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...
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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...
CDC respiratory virus official resigns as former ACIP members warn of immunization progress rollback
A Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) scientist who leads the team that tracks respiratory virus hospitalizations abruptly resigned...
Vaccine RCT spreadsheet aims to show the data, dispel myths about vaccines
Since late April, an infectious diseases specialist at Stanford University and his colleagues have been volunteering their time on a...
Cytomegalovirus reactivates in significant proportion of COVID-19 patients
nastya_ph / iStock Over one-third of US retail meat samples tested positive for at least one type of potentially harmful...