COVID) are complex, multisystem, long-lasting complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that profoundly impact the daily life of those...
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Our Open Letter on clean air in schools, along with further concerns, has now been shared with all four UK Children’s Commissioners. Children spend ~8 hours a day in classrooms. Clean air should not be a luxury dependant on postcode.
