Here is the latest from our team in @NatureMedicine
Should you protect yourself from Covid-19 reinfection
Yes!
Reinfection is not benign; it is best to avoid it
by @Bcbowe@Biostayan@zalaly
A thread 🧵
https://t.co/RVENVKRucU
#LongCovid is a significant problem affecting millions of lives
It demands a coordinated national response strategy
The Biden admin just announced the first-ever interagency national research action plan on Long COVID.
https://t.co/MQRFYH0dRH
When comparing the post-acute sequelea of COVID vs flu, COVID exhibited remarkably higher burden of post-acute sequalae. Both the magnitude of risk AND extent of organ system involvement were much higher than post-acute flu manifestations.
Editors’ Choice Articles: The editorial team selected 5 articles from 2020 to highlight because they exemplify the highest potential to inform future research, change clinical practice, or influence public policy. All are Open Access until February 28 https://t.co/SRWyiB4Hyc
Acute kidney injury with #COVID19. A new report shows 32% of >5,200 patients had AKI, the key predictors, and almost half did not recover baseline kidney function by hospital discharge https://t.co/EdnZPUzsUM by @BCBowe et al @VAResearch @CJASN @ASNKidney
National study of acute kidney injury (AKI) in COVID-19
32% had AKI
47% did not recover by discharge
Substantial geographic variability 10% - 56%
Between March-July, AKI rates declined 40% - 27%
@BCBowe@Miao_Cai_SLU
@CJASN @VAResearch@vahsrd
https://t.co/VhQ4wZCgvv
As treatments for #COVID19 improve survival, long-term impacts need to be considered. New work from @zalaly on acute kidney injury. Note the high percentage NOT recovering by discharge.
Grateful to have been selected as a recipient of an ASN Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award @ASNKidney ! Incredibly thankful for the support from my mentors Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly @zalaly , Dr. Hong Xian, and Dr. Yan Yan!
Researchers find that fine particulate matter air pollution is disproportionately caused by non-Hispanic whites and disproportionately inhaled by black and Hispanic minorities. More: https://t.co/AhcUXRumwa
Pollution inequity: fine particulate matter air pollution in the US is disproportionately created by the non-Hispanic white majority and inhaled by black and Hispanic minorities, according to a study published this week in PNAS. https://t.co/IXVm34I64X