Report: Cardiac risks must be considered when treating COVID-19
A new major report published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology suggests repeat COVID-19 vaccination may be necessary to...
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Moderna data show strong immune response to updated COVID vaccine
Ronnakorn Triraganon/iStock An annual study published this week in Open Forum Infectious Diseases reveals the heavy burden and considerable costs of...
Data: Severe infection, worse lung function risk factors for long-COVID breathlessness, physical struggles
Viktoriia Oleinichenko / iStock A study of Veterans Affairs (VA) patients found no benefit from treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria, researchers...
Quick takes: Wisconsin COVID vaccine order, 2 recover from Ebola, universal flu vaccine trial launch
Viktoriia Oleinichenko / iStock A study of Veterans Affairs (VA) patients found no benefit from treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria, researchers...
Studies show mostly poor long-COVID protection for Paxlovid
Two new studies find limited evidence of the usefulness of Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir-ritonavir) to prevent the development of long COVID—but with...
School report: Pre-K students, staff most likely to have acute respiratory infections
A study in the North Kansas City, Missouri, pre-K–12 public school system finds that pre-K (pre-kindergarten) and elementary students had...
HHS names 5 new members to CDC vaccine advisory board
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced the...
Illinois, Arizona, Virginia issue orders to improve COVID vaccine access
Health officials in three more states—Illinois, Arizona, and Virginia—announced steps to ease access to updated COVID-19 vaccines in light of...
FDA officials may try to link COVID vaccines to pediatric deaths, reports suggest
Health officials in three more states—Illinois, Arizona, and Virginia—announced steps to ease access to updated COVID-19 vaccines in light of...
Kids with COVID had a 50% to 60% higher risk of depression, anxiety in 2021, researchers say
Joice Kelly / Unsplash Relative to uninfected children, COVID-19 patients aged 8 to 17 years were at a 49% higher...