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COVID-19 positive patients at higher risk of developing neurodegenerative disorders, new study shows

Published June 25, 2022

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Published by: EurekAlert! / AAAS
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COVID-19 positive outpatients are at an increased risk of neurodegenerative disorders compared with individuals who tested negative for the virus, a new study presented today at the 8th European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress has shown.

The study, which analysed the health records of over half of the Danish population, found that those who had tested positive for COVID-19 were at an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and ischaemic stroke.

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Topic: heart diseaseView all posts for the topic: heart disease

Even Mild COVID Can Increase the Risk of Heart Problems

Published March 16, 2022

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Published by: Scientific American
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By Mariana Lenharo

Overall, the risk of any heart complication over the course of one year was 63 percent higher in people who had gotten COVID compared with those in the contemporary control group. At the end of a year, there were 45 additional cardiovascular events—such as stroke or heart failure—per 1,000 people among those who tested positive for COVID.

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