Study finds no safety issues with most recent mRNA COVID vaccines
World Bank / Flickr cc At a time when federal officials are calling into question the safety and necessity of COVID-19...
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Study details higher COVID death risks in undocumented people
Undocumented immigrants were at a sharply higher risk of death during the worst years of the COVID-19 pandemic, a finding...
US COVID levels continue slight upward trend
CDC A group that advocates for better treatment and prevention for tuberculosis (TB), HIV, and hepatitis C yesterday is calling...
Brains aged faster during the COVID pandemic—even among the uninfected, data suggest
People's brains aged faster during the COVID-19 pandemic than before—even among those who weren't infected, suggests a study published yesterday...
New surveillance tool can predict COVID variants of concern
In Nature Communications, authors describe a novel web platform for genomic surveillance of the SARS-CoV-2 virus called CoVerage, which could...
COVID hospitalization linked to cognitive impairment 2 years later
kitzcorner/iStock Almost 20% of people who were hospitalized for COVID-19 infections early in the pandemic still had signs of impairment...
COVID-19 vaccines offer strong protection for cancer patients, but uptake remains low
Today, JAMA Oncology published two studies and a research letter on COVID-19 and cancer, including a retrospective cohort study showing...
Life expectancy didn’t return to baseline after COVID pandemic, data suggest
While life expectancy in California edged up after plunging in 2021 amid the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, it hasn't...
Common-sense COVID nursing-home visitor policies not tied to higher risk of resident cases
Ulrich Joho / Flickr cc Allowing nursing-home visitors was safe for residents during the COVID-19 pandemic—even during community case surges...
Analysis shows higher COVID hospitalization rates for Black, Hispanic kids
Yesterday in JAMA Network Open, researchers published a study highlighting higher COVID-19 hospitalization rates among Black and Hispanic children in...