Dr. Ruth's Newsletter for 10/14/23

Here's Dr Ruth Ann Crystal's latest newsletter, COVID news and more 10/14/23.  She always provides a lot of helpful information in each issue.

Here's one example:

"There have been at least 4 studies showing an increased risk of autoimmune disorders after COVID infection. A new study from Korea looking at 355,000 people who had COVID compared to 6.1 million people who did not showed that those who had COVID had 12% to 74% higher odds for different types of alopecia (major hair loss either in patches or complete hair loss), a 3-fold increased risk for a type of vasculitis (antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–associated vasculitis), 68% higher odds for Crohn's disease and 59% higher chance of Sarcoidosis. The severity of the COVID infection, as well as being unvaccinated, increased the odds of developing these autoimmune diseases."

So if you already have an autoimmune disease and would rather not risk getting another one, stay vigilant against COVID, get vaccinated, and wear a good KN95 or N95 mask.