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COVID can worsen lower urinary tract symptoms in men
Urinary symptoms were not associated with COVID-19 severity.
Read more.Risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome 6 times higher after COVID infection, study suggests
mRNA COVID-19 vaccination halved the risk of Guillain-Barre.
Read more.Need for Paxlovid in poor countries far outstripped supplies in 2022, report says
The countries had procured about 916,120 Paxlovid courses, compared with a minimum need for 9,135,953 courses.
Read more.Estimates of rates of long COVID in Africa vary greatly
Comparing symptoms at 1-month and 3-month follow-up, one study observed a declining trend of long COVID, from 82.1% to 66.7%.
Read more.Prepandemic ICU performance related to lower COVID mortality rates
Efficiently managed ICUs also saw lower mortality from the novel coronavirus.
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