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Tag: Ziyad Al-Aly

Paxlovid reduces risk of long-term health problems, death from COVID-19 (Links to an external site)

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023

Senior author, Ziyad Al-Aly. MD has published a study in JAMA Internal Medicine showing that Paxlovid is an “effective weapon” against COVID’s debilitating long-term effects on the body.

Long-Covid symptoms are less common now than earlier in the pandemic (Links to an external site)

March 18, 2023March 21, 2023

Finally some good news about long COVID. Ziyad Al-Aly, director of WashU’s Clinical Epidemiology Center says its complicated, but LC symptoms are less common now.

What’s your current risk of getting long Covid? Estimates hover around 5%-10% (Links to an external site)

March 10, 2023March 14, 2023

Chief of research and development at Veteran Affairs St. Louis Health Care System, Ziyad Al-Aly discusses the possibility of getting long COVID

COVID-19 infections raise risk of long-term gastrointestinal problems (Links to an external site)

March 7, 2023March 13, 2023

Those who have experienced COVID-19 infection may have issues with gastrointestinal disorders within a year, according to a team study led by Ziyad Al Aly, MD.

Local researchers studying COVID’s lingering aftereffects (Links to an external site)

March 5, 2023March 7, 2023

Faculty Scholar Ziyad Al-Aly, a clinical epidemiologist led COVID-19 research in 2020 and continues to see how later variants are impacting heart health.

Cardiovascular deaths rose in first years of COVID, study says. Experts have ideas why (Links to an external site)

February 28, 2023March 1, 2023

Ziyad Al-Aly, a clinical epidemiologist studying long COVID published two studies which found that COVID-19 creates a greater risk of future cardiovascular diseases.

Do Repeat COVID Infections Increase the Risk of Severe Disease or Long COVID? (Links to an external site)

February 15, 2023February 17, 2023

Epidemiologist and Faculty Scholar, Ziyad Al-Aly led a study showing a higher likelihood of death or hospitalization among COVID-19 patients who have been infected more than once vs. those infected only once.

EXPLAINER: How Does COVID-19 Affect the Heart? (Links to an external site)

February 10, 2023February 14, 2023

Faculty Scholar and clinical epidemiologist, Ziyad Al-Aly talks about COVID-19 as a risk factor for heart disease.

COVID Rebound Can Happen Even without Paxlovid (Links to an external site)

February 8, 2023February 14, 2023

Ziyad Al-Aly, faculty scholar and epidemiologist says news of COVID-19 rebounds may be “overblown”.

Could getting Covid raise cholesterol? (Links to an external site)

January 25, 2023January 27, 2023

Ziyad Al Aly, epidemiologist and institute faculty scholar says that after a COVID diagnosis people who haven’t had cholesterol problems before, are now having problems.

Does Covid reinfection bring more health risks – or make you ‘super immune’? (Links to an external site)

January 23, 2023January 24, 2023

Clinical epidemiologist and Faculty Scholar, Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, discusses immunity vs. health risks following COVID reinfection.

Trying to stop long COVID before it even starts (Links to an external site)

January 19, 2023January 23, 2023

Faculty Scholar and clinical epidemiologist, Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, who studies long COVID, discusses mitigation efforts to stop the prolonged impact of the virus.

For most mild infections, long Covid symptoms clear after a year, large study finds (Links to an external site)

January 11, 2023January 17, 2023

Clinical epidemiologist and Faculty Scholar, Ziyad Al-Aly has a different opinion of a new, large study finding that long Covid symptoms clear after a year.

Omicron XBB.1.5 is the ‘most transmissible’ subvariant yet. Here’s what we know (Links to an external site)

January 6, 2023January 11, 2023

Clinical Epidemiologist, Ziyad Al-Aly, MD talks about the “remarkably high” spread of the latest Omicron variant.

Experts Weigh Risk of New COVID Mutations from China (Links to an external site)

December 29, 2022January 4, 2023

Faculty Scholar, Ziyad Al-Aly, epidemiologist, says infection is likely to soar further as millions travel for the Chinese lunar New Year in a few weeks.

U.S. death toll tied to long COVID exceeds 3,500, CDC report says (Links to an external site)

December 13, 2022December 20, 2022

Faculty Scholar Ziyad Al-Aly, epidemiologist at WashU’s School of Medicine led a study that detected sharp increases in cardiovascular patients a year after they had COVID-19.

The mystery of COVID-19 brain fog (Links to an external site)

November 29, 2022December 2, 2022

Faculty Scholar Ziyad Al-Aly weighs in on neurological disorders that could come as a result of COVID.

Could Paxlovid treat long COVID? Major new study aims to find out (Links to an external site)

November 25, 2022November 29, 2022

Faculty Scholar and clinical epidemiologist, Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, talks about a Stanford study on the COVID-19 drug, Paxlovid.

How infectious disease experts are responding to COVID nearly three years in (Links to an external site)

November 21, 2022November 23, 2022

Institute for Public Health Faculty Scholar and chief of research at the VA STL Health Care System responds to the question of attending large indoor/outdoor sporting events.

It’s really, really worth trying to avoid getting COVID multiple times (Links to an external site)

November 15, 2022November 16, 2022

Lead study author Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, assistant professor at the School of Medicine and Faculty Scholar researched whether or not the risk of complications rise the more times you’re infected with COVID.

New omicron subvariants now dominant in the U.S., raising fears of a winter surge (Links to an external site)

November 11, 2022November 14, 2022

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Institute Faculty Scholar, Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, authored a new study showing the likelihood that dominant COVID-19 subvariants could mean a harsh winter in terms of illness.

Repeat COVID-19 infections increase risk of organ failure, death (Links to an external site)

November 10, 2022December 6, 2022

A story by the School of Medicine says that research led by Institute Faculty Scholar, Al-Aly found that repeat SARS-CoV-2 infections contribute significant additional risk of adverse health conditions in multiple organ systems. Photo by Matt Miller.

Paxlovid May Reduce Risk of Long Covid in eligible Patients, Study Finds (Links to an external site)

November 7, 2022November 8, 2022

Faculty Scholar, Ziyad Al-Aly’s latest study shows Paxlovid can reduce long-Covid. His team evaluated veteran’s administration patients at high risk.

COVID-19 can increase your risk of developing 44 neurological disorders, including Alzheimer’s, new study suggests (Links to an external site)

October 11, 2022October 13, 2022

Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, epidemiologist and Faculty Scholar, studied people with positive COVID-19 cases and those without for this study.

Scientists debate how lethal COVID is. Some say it’s now less risky than flu (Links to an external site)

September 16, 2022September 19, 2022

Faculty Scholar Ziyad Al-Aly talks with NPR about the severity of the flu vs. COVID-19.

Covid’s Effects on the Brain Can Be Noxious (Links to an external site)

August 19, 2022August 20, 2022

Read this Bloomberg article about research conducted by Institute Faculty Scholar and Assistant Professor at the School of Medicine, Ziyad Al-Aly MD, on the long-term effects of COVID-19 infection.

Experts Warn Reinfection of Covid-19 Could Heighten Risk Of Long Covid (Links to an external site)

August 8, 2022August 9, 2022

Check out Women’s Health article featuring Institute Faculty Scholar and Associate Professor at the School of Medicine Ziyad Al-Aly’s research on COVID-19 reinfections

What are the five warning signs that your omicron infection is severe? (Links to an external site)

August 3, 2022August 8, 2022

Read Desert News article featuring Institute Faculty Scholar and Associate Professor at the School of Medicine Ziyad Al-Aly’s research on COVID-19 reinfections

More people are catching coronavirus a second time, heightening long COVID risk, experts say (Links to an external site)

August 1, 2022August 11, 2022

Read this Los Angeles Times article featuring research conducted by Ziyad Al-Aly, institute faculty scholar and assistant professor at the School of Medicine, on the prevalence of long COVID and the threat of developing additional conditions. 

Fears of more long COVID, a ‘mass disabling event’ as variants rip through California (Links to an external site)

July 26, 2022July 31, 2022

Read this Los Angeles Times article featuring research conducted by Ziyad Al-Aly, institute faculty scholar and assistant professor at the School of Medicine, on the prevalence of long COVID and the threat of developing additional conditions.

COVID-19 Reinfections May Be Common — But They’re Not Harmless (Links to an external site)

July 13, 2022July 15, 2022

Ziyad Al-Aly, institute faculty scholar, discusses the additional risks of repeated COVID-19 reinfections with TIME

COVID-19 Reinfections May Increase the Risk of Serious Health Problems (Links to an external site)

July 11, 2022August 8, 2022

Read healthlin article featuring Institute Faculty Scholar and Associate Professor at the School of Medicine Ziyad Al-Aly’s research on COVID-19 reinfections

A new dominant omicron strain in the U.S. is driving up cases — and reinfections (Links to an external site)

July 11, 2022July 15, 2022

Check out this NPR story on research conducted by Institute Faculty Scholar, Ziyad Al-Aly on the effect of repeated COVID-19 infections, Al-Aly found that each “reinfection contributes to additional risk”.

As the BA.5 variant spreads, the risk of coronavirus reinfection grows (Links to an external site)

July 10, 2022July 15, 2022

Institute Faculty Scholar, Ziyad Al-Aly, speaks with The Washington Post about the additional risks posed by repeated infections of COVID-19

How COVID-19 Could Screw You Worse With Each Reinfection (Links to an external site)

July 5, 2022July 7, 2022

Check out this article, featuring Institute Faculty Scholar, Ziyad Al-Aly, which spotlights a recent finding: each positive COVID-19 case may increase the risk of developing additional issues such as cardiovascular disorders and diabetes.

Long Covid: as Much as 75% of Hospital Patients Still Not ‘Fully Recovered’ (Links to an external site)

May 3, 2022May 6, 2022

Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, says that as we uncover more about long Covid, we are starting to see that some consequences will “last a lifetime”.

The Long Covid Puzzle is Getting More Complicated (Links to an external site)

March 31, 2022April 18, 2022

Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, comments on a study showing that some long Covid symptoms are likely associated with certain variants.

Studies Link Covid-19 Infection with Increased Risk of New Diabetes Diagnosis (Links to an external site)

March 28, 2022April 18, 2022

Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, provides more insight into new diabetes diagnosis’ following a COVID infection.  

COVID Raises Risk of Mental Health Problems; New Omicron Version Not Making People Sicker in S. Africa (Links to an external site)

February 23, 2022March 10, 2022

Institute Faculty Scholar, Ziyad Al-Aly, MD says that the mental health risk of COVID-19 and its variants needs more attention.

‘We Never Seem to Recover’: the Australians Grappling With Long Covid (Links to an external site)

February 14, 2022February 17, 2022

Read these observations from Ziyad Al-Aly, MD about the reach of long COVID within different areas of the body.

Heart-Disease Risk Soars After Covid — Even With A Mild Case (Links to an external site)

February 10, 2022February 17, 2022

Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, explains that heart disease risk increases significantly after a COVID case regardless of a person’s age, health (no oxford comma needed here) or severity of symptoms.

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